I found that info on HICCUPS..., * please read * Options

[ana410ny]

Okay, i know a lot of you have mentioned the baby hiccuping a lot and that got me thinking about something i had read a while back about it being a bad sign or something.

Well, i finally found the correct info on it. I found it in What to Expect While Expecting. (pg 520)

Here it is.

KNOTS and TANGLES IN THE CORD

What are they? Once in a while, the umbilical cord becomes knotted or tangles or wrapped around a fetus, often at the neck (when it is known as a "nuchalcord") These umbilical cord conditions may cause no problems or may slow or stop the flow of blood to the fetus. A stoppage of blood flow can be fatal to the fetus, so action must be taken immedicately if such a cord problem is suspected.

Signs and symptoms. Studies have shown that the most frequent sign is a significant decrease in fetal activitiy after 37wks. Another possible sign is frequent hiccups at 36 to 40 wks - two or four episodes every twenty -four hours, each lasting more than ten minutes. If you experience eiither of these symptoms or any other unexpected change in fetal behaviour, call your practitioner at once and ask to have the condition of your fetus checked. If you're in labor, and the fetus is being monitored, the cord problem may show up in abnormal fetal heart tracings. An ultrasound can be used to uncover a problem with the cord.

Treatment. If there is a cord problem, immedicate delivery, usually by cesarean, is the best approach.

... so i guess right now, you girls dont' have to worry about it... just when we get closer to our due dates. I just wanted to post this to clarify what i had posted before. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[KBeans]

wow, i hadn't seen this post before. i came across it by accident tonight and i think this is very interesting! my baby gets the huccups now alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the time! and it's funny that i noticed that he gets them usually when i am sitting a certain way that puts more pressure down by his head. so i move and it usually goes away. how weird! and he moves sooooooooooooo much when he has them so maybe he is trying to move to get more "air". hmmmmm

ricky got them quite often in my last trimester but not nearly this much at all!

[Bea]

my baby gets them every hour.. and it is constant.. Jonathan used to get them a lot too.. I never realized it was bad, especially since they used to monitor jonathans heart beat in the hospital all the time.

I will ask my ob about this.. hmmmm

[ana410ny]

when you come back from your appt. let us know what your doc says about it Bea.

thx (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Bea]

I WILL.. i AM GOING TO GIVE HIM A MOUTHFULL TODAY LOL.. i NEVER WRITE DOWN WHAT I NEED TO ASK AND TODAY I HAD TO, CUASE IT IS A HUGE LIST

[Elizabeth]

Thanks for the info Ana I had never heard of this before....pretty scary!

Marie

[SugarNSpice]

My little one has been getting hiccups quite frequently also these days. I am just going to mention it to my doctor on Friday and see what he says about it. :)

[Bea]

i forgot to mention it.. can someone else remember.. sorry

[Bea]

i forgot to mention it.. can someone else remember.. sorry

[ana410ny]

BEA !!!..... ** tsk tsk **

[KBeans]

BEA,,,now we will never know and it's all your fault! just kidding! if someone doesn't remember to ask, i will but it isn't until way next week.

[My Big girl ...]

I am so glad you all are being cautious. I would deffinatley mention it. For me it was to late (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) and honestly I don't remember him having hiccups very often. My daughter, who was born alive and stil is (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) had them all the time! You ladies take care and just make sure and monitor yourself and your baby. pay attention to changes in movement wether it's more of less. Good Luck to everyone and may God Bless all of you. Love, Dolores.


In memory of my Son, Anthony Evan, died b/c of umbilical cord strangulation. (wrapped around his neck twice, and had a knot in it) at 38 gestational weeks.


No question is a stupid question, especially when it can save your child's life.

[ana410ny]

wow.. i'm soo sorry to hear that Dolores.

My next appt isn't until June 13th, so it will be awhile until i get to talk to the doc.

[KBeans]

o my...im so sorry (((hug))) thank youf or sharing that with us, it lets us know how serious something so simple could be.

i go the 27th, so like i said i will ask about it if no one does before then. i will ask anyways, we might get different answers.

i wonder if christian's hiccups could have anything to do with my low amniotic fluid.....

[Bea]

omg doloros I am so sorry to hear of your loss...


I remember my ds having them all the time too, so I would assume it is normal.. and my baby has had the hicups during an appt and my doc never said anything.. ladies I am so sorry for not asking.. I forgot to as a lot of things.. steriod shot etc...

[KBeans]

bea it's ok we can let it slide this time...j/k it's FINE! we are all pregnant and going to the DR, one of us can ask. no biggie

[Bea]

okay, so I started looking this up some more and read that it is totally normal to have hiccups and a lot at this point in the pregnancy...