In the first months of life, a child often has hiccups. This is quite normal, since the mechanism of regulation of diaphragm contractions is still very excitable in infants.
Instructions
Step 1
The causes of hiccups in a newborn can be different. If the baby is thirsty or cold, hiccups may occur. Air trapped in the stomach during feeding can also cause hiccups. If a child has overeating, the walls of his stomach stretch, this leads to a contraction of the diaphragm and can also cause hiccups.
Step 2
In some cases, a newborn's hiccups can occur with an emotional shake-up - it can be a harsh sound or bright light. The kid gets scared, and the muscles of his diaphragm begin to contract, causing hiccups.
Step 3
The attacks of hiccups last ten minutes on average, but sometimes the hiccups are delayed for a longer time. Then the baby is not able to breathe normally, and his body is deficient in oxygen.
Step 4
Prolonged, often repeated hiccups sometimes signals a malfunction in the child's body. It can be pneumonia, diseases of the stomach, liver, intestines, spinal cord, chest injuries, infectious diseases, helminths. Therefore? if the baby's hiccups occur very often for two weeks, you need to see a doctor.
Step 5
How can you help your baby with hiccups? Try to vilify him "in a column" - vertically pressing him to you. Warmth and reversal in most cases will help relieve hiccups. If this does not work, give the baby a little water to drink, and attach it to you again. You can put a couple of drops of lemon juice or chamomile infusion under your baby's tongue.
Step 6
With hiccups, you need to eliminate the factor that provokes it. For example, if a child is cold, he needs to be warmed, if he is thirsty - to drink, if he is frightened - to calm down, distract, by talking to him affectionately.
Step 7
You can not overfeed the child so as not to provoke hiccups. It is important for bottle-fed babies to choose the right pacifier. If you notice that a newborn's hiccups occur after noise, loud music and other external stimuli, create a calm environment for the baby and refuse guests in your home.
