Should I worry? 33 weeks and baby has had hiccups 4x today already?

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Anyone else get this many hiccups episodes in one day ?

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My boy gets them between 3 and 7 times a day

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I’m 34 today and mine does it many times a day for periods of 5-10 minutes.

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Don’t worry, my doctor says it is fine. My baby gets them 3-5x a day.

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I called labour n delivery last week about this and the nurse laughed and said it was an old wives tale and the baby is doing good practicing breathing

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All of my boys have done this. My little man currently has the hiccups for the third time today. It means they are healthy and getting their lungs ready for the outside world.

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My doc says that’s good news. They’re practicing breathing!

Should I worry? 33 weeks and baby has had hiccups 4x today already?

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