Are fetal hiccups dangerous?

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I am 35 weeks and baby girl has hiccups maybe every other day- I just read about it because I thought it was so cute and some of the sites say you need to worry if you have it towards the end because it could be a sign of umbilical compression??? Is everyone else having hiccups? Should I be worried?! 🤔

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I've never heard they were even remotely bad.

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I read that it's a natural part of their development. Sounds like a good thing to me!

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My little girl gets them up to 4x in a day. I asked my doctor because I read the same thing online and he just laughed and told me 1) don't believe everything you read online 2) stop googling things :)

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My baby has hiccups 1-4x a day!! Lol I thought it was too many but they're just practicing breathing!! It is cute :) enjoy it while you can

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I've never heard of it being a bad thing. I thought it was a good thing lol it means baby is swallowing amniotic fluid and practicing breathing! It is cute too haha 😊😊

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My son had them multiple times a days until birth. Even after birth he got them after eating for the first couple weeks. Our OB told there was nothing to worry about with them.

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I've heard they could be bad but I don't think it could be bad unless they're happening a lot in one day. My baby girl gets them almost every other day or every two days at least. I don't think you have to worry, but if you wanna make sure talk with your doctor. ☺️

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My little boy has them multiple times a day. I'm a little worried too as I've been getting fixed feedback. I plan to ask my doctor at my next appt.

Are fetal hiccups dangerous?

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