Newborn Hiccups After Feeding: How To Prevent Hiccups In Infants

Newborn Hiccups Remedy

Newborn hiccups after feeding can be due to the following causes:

Sudden irritation or stimulation of the muscles in the diaphragm resulting to contractions, which is commonly called hiccups.
Breast milk, baby foods, or formula milk
Sudden drop of temperature or when the infant feels suddenly cold
Gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD among babies
When hiccups are persistent, it could be a sign of underlying medical condition that needs immediate attention.
Swallowing of air during bottle feeding
Hunger or distress can make your infant suck milk more quickly resulting to hiccups.

Allow your child to burp to prevent newborn hiccups after eating.
Give your child a gentle back rub to help him expel excess air in his tummy.
Give your infant something to suck on.
Let your infant sip some water or feed him with water using a bottle feeder.
When your child is showing distress during feeding, change your child’s position to help him relax.
You can also stop feeding your child and resume later when the hiccup stops.

Make sure that your baby is drinking his milk as slowly as possible.
In order to avoid quick sucking on the feeding bottle, do not wait until your child gets extremely hungry. Feed him while he is still calm.
Let your infant burp in between feedings.
Before feeding your child, be sure that he is comfortable and not agitated in any way.