QuestionI AM 23 YRS. OLD AND PREGNANT WITH MY FIRST CHILD. MY LMP WAS NOV. 2ND, BUT I WAS ALREADY PREGNANT BASED ON MY ULTRASOUND WHICH PLACES ME AT 28 WKS. THIS WEEK.
I AM CONFUSED ABOUT FETAL HICCUPS. I HAVE ASKED MY MIDWIFE AND SHE HAS NOT DIRECTLY ANSWERED MY QUESTION.
BEGINNING ABOUT A WEEK AGO I STARTED FEELING TWITCHES IN MY ABDOMEN WHERE THE BABY IS AT. THEY USUALLY START FAST WITH ABOUT 1 SECOND BETWEEN TWITCHES. (THEY FEEL KIND OF "JUMPY"). THEY WILL SLOW DOWN A LITTLE AND EVENTUALLY STOP AFTER ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES. I GET THEM MAYBE 2-3 TIMES A DAY, ALMOST ALWAYS WHILE I SLEEP THEY WILL WAKE ME UP.
I ONLY CONTEMPLATE IF THEY ARE HICCUPS BECAUSE THEY ARE SO FAST BUT THEY ARE SLOWER THAN MY HEART RATE. COULD IT BY MY PULSE? COULD HE BE COMPRESSING THE UMBILICAL CORD? I CAN FEEL THE BABY MOVE WHILE THESE TWITCHES TAKE PLACE, USUALLY KICKING HIS FEET A LITTLE OR PUSHING ON THE UTERUS. HE STILLS MOVES QUITE FINE AND SEEMS A-OK.
WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE?
LEANNA
AnswerIf the first day of your last period started on November 2, you would now be 28 weeks pregnant today. Hiccups are very common during pregnancy.Your pulse is faster than hiccups. Your pulse is around 70-80 beats per minute. The baby's pulse is around 120-160 beats per minute. The feelings that you are having are normal and will not cause any problems.Based on your LMP, you are due on August 9.
