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01-09-2013 at 11:29 PM
doeie04
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Hiccups vs Kicks/punches?

How can you tell the difference? I have a video of belly movement and some people say it looks like he has hiccups. How can you tell?

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01-09-2013 at 11:48 PM
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Hiccups are rhythmic, with the same amount of time between each twitch.  Kicks are more randomly twitchy.

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01-10-2013 at 12:16 AM
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Do they feel different?

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01-10-2013 at 2:22 AM
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doeie04:
Do they feel different?

Mmm, not really.  I mean, you'll start to distinguish lots of different types of movement, from rolling sensations to actual jabs.  But most of the time the jabs and the hiccups feel the same, the only difference is that the hiccups, again, are rhythmic where the jabs are less so.  That, and, as baby grows, the jabs will be visible only at the spot where baby is kicking whereas the hiccups will cause the whole belly to twitch at once.


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01-10-2013 at 3:18 AM
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NativeFloridian:

doeie04:
Do they feel different?

Mmm, not really.  I mean, you'll start to distinguish lots of different types of movement, from rolling sensations to actual jabs.  But most of the time the jabs and the hiccups feel the same, the only difference is that the hiccups, again, are rhythmic where the jabs are less so.  That, and, as baby grows, the jabs will be visible only at the spot where baby is kicking whereas the hiccups will cause the whole belly to twitch at once.

I second this. Hiccups kind of follow a pattern, and they make your whole belly bounce. But kicks and punches you can feel in one specific spot.


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01-10-2013 at 1:00 PM
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Hiccups feel like a really slow heartbeat.  Anything else is much more irregular.
 
01-10-2013 at 1:08 PM
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NativeFloridian:

doeie04:
Do they feel different?

Mmm, not really.  I mean, you'll start to distinguish lots of different types of movement, from rolling sensations to actual jabs.  But most of the time the jabs and the hiccups feel the same, the only difference is that the hiccups, again, are rhythmic where the jabs are less so.  That, and, as baby grows, the jabs will be visible only at the spot where baby is kicking whereas the hiccups will cause the whole belly to twitch at once.



Thanks! This was really helpful!

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