Saturday night (Sunday morning?) at about 3:15 I woke up randomly. If I had needed to use the bathroom, this would not classify as random; I didn't, however, and I've been sleeping pretty well otherwise, so I didn't know what might have woken me. As I repositioned myself and tried to fall back to sleep, though, something strongly told me to put my hand on my belly.
When I did, I could feel her hiccuping. They felt like those full-body hiccups - the ones that hurt, you know? I could feel two strong bumps for every hiccup, like it was the "up" hiccup and the "down" hiccup. Poor thing was really struggling with them.
Now, I HATE the hiccups. To me, the hiccups are just as bad or worse than throwing up. They hurt and are annoying and just make me feel awful. Hating them the way that I do, when I felt her moving all around and struggling with them, it broke my heart. After every one of them she would move around, and it was as though she was trying to get to a better position so maybe they would stop. My books say that the hiccups in utero don't bother the baby, but it felt like she was really struggling and really unhappy!
I could feel where her head was and started kinda rubbing there, just talking really quiet to her and trying to comfort her. I kept saying, "I know, sweetheart, I know. Sweet girl, you're okay. Sshhhh......you're okay......" Eventually it occurred to me that if I moved maybe she could move better, so she could maybe get to a better position. I didn't want to get up and ruin the moment we were having, but I did. Once I got back to bed, she had stopped and was asleep.
All I could think was, "God, thank you for waking me up to experience that time with my baby. Thank you for giving me that." It was such a sweet time of bonding.
Monday, November 17, 2008
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That is so sweet! I wish I could have heard that in person. I am glad you got to share that time with your little girl!
It's been almost 25 years since I experienced that in utero hiccuping, and I still remember it-thanks you for bringing the beauty of that back to me. My baby had them alot in the last few wekks, and I would sit and rock as if she had been born, and that always calmed them.
It really is such a glorious time, isn't it?
So, so happy you were able to have that special time. Just keep remembering all these little (big) things it's the most special thing for a mama.
Aw! That's so precious! I remember when my siblings would hiccup in the womb and mommy would call me over quick to feel them. I always loved the gentle nudging of her belly when they hiccupped!
What a sweet, sweet moment that must have been. I wish I'd been there. I feel like I've missed Baby Girl's development somehow. But I can't wait for her to get here.
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