I do not know why exactly. I know skin babies do too but I cannot for the life of me remember what the dr said to as the why. Something still developing I think.
I dunno why they get them cuz coop will get them out of the blue wether he just ate or drank something or not. He hates them too! They seem painful sometimes lol!
My Mable used to get them something fierce. She outgrew them, as I recall now. Bo has never had them that I know of and Bo has had them maybe twice? I would sure like to know WHY though. That's a great question.
As a bartender for many years, I used to have a dozen "cures" for the hiccups. The one that always worked was a concoction/ritual using sugar and bitters. I think the taste shocked you out of having them....
Herman had them everyday when he was younger. Then around 5-6 months they stopped daily, now he gets them every now and then... he had them this morning when he woke up (7 months now). He'd have them many times when he'd wake up and just randomly throughout the day. I'd just start playing with him to get his mind off it and they would go away in about 2 minutes.