Baby makes weird breathing noises...is this normal...?

~KT~

I have a doctor appointment with my ped. tomorrow but was just wondering about this weird breathing sound my son is making... I know that it is not normal because my family members are used to being around babies a lot and they have never heard it before and are quite worried...He is 1 month old by the way and has done it ever sence i can remember, he does it on ly a few times a day, not all the time... The times he does it is when he is starting to get frustrated... when he starts flayling around... It is like a high pitched sound like what it sounds like when you are trying to take a deep breath but your airway is blocked... he does it over and over and starts to cry because it agrivates him... The ways you can make it go away is by picking him up and patting him on his back or by giving him his pacifier...(weird but it works by calming him down) It kind of sounds like he is congested pretty bad if you were to just hear him, but this isnt it because he has done it since birth and if you put your hand on his back it isnt congested... He has already been congested once for a few days, but this isnt that. I was wondering if this could also be the reason for him spitting up... It is kind of random, and usually when he is laying on his back... a few times a day it is alot, but other times it is hardly anything... He willb e laying on his back and i will see a stream of spit up come flowing out of his mouth randomly... but only a few times a day... Its hard to describe how much spit up it is but sometimes is about the size of my hand... I wanted to know if this is normal also... Please help, any advice is welcome! thanks, Katie

Answer
babies CAN make wheezing weird noises when they are that young that have nothing to do with congestion or breathing problems. my daughter still makes strange noises when breathing and shes 5 months old. it has to do with the muscles and the structures in the airway... they aren't developed enough or strong yet, so when they breath, it rattles a little and makes what sounds like congestion and wheezing. thats not to say that there might not be something wrong with your baby, may be that he's sick too. all i mean is that it also can be perfectly fine. ignore the totally rude answers you may get from people, because for some reason harassment like this is tolerated on this website sometimes, but i'm sure for mentioning other answers i'll get reported. if you are truly concerned then waiting until tomorrow isn't a great idea, but there is most likely nothing to be overly concerned about at this point. babies sometimes spit up, sometimes it seems like a lot but liquid always looks like a lot more than it really is. take a teaspoon of liquid and throw it on the counter and you'll be able to see how much more it looks like. thats also a good way to judge how much you baby spits up. the spitting up and the sounds might not be related at all.

i'm just telling you some things for you to keep in mind. always worry about your baby, err on the side of concern. but what you're saying isn't always a catastrophe and in fact can be completely normal. if your baby isn't feverish, is eating somewhat normal, is pooping and peeing correctly, and isn't otherwise sick or in pain, then chances are, things are okay. at the doctor make sure to severely express your concern, and i'm sure they will take a lot of time to check out everything you are worried about. good luck with your baby

Baby breathing Verry Hard !!!?

Christina

i dont know what to do the babys 12 days old and breathes verry hard in her sleep...

i tryed to do that 60 breathes in 1 min it looks like shes breathing more fast then that ???what do i do???
shes fine no symptoms at all..

she was at the drs office a few days a go he listened to her lungs said everythings ok...

just as long as she dont breath more then 60 times a min and i think she is im not sure

Answer
When my daughter was first born I remember being absolutely terrified of SIDS and hearing my daughter's erratic breathing as a newborn, to the point where I would gently lay my hand on her chest in the middle of the night to make sure she was breathing (she slept through the night from day1). Newborn babies have erratic breathing, it's just their tiny bodies trying to adjust to being outside of the womb environment. As long as the baby is nice and pink and not blue around the lips and the erratic breathing is only happening during sleep then the baby is probably ok. Just to be on the safe side I would call your pediatrician, they usually have after hours where they will have an on call nurse or doctor who can answer your questions. It may make you feel better to have the reassurance of a nurse or doctor. Also some hospitals will have a 24/7 baby line where new parents can ask questions about their baby or breastfeeding.

Here is a quote from a website I found:
" Babies tend to breathe with an irregular pattern of fairly rapid shallow breaths, followed by several seconds of no visible respiration. This is referred to as periodic breathing. It is normal, and does not signify true apnea. It is caused by an immature breathing regulation center in the newborn's brain. This phenomenon specifically does not involve any color change - the baby stays pink. Touching your baby gently will stimulate him to breathe again, but this is not necessary."

Good luck and congratulations on your new baby!!

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