Sleep Apnea: Infant
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Babies with Apnea
Asked by L.B. from Sioux Falls
on November 14, 2006
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My 2 month old baby has apnea really badly, in fact they discovered it after she was born and she spent 10 days in the NICU because of it. She was 38 weeks, but I had...
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- One of my good friends baby girl was full term and had baby apnea too. She too and to stay in the nicu and eventually came home, but was hooked up to a monitor at all...
- My preemies had apnea and they were sent home on a monitor. did they give you one?
- my baby was only two weeks early and he had apnea, however I'm the one that caught it.. He would choke in the night and I couldn't sleep. They put him on a monitor, di...
Sleep Apnea
Asked by T.K. from Chicago
on January 23, 2008
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I had an episode on New Years Eve, and since then, my mom has been harping on me to get this checked out.... I woke up in the middle of the night and I could not brea...
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- Do you snore at night? Your spouse would be able to tell you. Sleep apnea is when you suddenly start gasping or making strange sounds at night. You may feel more tired...
- Hi T., I would definately go get tested. My dad has sleep apnea. He spent one night there for the test. There are certain things that you need to make sure you sta...
- i would be tested its only one night away fromhome i put my dd to bed then went and i was back before she woke up in the morning
Preemie Apnea
Asked by K.L. from Cleveland
on September 14, 2011
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My brand new little foster son just got admitted to our Children's Hospital last night. He was only home for five days from the NICU at our City Hospital, and now he ...
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- Hi K.- I am very familiar with apnea...preemie twins (29 weeks 3 days) who will be 15 years old in october! Anyway, they will no doubt release him home on an apn...
- Like the other posts said this is very common, and they do grow out of it. My son was born 2 months early in June and was on caffeine for his apnea for 6 weeks in the...
- I had a preemie born at 32 weeks. He had apnea too and I was told it's very common in preemies. In fact I was told it's kinda not normal for preemies to not have apnea...
Reflux / Apnea
Asked by A.G. from Philadelphia
on May 19, 2007
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Okay so on Thursday night we ended up taking our 2.5week old son to the ER because he kept waking up gasping for air, and turned blue at one point. The did a chest xr...
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- My youngest son had severe reflux. He had to be in an upright position at all times or he would choke on what was coming up. Is he spitting up? (more than normal) My...
- i am sorry...i cant speak at all from personal experience..but my girlfriend just adopted a baby ... several days after she was born in florida,they had to call parame...
- Sounds like you need someone to look at him again...i see you are in Folcroft, if you took him to Fitz or Taylor they don't really have peds areas so I would take him ...
Help with Heart / Apnea Monitor
Asked by C.C. from Philadelphia
on February 28, 2009
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My daughter was born last Sunday (2/22) and while in the nursery she stopped breathing and turned "blueish" twice. She was in the NICU until Wednesday. She had a 12 ho...
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- I remember exactly what you are going thru. My daughter is three now but she was born at 28 weeks and when she came home she was on a heart and apnea monitor. I rememb...
- My son was born 16 weeks prematurely, and when he finally came out of the NICU he had an apnea monitor. It definitely went off at times, but all the episodes were fa...
- My son was born at 28 wks and we got that stupid monitor too. His alarms went off *66* times one week, 6 alarms were real. I started calling the company at 4am, if I w...
Sleep Apnea and Removal of Tonsils/adenoids
Asked by S.B. from New York
on February 9, 2011
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my 4 yr. son has recently developed symptoms of sleep apnea...scary, to say the least! we've gotten two opinions from different dr's...one says he should have adenoi...
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- My dtr had the same issue, we got her tonsils and adnoid removed. It was wnoderful for her. The sleep apnea had started giving her sinus infections and chronic headach...
- My daughter had her adenoids removed at age three and we spent the next 6 months wondering why on earth we had resisted so long. She was like a different child. Go for...
- First of all, there are 2 types of sleep apnea - one causes disturbed sleep (not dangerous) and the other involves the cessation of breathing (often due to neurologica...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Asked by R.T. from San Francisco
on January 31, 2008
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Hello! I have a 4 year old with severe sleep apnea. I've taken her to the doctor and ER. They have assured me that she will not stop breathing while asleep. She has an...
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- My grandson had this and ended up having his adenoids removed. They were very large and he was helped a lot after the surgery.
- My son had sleep apnea and we had his adnoids removed by the ENT and that fixed the problem.
- Hey R.- Sorry to hear about your problems with your daughter. I understand how you feel. My son has struggled with sleep apnea; to the point he was to afraid t...
Preemie Apnea / AOP
Asked by L.D. from Dallas
on December 16, 2008
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Anyone had an experience with this? My daughter was born early @ 35 weeks and has been in NICU for 11 days already. She is only 4 lbs but doing great. She is out of th...
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- Hi, L.! My youngest daughter was also born early, at 35 weeks. She spent 14 days in NICU at Presby Dallas. She also had bradycardia/apnea. The doctors never recomme...
- I just wanted to give you a BIG HUG! Most preemies dont go home until close to their due-date, so give her some time. She will get it down and be home with you soon. W...
- Bless you and your little one. My granddaughter was born at 25 weeks. She to had the same issue which is normal. They said she would gradually succum this as time ...
Colic/umbilicalcord Hernia/acid Reflux/sleep Apnea
Asked by E.S. from Amarillo
on December 26, 2009
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Sorry ladies a little background on me here first...
Hi Im a single mom of three great kids the oldest is a 7 year old daughter has anxiety, intractable epilespy, mig...
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- I saw this really cool sleeping aid product over the week called nap nanny at lone star baby in frisco. Google it and check it out. It is suppose to help babies sleep ...
- Hi E., I'm sorry to hear about all the health challenges your family is faced with, especially with your being a single mom. I'm sure it is not easy and I will keep...
- Hi E. thank you for sharing about your kids. This will sound crazy but believe it or not I read that Coconut Oil which can be bought at Kroger's, WalMart or any heal...
Sleep Apnea in Toddlers?
Asked by M.I. from Denver
on December 30, 2008
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Does anyone have experience with or heard of sleep apnea in a toddler? I have a 22 month old who snores like a chainsaw even when he's not sick or stuffy and seems to...
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- M. I have a 30 months year old son that was born at 31 weeks and I have been concerned about the way he sleeps. He is a little different, he takes 4-5 hour naps durin...
- M., Are you using natural cleaning products in your home? Sometimes the chemicals from cleaners can cause breathing issues. Or if he has dust alergies, the bed is...
- My daughter was the same but also got sick/ear infections. We ended up with an Ear/Nose/Throat doctor who took her tonsils and adenoids out. She also ended up with t...
