7 Wk Old with Possible Sleep Apnea???

Sleep Apnea is when a child breating stops while asleep. When my son was born the nurse thought that he had stopped breathing and they put him on a monitor. He was breathing but breathing every shallow.
When I had my twins the youngest one had problem hold oxygen and they put her on a monitor.
I have not heard of what your son is doing but agree you need to have him looked at by his doctor....and if you believe in God.....Pray and take him to your Pastor and have the Church Pray over him.

When My oldest of my 3 girls was born, she was breathing to hard and had to be put in NICU, she had respitory Distress. Also, raise his bed up and slant the mattress.. could be reflux as well. I would have it checked.. You can also put a fan in the room to keep air moving.. i done that with all 3 of my girls. I would for sure get a doctor to check into it though.. Good luck

p.s. I dont know if he takes a pacifier or not , but they help with breathing also is what doctor told me!

Hmm, newborns do breathe kinda funny, but he's out of the newborn stage now...it can take them a while to "settle in," but you should take him to his pediatrician just to be sure. You could even tape record/videotape what is worrying you, so his doctor knows exactly what you're talking about.

It will help to take your baby to bed with you. Sleeping with their babies, mothers act as a sort of breathing pacemaker. Another good thing to do is to carry him at least 4 hours per day in a baby sling or other infant carrier that keeps him close to your heart. This helps him to "organize" all of his systems, as he is hearing and feeling the regular, rhythmic patterns of your breathing, heartbeat, etc.

Sleep sharing with babies is at least as safe as having them sleep in their cribs, as long as you follow the rules. Go to askdrsears.com or do a google search to find out how to do it safely.

But these things do not come in lieu of taking him to see his doctor. Do them in addition to.

I got this advice (sleep sharing, baby wearing) from Dr. Sears. You might benefit from getting a copy of his Sears Baby Book. Just a couple of dollars on amazon.com for a used one!

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I would definitely have this checked out by a doctor! But also for some piece of mind for your self...get an Angel Care Monitor, it has a pad that goes under the baby mattress and monitors the baby's breathing at night. If the baby stops breathing for a few seconds an alarm sounds and wakes you up so you check go check on him... which will still scare you death the first few times it happens but you wont have to worry that you might sleep through it, so you can rest while he is!

My son was tested for sleep apnea at birth, and luckily the tests were negative. You need to take your child to your physician ASAP to rule out sleep apnea, as it can be very dangerous.

GET TO THE DOCTOR. Breathing issues are nothing to mess with. It could be nothing or something serious but you need your rest and your baby needs to be able to breath easily. Does he do this during naps or only at night? One of the things I would want done would be an xray of his adnoids. My son did this only after being outside , then going to sleep. HIs adnoids where 4 times the normal size. Had those bad boys out and haven't had a serious bronchial problems since. HE was about 18 months and he is now 9. If you dr. blows you off or dismisses you, insist on some type of monitoring. Ask them would you do nothing if this was your baby. A good dr will stop and think. I hope you have good luck and this is a easily fixable issue.

If you think he may have sleep apnea, I would definitely call your pediatrician today. There are sleep apnea monitors that he could wear which would alarm you if he has prolonged periods without breathing, they are prescribed by doctors. Also, if it is sleep apnea, it could save his life. Good Luck.

Oh bless your heart. I've been there and it was no fun. We wound up having to have his anoids (spell??) and tonsils removed. This solved the problem. However we had to wait til he was past his 1st birthday. Surgury happened when was 18mos. Until then I almost never got any sleep and I had him sleeping with me just for the peace of mind of hearing his breath ad watching his chest rise/fall. The hospital stay was worse cuz of oxygen level kept dropping. But once was all said and done... everybody slept better. He also had chronic ear infections. So tubes were put in as well. The ear infections were a recurrent problem til he was 3, closer to 4. To this day no more apnea or ear infections. It WAS a rough ride. Many prayers hon!

my son slept with me for the first year of this life because of the same thing and i stayed up all night worrying because i thought he was gonna quit breathing then at 3 years old he had to have his toncils and adnoids removed and all of a sudden he quit snorring and got himself a full nights sleep. my second child had no problems and then my third child would snore so loud i could hear her in the next room and she would wake up at night crying to catch her breath again i thought that since she was under a year old that they would'nt even concider takeing her adnoids out but i was wrong and they did at around 9 months though i don't know how young they will do the procedure but on another note i had the same dr tell me that chubbier babies have a little more of a problem with sleep disruption because of the extra fattyness in the chin area. i would try getting one of the things you put in the crib so that you can lay the baby partially on it's side and tilt his chin up a bit to open up the airway a little more. hang in there