What causes heavy breathing when sleeping?

Parents may be worried when their babies breathe heavily while sleeping. In fact, this is normal periodic breathing within the first three months after the baby is born. Of course, it may also be caused by a bad sleeping environment for the baby. If there are some things in the sleeping environment, such as dust and fluffy things that cause the baby to be allergic, it will also aggravate the baby's heavy breathing symptoms and even cause inflammation of the vocal cords.

1. This normal pattern is called periodic breathing. During this time around two or three months, your baby's breathing will become more regular but may still be heavy. Sometime during the second month, her breathing will be heavier and may sound like she's having the first cold, but it's usually not. When you put your hands on her back, you can even feel the gurgling sound coming from her chest. This is a normal sound. It is caused by the accumulation of saliva in the throat, and the gurgling sound is produced when air passes through it due to vibration.

2. If your baby's heavy breathing is due to this normal development, then her breathing will sound like it is blocked, but she will not feel uncomfortable. As long as your baby eats and sleeps well, there is no need to worry about this "blockage". Once your baby learns to swallow excess saliva before teething, the heavy breathing will naturally disappear.

3. On the other hand, you may be allergic to certain things in the sleeping environment, such as dusty things, like those plush toys. You should do some inspection and move away things that attract dust. If your baby's heavy breathing is caused by inflammation of the vocal cords left over from birth, the inhalation sound will be noticeably heavier than the exhalation sound and this sound will occur with every breath. The occasional grunts and short, sharp sounds you describe are normal breathing noises.

4. Regardless of the reason, your baby is likely to overcome the effects of these noises in the next few months of pronunciation. During this time, she will learn to swallow excess saliva, and any inflammation of the vocal cords will gradually heal on its own. Of course, you have to give her a sleeping environment that is not allergic.