How to tell if your baby has irregular breathing

Many new parents do not understand their children’s normal breathing, and sometimes they get worried if they feel their children’s breathing is irregular. In response to this phenomenon, the editor below will introduce to you how to judge the problem of irregular breathing! You should know that when a newborn baby is breathing, you need to judge whether it is regular based on the breathing frequency. Please continue reading the article below!

First, let's look at the baby in a conscious state:

The normal breathing rate after exercise or crying is 60 breaths per minute. Under normal circumstances, the respiratory rate is about 40-50 times per minute.

Next, let’s look at sleeping babies.

During sleep, your baby's breathing rate slows to 20-40 breaths per minute. Because the respiratory center of the newborn is not yet sound enough, the breathing rhythm will be irregular, with alternating deep and shallow breathing or uneven fast and slow breathing. He may pause his breathing for 5 seconds or longer, and then start again with deepening breathing.

If you want to confirm your baby's breathing, you can do so in three ways:

Listen. Put your ear close to your baby's mouth and nose and listen for breathing sounds.

Look, bend over and look level at the baby's chest to see the ups and downs.

Feel, put your face close to your baby's mouth and nose and feel your baby's breath with your skin.

Symptoms of abnormal breathing in newborns

1. Breathing more than 60 times per minute

2. Long-term continuous snoring (pay special attention)

3. Nostrils dilated, a clear sign of trying to breathe

4. The fluctuation of the chest is obviously larger than normal and lasts for a period of time.

5. Breathing stops for more than 10 seconds

6. Blue-purple color appears in the inverted triangle area of ​​the face, which is usually caused by lack of oxygen in the blood.

Well, I believe that through such a comprehensive understanding above, you must have a certain understanding of newborn breathing, and you don’t have to worry about the problem of irregular breathing of the baby. First, you must understand how to judge whether the baby’s breathing is normal. Don’t panic too much. If there is any abnormality, it is best to go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination!