What to do if your newborn is breathing heavily

Newborns are a group that has just come into the world. In such a situation, what we need to do is to observe our children more. If there are any abnormalities, we must provide appropriate treatment. Heavy breathing in newborns is a problem that many parents will encounter. In such a situation, we should check carefully to find the cause. Some of them are normal phenomena, but they still need treatment.

The baby's condition may be caused by respiratory tract infection or congenital laryngeal stridor. If there is no respiratory tract infection after examination, then congenital laryngeal stridor is likely to be the cause. One is low calcium in the mother during pregnancy, which leads to poor development of the baby's laryngeal cartilage. The other is respiratory tract infection caused by sputum. One possibility is congenital laryngeal stridor, which is caused by low calcium in the mother during pregnancy and poor development of the baby's laryngeal cartilage. To identify whether it is a respiratory tract infection or laryngeal wheezing, a doctor needs to listen to the stethoscope and, if necessary, combine it with a chest X-ray examination. Is there a wheezing sound when breathing? It shouldn't be a big problem. My baby had this for a while, but the doctor said it was no problem after several physical examinations.

You can listen carefully to where the sound is coming from. If it is only in the throat, you should not worry. If it comes from the chest, you should pay attention and it is best to go to the hospital for a check-up. Expectorants or expectorants. Expectorants and expectorants are also divided into two categories. One category can increase respiratory secretions, thin the sputum and make it easier to cough up, such as ammonium chloride, potassium iodide, platycodon, polygala, etc., which are suitable for those with respiratory inflammation, thick sputum that is difficult to cough up; the other category can dissolve sputum, reduce viscosity and make it easier to cough up sputum, such as bisooping, tan tablets, etc., which are suitable for those who have difficulty coughing up sputum after surgery. There are also some Chinese patent medicines that have both cough-relieving and expectorant effects, such as loquat extract, pinellia extract, pear paste, etc. Their cough-relieving effect is relatively mild, and they also have expectorant effects, and can be selected according to the condition of the disease. It may be due to respiratory infection in the baby, or it may be because the baby has just engaged in strenuous activities. We recommend that you calm the baby down and continue to observe the baby's breathing condition. If there is still any abnormality, take the baby to the hospital for professional examination to confirm the cause.

Look at the mental state

When babies have a cold, they are generally in better spirits and are able to play. When children suffer from pneumonia, they are in a poor mental state and are often irritable, crying, or drowsy, having convulsions, etc.

4. Look at your diet

The baby has a cold and his diet is normal, or he eats and drinks less. However, when suffering from pneumonia, the baby's appetite decreased significantly, he refused to eat or drink milk, and often cried and became restless due to shortness of breath.

5. Look at sleep

When your baby has a cold, his sleep is normal. But after suffering from pneumonia, he sleeps a lot, wakes up easily, cries a lot, and has a tendency to have worsening breathing difficulties at night.

6. Listen to your child’s chest

Because the baby's chest wall is thin, sometimes the bubbling sound can be heard with the ears without a stethoscope, so parents can listen carefully to the chest wall on both sides of the child's spine when the child is quiet or asleep; children with pneumonia will hear "gurgling" and "gurgling" sounds at the end of inspiration, which are called fine bubbling sounds, which are important signs of lung inflammation. Children with a cold generally do not make this kind of sound.

After using the above methods, if most of the above situations occur, you should suspect that your baby has pneumonia and should go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.

The above is about the problem of heavy breathing in newborns. We should observe our babies more to see if they have such symptoms. If so, we should treat them in time. Early detection and early treatment are all very good choices. Our baby’s physical prevention is very weak, so we need to observe carefully and discover early so that the baby can grow and develop better.