Why does the baby always hold his breath?

The baby's sleep is a very critical period of growth. During this period, the baby must keep the body absolutely quiet, otherwise it will affect the baby's growth. Some babies will have more problems during sleep. For example, holding their breath and grunting all the time is a symptom that many babies will show. So, why do babies always hold their breath and grunt? Let's take a look at the explanation below. I hope you can understand it.

When a newborn is about 2-20 days old, careful observation of his breathing may occasionally reveal breath holding, especially in premature babies and small-for-term babies (full-term babies weighing less than 2.5 kg). Generally, when babies hold their breath, they will experience symptoms such as respiratory arrest, purple face, and weakness in the limbs, which makes parents very worried.

A common cause of breath holding in babies is bronchial asthma. During an attack, a wheezing sound will be heard in the throat. In severe cases, the nostrils will flare and the baby will breathe through the mouth.

Since asthma often occurs at night, babies should not sleep in a lying position but in a sitting position to avoid accidents.

If the baby suddenly starts crying or laughing while eating or playing, it is easy for food in the mouth to enter the respiratory tract, thereby blocking the respiratory tract and causing shortness of breath and purple lips. At this time, parents should send their children to the hospital for treatment in time and do not delay.

At the same time, other respiratory diseases can also cause breath holding, such as pneumonia or bronchitis. Careful mothers will hear slight wheezing in the baby's throat, accompanied by fever, cough, shortness of breath, and blue lips.

In addition, some children will become angry when certain of their requests are not met. They may hold their breath for no apparent reason and also show symptoms such as difficulty breathing and purple face, but they can generally recover in a short time.

However, if you find that your baby's breathing is uneven, sometimes fast and sometimes slow when sleeping, he may not exhale for a long time after inhaling, which appears as holding his breath. Generally, there will be no blue lips, weakness in the limbs, etc. This is mainly because the baby's respiratory nerve center has not yet fully developed, which is a normal phenomenon.

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