Is it normal for a baby to snore?

Question

my son is 3months old [4months the 12th of nov.] & for the past week or so he has been snoring?! is this normal, should i be worried? his next dr. appt. isnt until the 27th of this month. i've thought about calling his ped. [but my mom, a nurse - said it shouldnt be anything to be alarmed over]. i thought i just get some opinions before i call the dr.

Answer 1

My boy was born by c-section and since he didn't get the mucus squished out of his chest like a vaginal birth would have done he snored quite loudly for the first few weeks. I remember at the camp out when he was 5 weeks old a friend was holding him sitting by the fire and he was sleeping. I was at my campsite doing up bottles (that's fun to do when camping - NOT) and could see the campfire but was a distance away and someone exclaimed really loudly - OMG HE'S SNORING!!! It was so funny because I could hear him snoring as well and I was a good 200 feet away with like 100 other people camping around us. I felt like saying No S**t Sherlock, so that's what that noise is that keeps me awake all night! Needless to say, baby got moved to his own room and crib shortly after that camp out because I couldn't sleep through his snoring.

Now though, it has quieted down quite a bit although when he is really tired he does snore. Not as loudly but it's a definite snore. Even though the snoring has decreased his "sleep talking" has increased. He whines, giggles, laughs, whimpers, lightly cries, snorts, coos, babbles, etc... all while sound asleep. I think that is worse than the snoring, at least the snoring was rhythmic. Now I never know what noise is going to come out him next.

Now back to your question - snoring is normal, it's very common. Is baby tired and cranky in the day? If so then the snoring might be interrupting him getting a good nights sleep or causing a reduction in oxygen consumption while sleeping. Those require medical attention. Does he hold his breath at all (even for a couple seconds) after intaking a breath? That means he should be tested for sleep apnea. Has he had a cold or congestion lately? That can cause snoring to be more pronounced. What is the humidity in his room? You may need to adjust that to make breathing easier on him to help reduce the snoring. Is he on any medications that make him drowsy? Being overtired can increase the likelihood of snoring.

You are probably fine waiting for your regular appointment unless he is obviously not sleeping well or not breathing for a moment or two in between snores.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

My best friends little girl is 2 years old now and still snores the house down! She took her to the doc a while back and they said in a few years time she might need to have her adnoids taken out but otherwise it is completely normal. Her and her husband are snorers too. She said she had to turn the baby monitor down or off because all she could hear was her snoring and she could never get to sleep at night!

My kids sleep so soundly I have to go and put an ear to their face to hear them breathe or a hand on their chest to make sure they are still breathing. Still freaks me out and they are nearly 3 and 5 now.

Just bring it up next time you are at the docs but don't waste an appt for it. Its perfectly normal.

Answer 4

people snore because there is an obstruction to their normal airway: either a tongue falling back into their throat or blocked nasal passages. If you have noticed, your son doesn't mouth breathe--babies do not know how to open their mouths to breathe. So it is important that you use the bulb syringe (blue or blue-green in my area) to remove the excess mucous in his nose. Your mom can show you how to do this. If the mucous seems very dry, you can put a drop or 2 of saline solution in each nostril before trying to suction. I will tell you that your son won't like this at all.

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Answer 6

yes its perfectly normal. I work at a daycare and sometimes hear some of the infants snoring. Usually when they snore its because they are very tired or in a very deep deep sleep. Hope that helped.

Answer 7

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Yep it's perfectly normal and really rather cute. Both my girls snored as babies and still do sometimes lol

Answer 8

Yes and no. My daughter snored so loud you could hear her on the other side of the house. She would wake herself up, cry and go right back to sleep. She ended up having sleep apnea and had her tonsils and adenoids taken out when she was 2. You might just double check with the Dr to check them out.

Answer 9

my son snored as an infant too. Very loud. we even have video of it. The doctor said it wasn't a problem.

Answer 10

My kids snore too. Is his nose stuffy? You could try saline nose drops. My little girl had a stuffy nose from the dry air where we were living, so the doctors said to use that.