Newborns are prone to health problems because their immune system is still weak. Especially for new parents, everything that looks abnormal to the baby will immediately trigger a panic panic. One of them is when you hear a baby snoring while sleeping. Is this normal or a symptom of the disease? Here's the full explanation.
Is the baby snoring during sleep including normal things?
Babies can immediately breathe on their own with their lungs when they are born into the world, but of course the respiratory system of newborns is not as mature as older babies or even adults. Although sometimes anxious, the sound "grok-grok" or baby snoring during sleep is normal.
The cause of the baby snoring while sleeping
The snoring sound is the sound of gas in the stomach that the baby breathes when feeding. The intake of breast milk as the only food for babies can cause gas and pressure in the baby's stomach. Just like adults, this gas pressure also makes babies feel uncomfortable.
The difference is that children and adults can release excess gas by belching. Because the baby still does not know how to remove it, this gas is channeled through snoring during sleep.
Babies don't know how to relax the pelvic floor muscles and abdomen to move gas and feces to the end door of the digestive system. The baby's abdominal muscles are still weak so that the gas in the body is channeled to the glottis (where the vocal cords are). Well, this is what causes the sound of rustling or snoring in babies. Babies need several months to be able to defecate and remove gas without having to snore during sleep. So, this is normal and there is no need to worry.
Similarly, if you often find your baby's face looking purple or red and stiffening for several minutes. According to the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, this does not indicate the baby has constipation. This is precisely a sign that the baby's digestive system works well when producing feces. Again, the baby does not yet know how to move and control his own feces, causing a response like that.
In addition, the 'grok-grok' sound in a sleeping baby can also be caused by a small baby's respiratory tract so that the sound of his breathing is very clear. This sound will disappear with increasing age because the respiratory tract gets bigger.
If the snoring habit in infants continues, immediately see a pediatrician
Pay attention to every move when your baby sleeps to ensure his health. Although it tends to be normal, the habit of baby snoring during sleep can also be a sign of a health problem. Make sure again if there are other signs of respiratory distress, such as discoloration of the tongue and skin blue, weight loss, fever, or difficulty breathing.
Snoring when your baby sleeps might be a sign of other health problems, such as:
- Asthma
- Pneumonia
- Sepsis
- Meningitis
- Heart failure, due to fluid buildup in the lungs and shortness of breath
If you wake up because of the sound of a baby's snoring, try checking his diaper to find out if it really is because the baby is defecating. However, if it turns out that snoring sounds are always at the end of each baby's breath, immediately consult your pediatrician.