Baby's breath sounds are usually not a dangerous thing. But Mother still needs to be vigilant, especially if the baby's breath sounds accompanied by shortness of breath, coughing, fever, and the baby looks weak. Such conditions may require immediate treatment.
Baby's breath sounds can be due to the lungs and respiratory tract of your child still need time to adapt to the new environment that is different from the uterus.
The sound of this baby's breathing may make parents worry, but actually this condition is not dangerous. Usually, this condition lasts for several weeks. And after he gets bigger, this breath will disappear by itself.
Baby's breath sounds normal and not
Generally, a baby's breathing sounds that occur occasionally is normal. The sound of breath in babies can be caused by the baby's respiratory tract which is still narrow and the baby cannot cough or expel mucus in the airways as in children and adults.
In newborns, this makes the mucus in the nose easily trapped and inhibits the flow of air, so the baby makes sounds when breathing.
Normal types of sounds that occur in infants include:
- Sound like a mouth rinse, occurs because of saliva that collects in the mouth and throat.
- A sniffling sound occurs when the baby is sleeping soundly.
- Hiccup sound. A newborn baby is prone to hiccups when he drinks too much or fast milk, or swallows a lot of air.
- Sounds like whistling, occurs because the baby's nasal passages are still narrow so the whistling sounds when breathing.
However, breathing sounds in infants can sometimes indicate that there is interference with the respiratory system. The following are the types of breath sounds in babies that need to be aware of:
Breathing sounds.
This breath sounds also called stridor. This condition usually occurs when there is a blockage or narrowing in the baby's airways.
Baby breath sounds like this are usually caused by epiglotitis, croup, congenital abnormalities born in the vocal cords and throat, or the entry of foreign objects in the baby's airways.
In addition to breathing sounds that are different from normal, babies with stridor can also experience coughing, hoarseness, shortness of breath, and fever.
Wheezing breath
This is a breath that sounds like a high pitched voice. In contrast to sound like a normal whistle, babies with wheezing sounds will usually appear tight, weak, coughing, and need to struggle to breathe.
Wheezing breath is usually caused by inflammation or infection of the airways, for example due to pneumonia and bronchiolitis. This infection usually appears along with fever and cough colds. If there is no fever, wheezing sounds in the baby may be caused by allergies.
Handling Baby Breath Sounds
If your baby's breath sounds but he looks normal (no fuss or weakness), there are several things you can do to help him breathe more smoothly, namely:
1. Remove mucus from the nose
Mother can remove mucus from the little nose with a special baby's mucus sucker. To help thin the phlegm or phlegm, you can drop a few drops of saline (sterile salt water) before removing the mucus.
2. Maintain cleanliness and humidity
Keep the air around your little one to keep it clean and moist. If necessary, you can use a humidifier, especially when using air-conditioning in the room.
Avoid your child from exposure to pollution, such as cigarette smoke, motor vehicles, or smoke burning garbage. Avoid too little from perfume because it can irritate the respiratory tract.
3. Put the baby to sleep in the right position
Always put your baby in a supine position when sleeping. This is to avoid sudden infant death syndrome
4. Give more milk
Give breast milk more often because breast milk contains immune-forming substances that can prevent your child from getting an infection. Adequate breastfeeding can also prevent your child from becoming dehydrated.
Mother needs to be vigilant and immediately take your child to the nearest doctor or emergency room if his breath sounds accompanied by the following signs:
- Breathe more than 60 times a minute.
- Difficulty breathing. The sign is if he snorts constantly and his nostrils flatten when breathing.
- Making a high-pitched hoarse voice and coughing constantly.
- The muscles in the chest and neck look up and down or tight when breathing.
- His breathing stopped for more than 10 seconds.
- His lips, mouth and skin look bluish. This indicates that the oxygen levels in the body began to decrease.
- No appetite.
- Look listless.
- Fever.
Although baby's breathing sounds are generally a normal condition, Mother still needs to be vigilant and recognize baby's breath sounds caused by dangerous conditions. If you are in doubt, you should immediately consult a pediatrician to get an examination and proper treatment.
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