To not know what to do? Feel like my baby isn't himself.

[ghorillaz]

Don't know why.

Occasionally when he breathes in hard he sounds a bit raspy, but his breathing is totally normal otherwise.

He's happy, content etc.

I just got a weird gut feeling. Can't go to the doctors with a gut feeling though.

Do I just keep an eye?

If he's not showing any other symptoms I'd just keep an eye on him over the next couple of days. It could be the damp air (assuming you're in the UK with it's typical-june-monsoon-season).

I just got a weird gut feeling. Can't go to the doctors with a gut feeling though.

Yes you can! I called up and said exactly this and the doctor told me to get there ASAP and he would look at DS as soon as I arrived. He did, and said he always gives an emergency appointment when he hears a mum say that.

How old is he? And yes, you can go to the doctor's if you feel something isn't right.

It's not just a gut feeling though, he's making an unusual sound on in breaths. Assuming not Darth Vadar, your GP won't mind checking him over.

How old is baby?
I don’t want to scare you but I didn’t realise ds’ Slightly wheezy every now and then was actually bronchilitis thankfully health visitor was round anyway and sent us straight to dr and then a and e.
Get checked please honestly best to

@IneedKirstieandPhil he's 7 months. His breathing sounds completely normal when he's asleep. It's only when he's awake and breathes in really sharply (with excitement for example). I'll try 111.

Sounds like a cold.

Take him tomorrow before the weekend. It's a baby so it's urgent enough for a same day appointment.

Always trust your gut as a parent. Sometimes you will get fobbed off but I have been told many times 'in children we always trust the mother' because you sense and know when something isn't right.

Always best to go and get checked even if they fobb you off as a over worried mom.

He's had a cold before but he doesn't have a runny nose or any other symptoms. He is teething though.

Yes I agree with pp that it's not just a gut feeling...there is an actual symptom that you are concerned about...please get him checked out.

My OH was a GP and believed very strongly in mother's instinct.

Sorry, my longer answer: there’s a lot about your “gut” on this site and I don’t mean to entirely disparage it. Sometimes it’s true that you can have an instinct about something and it can be right.

However, the rational part of me says, if you have a baby who is awake, happy, eating, drinking, passing urine and eating fine, who is making a light raspy sound when he breathes in, it is probably a cold. I wouldn’t worry myself.

Just seen your update - fwiw usually if you can hear a rattle it's an upper respiratory issue rather than in the lungs, so cold, virus or similar. Obviously not always and again if worried it's always best to get checked

Go with you gut feeling. Doctors would prefer to see a mildly off colour baby who doesn’t need treatment than miss one who does.

When DS1 was about 7 months I knew he wasn’t right. Took him to A&E who sent me home initially as he wasn’t that ill. Went back later as I couldn’t get his temperature down and he ended up on IV antibiotics after a blood test showed he was brewing a nasty infection - they were pleased I brought him back. (Note - he recovered fully and is now a strapping teenager eating me out of house and home)

When my son was 6 months old, I felt he was breathing differently and his snores sounded different. Took him to the GP who referred him to the hospital and showed them a video I had made and he was diagnosed with adenoids. After a lengthy wait, it was removed two months ago. Do trust your instinct.

I took my five month old to the doctor's because he started making a weird noise. The nurse reckoned he'd just started to notice he could make a coughing noise and liked doing it. She was totally happy to see me. It's better to be safe than sorry.

@CakeEquality your GP sounds amazing.

How is he this morning, ghorillaz?