Newborn fast breathing often above 60bpm

[raeraekathleen]

Hello,

I thought I'd come on here to see others opinions. My baby is 2 weeks old today. We had a lovely home birth but ended up in hospital because my placenta wouldn't deliver. In hospital they noticed her grunting noises and realised oxygen sats were low. She was put on oxygen, it didn't increase, so she was ventilated and moved to a more specialist hospital. We spent 5 days in hospital and she was a lot better, breathing on her own after 1 day, and off the oxygen on day 3. But her resp rate was often above the 60bpm. They never found a reason, and discharged her like this.

It just bugs me because it's often still over 60bpm (she does has moments where it's under but quite often over).

I've asked the midwife twice, and the health visitor but both say it's ok. She doesn't show any signs of distress, no throat tugging and she isn't sucking in under her chest. But still bugs me because I know it shouldn't be over 60. Has anyone else had a baby that just simply breaths faster but no reason for it?x

I've not experienced this but go with your gut feeling. If you think something is wrong you need to book in with the GP

Hello
My son had the same with his breathing when he was born, and I found myself constantly worried checking his breathing etc. He used to breath fast, then the breathing would slow down, little pause and start again. I was terrified something was wrong, but after chatting with doctors and the health visitor she says this is perfectly normal in newborn babies to breath quicker and have a different pattern to breathing than us. But please check with your Dr if you feel something isn't right. Just felt I should comment as I know how anxious this made me.