Newborn baby - normal breathing during sleep?

[RookieMamma]

As a first time Mum as of 2 weeks ago, I'm still finding my feet with my little one.

I've noticed when he goes down to sleep, he often seems to have quite heavy, almost laboured breathing initially and sometimes rolls his eyes / looks like he is having an intense dream! He then settles down and breathes quiet and peacefully, but I'm just worried the slightly laboured breathing initially isn't normal. Does anyone elses little one do this? Is this just their initial sleep state before they fall into a deeper sleep?

Trying not to become that paranoid Mum who Googles everything and wants to watch his every move when I should be using that time to catch up on my own sleep!

Don't worry, it sounds like he's just dreaming. Newborns make the weirdest sleeping sounds! I remember being shocked at how noisy my little boy was, my husband and I wore earplugs but his huffing, squeaking, sighing and grunting still kept us awake!

Thanks for commenting! It's just so daunting as I've never done this before and feel like I'm paranoid about every little thing not being normal...I'm sure all first time Mums are the same though to be fair. Read a few things about laboured breathing, but I'm not sure his is how they describe it (I.e. as severe) and as I say it does stop when he seems to settle into a deeper sleep x

Oh yeah new born breathing is freaky and no one tells you about it. My little one did that and also periodic breathing (google it) settled down by 10 weeks I think. She's 12 weeks now. Still get occasional deep breathing though! Don't worry (or try not to)

aw man, if you could see my search history for the first few weeks (months) of having a baby.... it was just an avalanche of worry!! Its so normal though, no amount of reading or antenatal classes can really prepare you for having the responsibility of keeping a tiny human alive!!

Thank you - that's reassuring to know! Yeah definitely something I could have benefited from being warned about before lol. The fact he does then go into a deeper sleep with "normal" breathing though makes me feel better and that it must just be his initial sleep state x

This is so me! Constantly looking things up online. Trying to stick to only reputable websites and not just reading any old crap, but also trying to tell myself at times that years ago Mums didn't have Google to turn to, so to just trust my instincts.

I am normally a very cool, calm and collected person who never stresses or worries. Yet in the last almost 2 weeks since he was born I've been the complete opposite! Hoping it's just a combination of a bit of a rough journey in the end to get him here, flung in the deep end in my new role as Mum and pregnancy hormones...all whilst recovering from a csection which was not the birth I wanted lol x

It gets easier, don't worry, those first few weeks are a roller coaster!
I was a nanny before I had my little boy so ive talked many a parent down off a ledge when they've consulted dr google. I turned into them last week though. I hit a high point googling rashes and the tumbler test, FYI blackberry juice on a babys arm does not pass the tumbler test!! Needless to say my husband has been mocking me mercilessly!

My newborn breathing sounds like Darth Vader when she's sleeping, it's really disconcerting but she seems fine!

DD2 was a snorer and snorter! Paediatrician said it was normal.

Their "breathing apparatus" (don't remember what exactly, something in the throat area) is immature and these kinds of issues resolve by the time they are 4.

Also, sometimes they can skip a breath! Especially in the first few weeks. It's normal. Just blow in the face

Congratulations

Hi there reviving old post but my son does exactly this he's 11 weeks old. When does it stop OP?! Did it ever progress into anything concerning or just cure itself xx