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Could this be sleep apnea (19 month old)

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MintGreenLife · 13/02/2023 16:13

DS has never been a good sleeper. From newborn he has slept with his mouth open. He wakes multiple times in the night and screams from the moment he wakes up. In the past we have gone through phases where he’s managed to settle him self back to sleep quickly. In his lifetime he has slept through maybe 12 times. We’ve also gone through phases of him only waking 1-2 times a night. I’m sleeping in his room at the moment (have been for 6 weeks) and he doesn’t appear to snore, doesn’t appear to have long pauses in his breathing or sudden intakes of breath. The only thing I will say is I’m yet to be properly awake and in his room during a wake up. I’m usually asleep until the moment he wakes and screams. We use white noise, so perhaps I wouldn’t hear him if he had a sudden in take of breath before waking. I’ve always worried about his mouth breathing when asleep, but feel like if I went to the GP I would be dismissed because of the lack of snoring/pausing in breathing/sudden in take of breath. What does everyone think?

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Daffodil21 · 13/02/2023 20:03

No advice I'm afraid but bumping for you ❤️

BathtimeHelp · 14/02/2023 14:33

Another hopeful bump!

WhoSaidWhat123 · 17/04/2023 22:46

Hi,

did you get this sorted out with the GP?

My DD has always had her mouth open when sleeping, she’s 5 now, I’m so worried with all that I’ve read and I’m going to call my GP tomorrow, but also worried I’ll be fobbed off. I did mention this years ago to the HV, and mentioned how she had been an awful sleeper for the past year (the time I spoke with HV she was 3), nothing ever came about it so I thought maybe it wasn’t really an issue. DD grinds her teeth in her sleep, she has cavities but doesn’t each much chocolate/sweets and we brush her teeth with an electric toothbrush so you would think her teeth would be ok, but I’ve read all these are symptoms of mouth breathing.

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