Does your pre-schooler snore?

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my other thread on this failed to elicit any response...

What are you after? I missed that thread! I used to have a pre-school mindee who snored something rotten! It got embarrassing in the shops, because instead of people cooing over her, they would say, 'Gosh! She's loud isn't she?'

She ended up having both tonsils and adanoids out at about 5 years old and everything is fine now. No loud snoring!

Didn't see your other thread - you can always link it if you don't want to explain it all over again...

yes, DD does snore, like a train in fact. It has been commented on at nursery by both the carers and other parents

Found out in the summer she suffers from obstructive apnoea because her adenoids are enlarged and in fact she's having those and her tonsils out this Monday (all being well considering DH has the lurgy).

Why do you ask?

I have a two year old who snores very loudly. We can hear her downstairs when she's in her cot. DH and I also snore loudly so think she has just inherited it from us.

DS is now 6 and has always snored. Very useful for checking he's still alive in the middle of the night.

thanks - so it doesn't always mean they need their tonsils/adenoids out?

Not necessarily - when your lo snores, do they have episodes where they stop breathing for a few seconds and then start again with a snort? I think that's where the apnoea comes in but there are other symptoms of large adenoids/tonsils - recurrent tonsilitis, mouth-breathing, dry cough during the night, unusual amounts of drool, gagging while eating - the list is pretty endless.

If you're worried, why don't you see if your GP will give you a referral to an ENT consultant?

all my dc snore although dd1 is the worst and she has asthma.