Baby noises causing sleep deprivation

[Bebo1980]

My 19 day old is a really noisy sleeper. She usually starts the night peacefully then after her 1st feed starts making noises. She either snuffles as though she is bunged up or makes gutteral almost growling noises. She doesn't seem to actually be bunged up, is generally fine during the day and they tend to ease off if I rock her (leading to me rocking her for hours at a time in a bid not to disturb dh). I understand that babies make noises and I can sleep through her usual gurgles, but these are really loud and for the last few days I've hardly managed any sleep. Has anybody else experienced this or can offer any advice?

My two were like this. Went in another room about 6 weeks! At 3 weeks or so I would stay in with them until they had their (first) night feed then I'd go next door to get some kip.

Bebo - mine had the snuffles although didn't seem to be particularly snotty or genuinely bunged up - a friend gave some GREAT advice! Prop up one end of the cot with a couple of unused books (e.g., diet manuals). At nearly 5 months his cot is still propped up and the few nights I've tried removing the books he's all snuffly again.

Good luck! :)

The snuffly stage does not last long.

DD is still in our room at a year old, I cannot be arsed to get up and settle her over and over again in a different room, which seems to be the fate of those who move their babies early.

we put our baby at 2months in another room because we were not getting any sleep,come to think of it she was not sleeping well either,when we moved her she slept through the whole night,and yes she was making those baby horrible noises,they would start after her first nightly feed and at first we thought she was sick,,putting her in her own room did us all a huge favour,

and we do not have to go to her room to settle her over and over,she wakes up,then settles herself,but before as soon as she made a noise we would try to sooth,,sp,, her which made her cry and wake up,,it works for some and for others it doesn't..

good luck

yes homeboys waking up every 20min is not fun,we were like that too,and i had to be home the whole day with the baby while DH was at work,no family with me,another room worked wonders,,but our baby has always been independent,we never did co sleeping either,,and about going to settle her,i go to the bathroom more often than my baby wakes up so it was a win win situation,,

If you have your heating on then the air will be drier. Try putting a bowl of water on the radiator to hydrate the air and it should help with the snuffling

If you're keeping your baby in your room, try earplugs and a monitor that vibrates. Boots foam earplugs are comfortable and really effective. My cousin is deaf and has one of those monitors and it's great.

I sleep with an ear phone in my ear. it works like an ear plug and filters out the worst of the snuffling and grunting.

Wow - I thought only i had this problem. All my friends could sleep in the same room as their baby and not be kept awake by endless grunty sounds. I am a very very light sleeper and in the end I was a very bad mum and slept with one ear plug in. It just took the loud edge of things but I could still hear well enough/reach baby.

My DD was incredibly grunty, sounded like she was in labour, but was frequently unable to sleep when grunting, I think it was colic although she didn't cry and I slept with her face down on my chest with me propped up on pillows from 3 weeks to around 10. We slept well, she fed often and gained weight which she previously hadn't and we were all much more rested (I went into the single bed in spare room and propped myself upright in corner with a v shaped cushion which I then fed her on so that there was no chance of rolling onto her).
I do realise that this is against advice but as I nearly suffocated her with my boob through falling asleep dog tired during a night feed the week before, it felt like the best solution and worked a treat for us.

My lovely HV recommended ear plugs too, just enough to block out all the snuffling and turning over and general pig noises, but you can hear if they squeak or cry very easily. I used to have mine on the double bed in a Moses basket though (with DH in another room) which worked really well, as you can hear any hint of a squeak and feed immediately.

I moved both my 2ds's, very quickly. No need for regular re-settling, so I disagree with mrsgordon.
I am not suggesting/recommending it, to OP, as such. We all know what the SIDS guidelines are. I am just telling you that people, consider the risk, and decide to move.
I considered it and was and continue to be happy with the decision.
You would be surprised how many people do move them. For whatever their reasons.

Both my boys were never in our room, neither of them died from cot death!!! Cot death can happen anywhere.

Because my hubby works long hrs with heavy plant it was important that he got proper sleep and also I didnt like the noises! DS1 was brought up in a caravan so the bedroom was very very close - there was no room in our bedroom, DS2 just didnt like it so put him in the hallway next to our bedroom door.

Both times worked a treat and got used to being on own so no hassles there.

I see no problem at all a baby sleeping in their own room.

I never had a monitor either, you can hear them easily without one.

Not everyone needs a monitor. I have the hearing of a bat. A couple of murmurs and I was there like a shot. I only ever got to about a 3rd cry and breastfeeding began.

We have moved DS into his own room and he'll be 5 weeks on Tues - I was literally getting no sleep and after developing PND and having associated insomnia it was important to get any sleep at all. I sleep so much better now with him in the other room - the monitor is on and the noises are probably as loud as when he was in with us, but for some reason it doesn't affect me. For us it works, we weighed up the SIDS risks and felt that having a mummy who had slept and therefore felt able to cope with her depression and interact with the baby was more important.