Night time nappies and sleep grunting

[Chester1980]

My DS is nearly two weeks old and over the last few nights makes a lot of noise in his sleep. Grunting etc like he’s dreaming. It’s only at night and he’s quiet during his day sleeps. I don’t know if it’s wind or dreaming, but I can’t settle him to a quiet deep sleep. Has anyone else had this?

Also, would you wake a sleeping baby to change its nappy? He’s asleep now, but it sounds like he filled his nappy a little while ago. He doesn’t complain about a dirty nappy though, so it’s something I like to keep on top of .....I just don’t know if I should risk disturbing him when he’s asleep.

My daughter is 3 weeks old and can be super noisy when she is asleep! Snoring and snorting etc.

In terms of nappies I always wake to change a dirty one, if it is just wet I tend to wait until she wakes for her next feed. Then change and feed.

Hope that helps x

I don't wake DS who is 6 weeks old but he'll wake at least twice in the night so not too worried he'll be in it too long. My DS also grunts when I put him in his cot as he prefers to sleep on me. It's a sign that he's not in a deep sleep and will wake himself up with the grunting after about 20 mins. Try a dummy (mine hates his) that can help them sooth them into deeper sleep.

My 5 week dd is the same. Grunts initially and sometimes wakes quickly but other times settles herself. I was changing her nappy every time she woke up for a feed but now I leave it if it's just wees. If I do change her I read it's best to not talk or make eye contact with her as this can stimulate her and make it harder to get her back down

The grunting is normal - google grunting baby syndrome. It’s a bit daft that it has such a name because it’s such a common thing for babies. Mine grew out of it by about 12 weeks I think but I can’t remember now

I would change his nappy even if he is asleep, otherwise he can get sore. As for the grunting, my son always used to do this and it turned out it was acid reflux! He was doing it all the time though and he used to cry all the time.

Thanks all for your responses. It’s reassuring to know it’s reasonably common. He was as quiet as a mouse until the weekend...I am tempted to give a dummy a go at night.

@JustWingingLifeAsUsual I did wonder if it was acid reflux or something with my boy, but he only does it at night and not really during his day sleeps. He doesn’t seem distressed by it and it doesn’t make him cry. I did think wind might be a contributing issue though with him being a fidget bum.

If he isn’t upset it’s probably his brain and bowel not communicating properly due to immaturity - completely normal