Hi Ladies,
I am only 24, and struggling with first time mum worries. Am I overreacting or are my instincts telling me that there is something wrong with my son’s breathing?
I had my first full term baby 3 months ago. Prior to having my handsome little man, I had suffered 5 miscarriages. 1 was at 26 weeks and my sweet girl didn’t make it. 3 were in the 1st trimester and was caused by domestic violence. (No longer in that toxic relationship and Dad is an amazing support.) My partner and I had a natural miscarriage. Then along came the great and miraculous son. At 25 weeks I contracted sepsis after I had a kidney infection. 5days in hospital on a drip. Sent home. 27 weeks pregnant, the kidney infection returned. Turns out my son was blocking my right kidney. Regardless of those issues, I carried him for the rest of the pregnancy with no problems. Yes I smoked during my pregnancy, though it’s cut down massively to only having one a day if work became too much. (Could this have caused him to have breathing problems?) So 3 weeks ago, my son became very difficult to wind. To the point it was taking 2hrs to wind him. He arches his back after a feed very visibly. I got anti colic bottles, they helped after all other colic drops made it worse.
2 weeks ago, I noticed he started making this high pitched gasp for air, though more defined in his sleep. It sounds like he had stopped breathing and his brain remembers that it needs oxygen. For the past week, My Boy has been spitting up with every burp, sometimes vomiting.
Could it be a cold? A sign he may still have some wind? Sleep apnoea? Reflux? Or anything else?
Anyone else experienced this as well or something similar?
(I will be getting him checked by a dr, this is more to ease the fear building in my chest until 8am tomorrow)
Many Thanks