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GRUNTING AND MOANING WHILST ASLEEP

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MrsBigD · 27/10/2004 11:59

Hi there,

wasn't sure whether to post this under sleep or feeding... so here I am:

ds is 7 weeks old and unfortunately I had to swap from breast to bottle as I didn't produce enough milk. Shortly after that he started waking up more frequently at night and even when asleep is grunting, moaning and straining ferosciously during the night which is rather noisy and disturbing and most likely very uncomfortable for him as well - just not too sound too selfish here! My husband is ready to put him into dd's room, but I've vetoed that because ds would only wake her up and she's only just started sleeping through every so often.

Ds is not constipated as he gets lots of fennel tea during the day - otherwise he'd be wanting milk 24/7 that little glutton of mine! Also he winds very well, and some of his burps would do his dad proud ;)

My suspicion is that it's the formula milk causing it - ds has been on cow & gate so far, but swapping to farley today to see whether that'll change anything. Spoken to a MW and all I got there is 'it's probably wind and it'll pass' - very helpful that!

So if anybody had a similar problem and found a solution I'm all ears and would be eternally grateful!

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edam · 27/10/2004 12:38

Ds did this, really frightening at first as thought something was terribly wrong with him. He was breastfed so not really helpful to you, I'm afraid. Good news is he grew out of it, bad news is that means I don't have any top tips beyond reassuring you that apparently lots of babies do this.

Twiglett · 27/10/2004 12:51

Aha .. 'sleeping like a baby' is such b@ll@cks isn't it?

Sorry .. no solution .. they do grow out of it I'm afraid .. DD grunted like a little pig for a fair few weeks .. friend said (oo yes, a real person ) its just that they're not used to the feeling, its not pain as such ..and I believed her

MrsDoolittle · 27/10/2004 12:55

Oooh er!

MrsBigD · 27/10/2004 13:03

thanks for you input sp far
friends? what are those? ;) oh yes the people I've been meaning to call and usually remember to to do so when I've got a moment... at 2 am

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alibo · 27/10/2004 13:27

my ds was just the same, grunting and sounding like he was straining, but still kind of asleep. When we stayed at my mums when he was a few weeks old, his moses basket ended up going in three different rooms in one night as he was so noisy!! I remember my mum saying it was like sleeping in the middle of a farm yard!! He was breast fed, but had a bottle of Farleys in the evening; after a few weeks the noises suddenly stopped, without changing anything.

MrsBigD · 27/10/2004 20:54

ah there's hope then! hopefully the farmyard noises will subside soon, before my hubby migrates into dd's room! and believe me that bunkbed is not designed for a grown man! hahahha

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alibo · 29/10/2004 10:08

mrsbigd, does your ds have his own room? how would you feel about him sleeping there? we intended to have ds in our room for a while, but i just couldn't sleep through his noises, so his moses basket went in the nursery quite soon, with the moniter on, so you could easily hear him if he was awake etc.

MrsBigD · 29/10/2004 10:40

alibo - I wish! no q2ualms about moving him out of our room if we could if we had the room. Only have a 2-bed flat and dd is in one room. Really don't want to 'inflict' ds on her as she's just starting to sleep through... though I did consider leaving him in the lounge last night! am soooo tired today

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monkeygirl · 29/10/2004 10:44

Sorry to say our 21 week old ds still snorts and grumbles for England. Tbh I've kind of got used to it now and even tend to wake up when he's in his quiet deep sleep phase as I'm wondering if he's alright!

alibo · 29/10/2004 11:09

oh i see! i'm sure he'd be ok in the lounge, as long as he's warm enough etc. ds has slept on the landing outside the bedrooms at my mums, so everyone could hear him if crying etc, but didn't hear all his grunting and groaning. i know how you must feel when you're hardly sleeping, its awful.

alibo · 29/10/2004 11:11

oh, the other thing, have you tried boots foam earplugs, they are quite good. obviously don't block out all noises, but might help you sleep through some of his grunting!

MrsBigD · 29/10/2004 12:28

21 weeks? aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh.

the earplugs would be good for me, but hubby can't use them due to ear problems (had heaps of ops on his drum so cant really put anything in...) and he's the poor sod who's got to get up to work. Then again I'm the poor sod who has to look after a rather contradictive nearly 3 year old dd and grumpy 7 week old ds because because dd keeps waking him up... c'est la vie!

might put him in the lunge. No issue with warmth, doesn't get that cold and also he's a hot baby so doesn't need much coverage... I'll be under a big duvet and he gets sweaty under a single blanket in a thin sleep suit!

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alibo · 29/10/2004 13:38

lol mrsbigd, will you be trying him in the"lunge" !!definatly worth a go!

MrsBigD · 29/10/2004 15:13

hehehe was typing one handedly with 'grunty' on my lap... at least I didn't type lynch!

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bakedpotato · 29/10/2004 15:16

we stuck dd in bathroom next to our room from abt 6 wks because of her incredible sleeping noises

i always made sure the loo seat was shut, though

classy

MrsBigD · 29/10/2004 15:34

or maybe the kitchen, that's the furthest away from our bedroom

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