Noisy night sleeper - is this normal????

[ChocOrange05]

My DS is 3 and a half weeks old and from 10 days - 17 days old he was going to bed at 11pm and waking once for a feed at 3.30 and then again at 7am.

However we then had a few nights where he was feeding more (possible growth spurt?) and for the past 5 nights he has been very different at night. When he goes down to sleep he moans, grunts and makes noises for what seems like most of the night (after his 2/3am feed). I have checked him and his eyes are closed and he doesn't want feeding but the noises make it impossible for me to sleep.

I'm not sure why this has started now but I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience and has any advice on what it might be. He also seems a lot windier - out of both ends - which may be related??

I know he's only very young but this has been going on for 5 nights and I am worried about him and also shattered myself.

Thanks in advance.

I have no advice for you Choc but didn't want to not at least stop by and offer support. Z is the same age but has always been a noisy sleeper. He grunts, squeaks and snuffles before he settles and even then, he may continue even once he's asleep. I used ear plugs anyway because of dh's snoring and it dulls the sounds Z makes but as we co-sleep I can still hear him, just quietly. From what I remember, noisy sleeping is normal for new babies and will lessen as the get bigger... I wish I could remember when my older boys stopped being so noisy.

Hugs

ChocOrange - my DS was always a noisy sleeper in the first 2 months. TBH we caved in and moved him into his own room at 7 weeks so that we could get some sleep. From about 3 months though, he got a lot quieter and I would happily share a room with him again.

I think it is to do with their nasal passages being so small that they get easily blocked so they grunt a lot.

I wouldn't worry too much - sounds pretty normal to me.

choc - all of mine are very very noisy.....exactly as you describe and worse when they have a cold.....could this be why???

yep, my 4 week old dd2 is also a noisy sleeper. Get some foam earplugs from Boots!

Ds was like this only worse. He had reflux and had problems with his lungs when he was born prem, so I assumed it was something to do with that. I didn't really sleep until he moved out of our room at 6 months - he started breathing normally in his sleep at about 2 years!! Second earplugs idea.

Oh yes, for the first three months of DD's life I felt like I was sleeping next to a bad tempered sow in labour, it was awful! She grew out of it though.

I am using one earplug at the moment as I am scared I won't wake up when he actually is distressed.

Yep, DS2 is 5 wks and makes a right racket at night.

He sounds like the Pinky Ponk ( if that means anything to you. If not it soon will............)

Choc, yes ds1 was very noisy. That is why we too moved him into his own room.
Now this is very frowned upon. By Mn'ers. And of course it goes against SIDS advice, re 6 mths cot death. BUT you would be surprised how many people do it. Ds1 was very noisy from birth, Dh and I couldn't get a wink of sleep.

Now, I am not suggesting you move him. I would never advise anyone to. But just to let you know that lots of people do. Lots of MN'ers have.

It is quite normal to have a noisy baby. Infact most babies are quite noisy, I think.
Def no need to worry, re HIS health.

More YOURS. Re no sleep. Ha ha.

I have no idea what advice anyone could give you, other than you getting used to it, and the eyeplug/s you are already using.
Will do a search for you.

Thanks for replies - I just thought it was strange that he was a completely silent sleeper for the first 2 and a half weeks (so much so that I used to poke him to check he was still alive!) and overnight he's turned into a grunter and moaner.

my boy was very very noisy (exactly as you describe) in the first 2 months. Especially the grunting could goon all night! He's now 4 months & is much less noisy.

Same here ChocO. DS2 spends the whole day and night grunting and groaning and wheezing and squeaking. DH says it sounds like he's deflating. He also has a noise that sounds like dolphins clicking at each other.

I'm starting to phase the general noises out through the night though and only respond to the distressed sounding ones. You'll get used to what are just noises and what needs a response from you.