Hi All,

 

At my mommy group this morning a new mom came in - nursed the baby who fell
asleep on the breast - and began to snore - loudly.  Baby is 6 wks old.  Dr
has been concerned about baby's wt gain - Baby born 3-24-07 - birth weight
8'5" - 7'13" on day 3 - today 44 days old baby is 9'13 - avg wt gain is
about .75 oz per day.  

 

My concern is not the weight gain (which is within normal limits) but the
loud snoring this baby does.  Mom reports her husband does the same type of
snoring.  Baby snores almost all the time he sleeps.  Mom reports that the
divot in his throat just at the top of the chest (tired - don't remember
what it is called right now) sucks in when he snores.  His rib cage does not
suck in when he snores.  It sounded to me as if baby was having a difficult
time breathing.  When mom moved him and put him over her shoulder he quieted
down.  Her Dr's have said it is no big deal - they are ignoring this.  I
feel there needs to be immediate investigation.

 

I told mom that baby needed to be evaluated - that I could take a look, do a
suck eval and see what I could feel as there might be a submucosal cleft of
the soft palate.  Mom reported that baby's dad had been diagnosed with a
cleft of the soft palate as a baby.

 

So - what other issues could cause a baby to snore?  This is the first time
I have ever seen a baby snore - and this really worried me.  What other
things should I be looking for, and what other information should I give
mom?  She was concerned but the Peds blew her off - said as long as he
wasn't retracting he was fine.  <!!??!!??>  I do NOT agree with that - and
told her so.  I advised her to push this issue - snoring babies aren't
normal.

 

Thoughts?

 

TIA!

Jaye


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