Grunting Baby

[coastie]

I know I should be counting my blessings that my son is not a crier, but he's got this little quirk... he grunts in his sleep. Actually he grunts when he's awake too.

He just always grunts... the doctor said that it could be a hearing problem, but when they did the test he had perfect hearing.

So why does he grunt so much. It's practically impossible to sleep because he's always grunting. It doesn't bother me too much since I used to live on a ship and can sleep through live fire excercises, but my wife is a ligth sleeper and can't get any sleep at all.

Any suggestions.

For the record, we both think it's pretty darn cute, but my wife hasn't slept in 3 weeks.

 

[lucypevensie]

I'm wondering how grunting could be a sign of a hearing problem...Not saying the doc is a quack, but I'm genuinely curious as I've never heard of it.

I think most moms are sleep deprived in the first few weeks after a baby is born, whether the baby grunts or not. It should get easier. My mom always said that the first 6 weeks were hard, and I found that to be true with both my kids.

Does he sleep in your bed with you and your wife? I found that we all slept much better with baby in their own crib in their own room. I did feel slightly guilty in the beginning as though I was abandoning my baby to a lonely crib far away. That was not the case though. There's nothing to feel guilty about--it's not wrong. When I saw the benefits of better sleep I realized that separate sleeping was important for us.

 

[kingzjewel]

my baby was having earwax probs and the buildup was giving him hearing probs. he is just a baby who produces a lot of wax just like his mama (eww!) anyways, he started to grunt cuz he couldnt hear that well. we got it all fixed and he is back to talking again. so yes, it could be a hearing thing but it could also be an earwax thing?.

 

[karla]

He could just be trying out his voice. I know when my kids first realized that they had voices and could make sounds then they went crazy. They would grunt, make a wheezing sounds, pretend choke (I hated that one) etc. As I am typing, I can hear my son through the monitor and he is talking to himself. I love this time of the morning!

 

[HeatherJay]

I know when my girls were tiny, I didn't get any sleep, either. They weren't making strange noises, they were perfectly silent sleepers. But I was in super-mommy mode (all new moms go through it, I think)...I had to check on them all the time. I was so afraid they would roll over or pull the blanket over their face or choke on their spit-up or something. I know it sounds paranoid, but I was so protective that I couldn't sleep for more than 2 hours at a time. I would go check on them, touch them, watch for their bellies to rise and fall...just to make sure they were still breathing. Maybe that's strange behavior, I don't know, but I think sleeplessness will happen regardless. My littlest one, Eden, had a problem with nasal congestion when she was small...her nose would get so stuffed up and they don't understand breathing through their mouths when they're that small so that was a problem for us. We ended up letting her sleep in her infant carrier...it elevated her head so it was easier for her to breath clearly. Maybe that would work for your son? All babies are different. You and your wife can take comfort in the fact that the sleepless night only last for a little while. Good luck and congratulations

Love, Heather

 

[Knight]

Our newborn daughter does this too. Though not all the time. It dosen't seem to be hurting anything. Just something she does.

 

[coastie]

to Lucy:

Yes, he usually sleep in a cradle next to our bed, but if we can't get him to fall asleep when he wakes up arond 3 in the morning, I'll put him on my chest and he'll be asleep in minutes.

I see how you guys were right though... his grunting is now accompanied by cooing and talking. I think he was just trying his voice out.

I was just worried because he wasn't even a month old when this started.

Thanks for the posts.

 

[E-beth]

It won't be the last thing you worry about that ends up being nothing serious.


Thankfully, my son is a quiet sleeper. It is the only time he is ever quiet. Ever.