So much happens so fast as your baby adjusts to life outside the womb and you adjust to life with this little person. Knowing what to air cushion compact expect and understanding why babies do what they do will help you ease more comfortably into parenting.Early Newborn ChangesBig changes occur in your newborn Part of getting to know your child is cherishing these fleeting changes.Breathing Patterns and SoundsWatch your newborn breathe. Notice the irregular patterns. Baby takes many short breaths of varying lengths, an occasional deep sigh, and even has a worrisome ten-to-fifteen-second period when she doesn't appear to breathe; then baby breathes deeply (and so do you), and the cycle continues.
Called periodic breathing, this irregular pattern is normal for the first few weeks. Breathing becomes more regular by the end of the first month. The younger or more premature the baby, the more irregular the breathing.First "cold."Because the nasal passages are small in the newborn, even a slight amount of clogging can cause noisy, uncomfortable breathing You may think that this is your baby's first cold. But, although very loud and noisy, these early sniffles are usually not caused by an infection. Babies' nasal passages are easily congested with lint from blankets or clothing, dust, milk residue, or environmental irritants such as cigarette smoke, perfumes, hair sprays, and aerosols. A stuffy nose may cause baby a lot of difficulty breathing because newborns are obligate nose breathers, meaning they need to breathe through their noses rather than their mouths. A newborn with a stuffy nose does not switch easily to breathing with her mouth but rather struggles to get more air through her nose. One of the reasons that newborns sneeze a lot is to clear their nasal passages. It is unlikely to be her first cold. She is trying to clear her nose.Gagging and choking.Your baby's lungs were filled with fluid while in the womb. Most of this fluid was squeezed out of the lungs during passage through the birth canal or was suctioned by the doctor or nurse after birth. Your baby may cough up some remaining mucus, which momentarily sticks to the back of the throat. Baby gags, then swallows the excess mucus and is all right/ Placing baby on her side prevents this mucus from pooling in the back of the throat.Noisy breathing.In addition to being uneven breathers, newborns are noisy breathers. Toward the end of the first month you may her a gurgling sound in baby's throat and feel a rattling in her chest. Your bay seems generally well and happy -- she is just noisy. This is not a cold, since it is seldom caused by an infection. Near the end of the first month or during the second month of age, babies begin to produce a lot of saliva, often more than they can comfortably swallow. Some of the saliva pools in the back of the throat.
Air passing through it produces gurgling noises. When you place your hand on baby's back or chest, the rattle you hear and feel is not really coming from the chest but from the vibrations produced by air passing through saliva in the back of the throat. These normal sounds subside when baby learns to swallow the saliva at the same rate she produces it.Normal noises.Newborns are anything but silent, even when they are asleep. Most noises are caused by too much air passing too fast through small passages. Here are some precious sounds: gurgles caused by air passing through pooled saliva in the back of the mouth; if accompanied by nasal congestion they are a combination of a snort and a gurgle called snurgles. A burping sound may pass through mucus in the mouth or nose and become a blup or, if accompanied by bubbles, a burble, Normal breathing may take on a purring quality when air and saliva compete for the same space. During sleep the already narrow breathing passages relax and become even narrower, causing each breath to take on either a musical, grunting, or sighing quality. And don't forget those delightful birdlike chirps and squeaks. Enjoy these sounds, for they won't last long.Hiccups.All babies hiccup, in the womb and outside. Hiccups frequently occur after burping. We don't know the cause, and they don't bother baby. Feeding during hiccups usually settles the spell.Clearing Little NosesHere's how you can help your newborn breathe more easily.* When your newborn is awake, place her on her stomach with her head turned to one side. This position allows the tongue and any saliva in the throat to come forward, making more room for air to pass.* Keep your baby's sleeping environment as fuzz free and dust free as possible.
Remove dust collectors such as feather pillows, fuzzy animals, and dozens of furry gifts that surround most newborns. (There is no need to defuzz baby's sleeping environment if her nose is not congested.)* Keep baby away from nasal irritants: cigarette smoke, paint and gasoline fumes, aerosols, perfumes, and hair sprays. Do not allow smoking in the same house as baby. This is one of the most common irritants to baby's sensitive nasal passages.* Hose the little nose. Use saline nasal spray or drops to loosen the nasal secretions and stimulate baby to sneeze the secretions from the back of the nose toward the front, where you can gently remove them with a bulb syringe, called a nasal aspirator, available to your drugstore.Baby's Elimination PatternsChanges in your baby's stools.Expect your newborn's stools to progress from black to green to brown to yellow.
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