Breathing Rappily Gasping and Noise

My good friend has a baby that does that. He also sometimes sounds like a little piggie snorting away. The doctor called it lazy ____ can't remember exactly what part of the throat, but said it was pretty common and clears itself up by a certain age. He happened to also have acid reflux and the spitting up irritated the lazy ___ and caused more inflamation and exacerbated the condition so they put him on some antacid meds and it is better. About the smoking, her father cares for her son one day a week and smokes outside only, washes his hands, etc. The doctor told my friend it's practically the same as smoking inside, that smoke stays on his body, clothes, breath and exposes her son. She is facing having to tell her dad he cannot watch her son any longer due to the smoking :(.

J.,
that is obviously not normal he needs to see a doctor right away I would even take hime to the ER if you are in the bay area to Children's in Oakland before it is too late there could be something seriously wrong.
my prayers are with you
S.

I had a little baby boy who was fine in my care but not at home. His Grandpa smoked in his room but that came out under the door. They took him to the doctor and the doctor asked about anyone smoking. Your smoke plus the smoke from the fireplace is very dangerous to a baby's system and he is struggling to breate. I am very serious about how harmful this is to your grandson. The parents told her Dad he had to smoke outside as the doctor said how dangerous this was for their baby.
F.

I am sure you've been told this already, but even if you are not smoking in the same room with the baby, your hair and clothes still retain the second-hand smoke, and that will affect his lungs. If he has a lung infection, it would be better if you can stop smoking altogether, have your carpets cleaned, change the filters on your air conditioning system, etc to give his lungs a break.

The only reason I know this is that when my youngest was 3 months old, she came down with RSV. My husband and I do not smoke, but her daycare provider did (although always outside, never inside the daycare center of course). Anyhow, the doctor told me that we needed to switch providers right away because when the lady would hold my daughter, my daughter was breathing in the equivalent of second-hand smoke from this lady's clothes and hair! Who knew? She was switched into a different room in the day care and she seemed to recover much faster after that.

It sounds like you are a very caring grandma and I can tell you are really looking out for your baby grandson!

Sounds like Asthma to me. Burning fires make it worse, because of the smoke. Sometimes being around treed areas, like pine forests, can make it worse, because of pollen.
Dairy/milk products can make it worse, because dairy creates lots of mucus.

Magnesium is suppose to help with COPD and asthma both. Magnesium oil(found online) is rubbed on the skin and soaks into the cells. You can also give small amounts of drinkable magnesium. There is a product you can find online called Babycalm, made especially for infants. That could help too.

God Bless,
Gail

J.,
It really is something you need to get checked out especially if it happens all the time. It might be asthma like others have said. However, I have sleep apnea and when I read your posting it reminded me of what I do when I stop breathing. You might want to check out his autonomic nervous system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_nervous_system
Chances are that is not what it is, but I would want to make sure.
J.

Greetings J.,
I have several friends that are deaf, they have always been exceptional parents because they take extra precautions with their children. I know they would appreciate it if told of something they could not hear. I have not read anyof the other responses I am sure you have recieved and I will bet that you get wonderful advice so I will just add my 2cents to it.
I am the mother of 5 and a grandmother of several-- I want to say Please run and quickly to the doctors. Anything in an infants lungs can cause a multitude of serious reactions!
After moving into this home for several years I was hospitalized every winter for lung problems we had no heater only wood stoves-- then my eldest son went to work refinishing & installing hardwood floors-- LOW & BEHOLD, I suddenly wasn't being rushed to the hospital any longer..The differance turned out to be the clean scraps he brought home we were burning- the bark was tested from the cord of wood in the back and the bark was full of mold spores and a fungus I was allergic to.I had developed asthma by that time and still have tender lungs &if I am around a smoker, even to breath the smell on the clothes, I find my lungs seize up. We replaced the woodstoves with gas burning stoves and I have not been hospitalized since. Since your so orried then out of love ou need to have the baby seen for everyone to have peace of mind. Good Luck with your entire situation and welcome to the wonderous world of Grandparenthood. Nana Glenda

anytime you are wheezing....you need to go see the dr.....explain it this way.....when you wheeze, you possibly are not getting enough oxygen into your lungs, therefore not enough oxygen to the blood, and not enough oxygen to the blood, then you don't have enough to keep your vital organs going......damage can be done over time.

The wheezing can be done via a cold or results from a bad infection or from outlying sources...Hopefully you guys smoke outside of the house and away from kiddos....I am a product of second hand smoke....I have never smoked in my life....yet I had lots of respiratory infections and as an adult when I see a new dr. and they listen to my lungs, the first thing they ask is....do you smoke?...obviously I have damage to my lungs over the years of 2nd hand smoke. My mother now makes sure she does not smoke around us or her grandchildren and that she is outside and not in her house.

Also, I did get the swine flu.not sure if kiddo got this..but there is 10percent out there that have wheezing problems afterwards.....so if that is the case, please seek help...I got this too..and it was a little scary to hear and feel my self wheezing....and while wheezing any kind of smoke really hurts.

I hope you are not offended about my advice of not smokeking in house etc.....and am not telling you to stop...that is really hard to do...everyone has thier own vices, including me! :=)

Good luck and get that kid to a doc!

Hi J. V,

I would have his lungs and heart checked out. It may be asthma but I would make sure. I live in a wellness home and work as a wellness consultant with many doctors that are educating parents how to keep their children healthy. Good health starts with children when they are young. The environment plays a huge role.

If you want more information let me know and I will sent it to you.

Happy New Year.

N. Marie

This is very worrisome and I think you should take the child to the doctor yourself. I think you are right to be worried. He should not be gasping for breath and if your daughter is deaf and can't hear this then you are his ears. Has anything happened yet like have you heard back from the doctor? I'm glad you're involved. Please don't let this go untreated. I'm worried for your grandson and I am glad he is now living with you. Hopefully you will let everyone know what happened via this site on the "so what happened" box. Good luck and please take care of him. I wish you the best!!!!

Please take him to the doctor right away. I would suggest that you attend the appointment as well to make sure you communicate your concerns.

My kid's have asthma, and it's scary, both for me and for the child. It's important that this be diagnosed as soon as possible.

Good luck!

Hi I think your grandson should be checked. I'm surprised the dr. didn't find out what was wrong. My son who is 10 now had a severe case of ashma. The lungs are nothing to mess with. The smoking in the house or room must go. The particles from cigs are still on a smoker and that can also affect the baby. I am also a smoker. Get that baby checked and I wish you much luck with your grandson. God bless.

As a grandparent and now that your Daughter is living with you
I would call the Doctor directly. Notify him that you have some great concerns.
Sometimes we need to take action when someone else can not speak for themselves.
As for your smoking how wonderful that you see how dangerous your second
hand smoke is to not only tiny babies but everyone in general.

You might consider alergens could be affecting the baby. Try airing out the house of
old smoke in carpets, furniture, even cloths.

Thank God for a great Grandma

I think you just have to get a doctor to look at him. Tell your daughter to make an appt, and that you can bring him if she doesn't want to go. If she doesn't do that then you should call the doctor yourself, tell them the situation and see what they say. Make sureyou talk to a doctor (not a nurse) if possible. Or if you don't get results that way then the next time you are babysitting the baby and he's doing it then take him to the emergency room. Your daughter may be really mad at you, but really, who cares? She's probably been mad before and she'll be mad again. Let her know that it's just your true concern for the baby and that it doesn't have anything to do with her, she's a great mother, etc, and this is an area (hearing) where you can be of real help.

Best of luck - your concern sounds right and you shouldn't downplay it. This is a vaid thing to check out. It may be nothing, or it may be something, but either way, a doctor will be able to tell.

To me, it sounds like asthma and he needs to be seen by a doctor immediately. Wood smoke will absolutely make the problem worse, as will cigarette smoke. Even though you smoke outside, the smoke is still in your clothes so he inhales it when you hold him after smoking.
Good luck,
C.

Take him to the doctor again. Go with your daughter, since she can't hear.