Is this normal?

[Louise87]

My lo is 4 weeks old n quite often when she is sleeping has stages of heavy fast breathing were she will pant like this for a couple v minutes n then go back to normal breathing also her eyes will quite often roll around is this normal?

[Hidden]

They make funny noises dont they. ..sounds normal to me and as u say its quite often its when they do stuff ur not familiar with when u panic. My little Finley shrieks im h8s sleep but am used to it now its normal for him x

[Louise87 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks I just worry x

[Mummytoobe]

My little boy is 6 weeks old and does exactly the same thing asnd he twitches like mad in his sleep..glad to know someones experiencing the same thing !

[Hidden]

My boy does that, with little smiles and funny faces...so cute to watch lol. He also does the odd shriek thing like ceri said. And mine generally makes loads of noise and fusses about to an incredible level lol. I never know if he's awake or asleep haha! Strange little things

[Louise87]

Glad its normal n shes just checking she has my attention hehe x

[wendywoo82]

It is all normal! My lg did this and it has settled down now at 13 weeks! There are periods where it seems like they don't take a breath for what seems like ages but is only around 5 seconds and it is all normal! If you are ever worried just ring your HV they should set your mind at rest! X

[nkcl]

Yes, I agree its normal. Both my los did this. Someone suggested that it is them remembering the birth, so it may be worse for some babies than others. My first is now 3 and a half and started with the odd night terror at about 2and a half, which are similar and equally scary for you but not at all disturbing for them as they don't remember them!

[georgiepinkfeet]

There are different stages of sleep. Newborns spend the majority of their time in REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. This is the stage they're in when they pull funny faces, their eyes flicker, they smile etc. it's the lighter stage of sleep and gradually lessens as they grow. It's when they're dreaming & practicising what they've learnt that day x

[Megzey in reply to georgiepinkfeet]

Agree totally with georgiepinkfeet. I read this about rem when I was in hosp. It is so hard to tune out at night when thy r breathing really heavy.

[Hidden]

So glad u mentioned this my little one does it. .. makes me panic but u have put my mind at rest