Baby Boy Makes a Noise When He Is Breathing Sound like He Has a Frog in Throat

Updated on November 09, 2009
L.E. asks from Brooklyn, NY
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HI, my name is L. and my son was born with his windpipe not developed he is going to be 6 months on the 23rd of Nov of'09. My husband and I first notice this sound the next day the nurse I had my son and when I was being dis charged to go home with my new born son, I had ask the ped that gave him his first vaccination if the sound he made was normal, and he replied "yes that the baby was getting used to breathing air, the baby only knew how to breath was with the fluid in the womb for 40 weeks so it will take time for him to get used to breathing air. So I felt a little relief with what he said and went home, right? As time passed, the sound became more annoying and my son was about 2 months and a half old my regular ped was not available so I ended up going to the emergency just because I was worried (my family and neighbor and friends made it worse by worrying me), it was a good thing I went. When I got there they took my son right away mainly because he was too young and they worried about swine flu (my son was born in May 0f '09 so you can only imagine) anyway they ask me if anyone in the family suffers from allergies or has a history of asthma, and I said yes my daughter and I do but its seasonal (meaning we would only get it when the pollen in the air was high) but that didn't have nothing to do with my son. It just so happen that he developed bronclitis and needed to be on abuterol and He had to stay in the hospital then they were concern with the noise he made and they wouldn't say anything to me just that they need to do an x-ray and to see his inside. I ended up staying at the hospital for 3 days and the last day they told me the result of the x-ray was that his wind pipe was not developed and that it is called "langromalacia" so that I needed to follow up with my son's ped to be either to be reffered to a specialist or just wait it out. They told me the sound that the baby makes should wear off from about 7 months and on before he turns two but that I should follow up with my doc. Which I did of course he is 6 months now and you would mostly here the noise when he is either excited, or has a little cold even in some certain position but it's funny when I lie him on his tummy to go to sleep he doesn't make the sound go figure. My ped just wants to wait it out first to see if it does go away in time but tht if it doesn't she will refer me to a specialist..

P.s. I almost forgot.. I breast fed and formula fed my son for about a month and a half (formula was lipil from enfamil) He was very gassy and kept spitting up from his nose and mouth alot then we tried gentle ease formula from enfamil untll finally Alimentum was going well but then he kept spitting up from his nose so she told me to feed him in a sitting up position and to add a small amount of baby cereal to prevent him from spitting up and not to let him move from a sitting position for about an hour and a half before putting him to do an excerzing activity or putting him to sleep..So far so good.. Just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this too? Thanks

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C.H.

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My nephew had langromalacia as a infant and he is now 2 1/2 and has no signs of it. It was the same for him, if he was on his backs leeping the noise was louder. He was much quieter on his tummy. The ped told my SIL that it was quite common. My SIL did take my nephew to see an ENT just for reassurance and he told her the same as the ped. If I were you I would go see a ENT just to get that exxtra piece of mind. But, I can assure you that my nephew is a ealthy 2 1/2 year old with no effects from it at all.

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D.T.

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Hi L.,
My daughter had laryngomalacia as well, we noticed it as soon as she came home from the hospital. She also had serious reflux which seemed to exacerbate the noisy breathing. It's true that in certain positions it seems to be less noticeable. The noise you are hearing is called a stridor and what was going on in my daughter's case was that she had soft tissue instead of cartilage in her larynx. THough it caused me enormous worry during her first few months, the noise very gradually subsided..it took about 2 1/2 years before I realized that it was almost completely gone. If your son does have laryngomalacia, he will outgrow it. It's hard to not be worried when you hear that noise, but it is not a serious problem..he will be fine. My daughter is now four and there is no sign of it except when she is very excited or has been exercising hard. She was a late talker, but speaks well now, and likes to sing. So it has not permanently affected her breathing or her voice. Occasionally she snores. When she was an infant, she snored so loud at night she would wake herself up sometimes (and me). After a while I got used to it, and I'd wake up if I didn't hear her snoring! I don't know if there is a relationship between reflux and laryngomalacia, but my daughter had to be fed Alimentum too with the cereal mixed in, and we would prop her up in a baby papasan chair or her car seat. She also has scoliosis, which is another problem entirely. I think you might have peace of mind if you saw a specialist, an ENT who can monitor his progress. I was lucky that my pedi was experienced and recognized right away that my daughter had laryngomalacia. He referred me to an ENT who was wonderful. Good luck.

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J.C.

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My son had similar problems. We used to say he was a goose because we would hear what sounded like a honking sound when he would cry, get excited, drink too much milk. His breathing sounded awful.
At the hospital, they told us it was normal newborn breathing, but since he was my second child, I knew differently.
Turns out that in addition to my son's windpipe being not fully developed, he also had reflux. When he would reflux, the liquid would come up and some of it would go into his lungs and some into his sinuses. That made the breathing noise a lot worse.
I'm not a doctor but I wonder if your son also has reflux. My son's symptoms were a lot better after starting on Prevacid. Certainly couldn't hurt to try.
All the noise finally disappeared around 18 months.
To diagnose the reflux, we had to see a pediatric gastroenterologist.
Best wishes.

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M.D.

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This sounds exactly like what my son had when he was born. Its called laryngomalasia. My ped said he would outgrow it around 1 yr old & he did. He had RSV as an infant so i think this caused some residual "noises" that he still has (he's almost 3yo now). He also was diagnosed w/ restrictive airway disease & has been on pulmicort & xopenex in the winter & when sick. Also found out @ 1yo that he is allergic to milk & soy. So from my experience, your son will probably outgrow it. Just be patient.

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J.M.

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I'd definitely follow the Dr.'s advice, wait but keep a vigilant eye on him.
I would also suggest you place him on his back to sleep not tummy. It is "Back to Sleep, Playtime is Tummy time!"
He is too young to sleep on his tummy. Unless the tummy sleep is advice from the DR.'s he should not be on his tummy.

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C.O.

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L. -
PLEASE get a new pediatrician if the one who released you from the hospital told you that the sound was normal -that is the first thing. I am hoping that you had changed your doctor after the emergency room/hospital situation.
Second, PLEASE see an allergy/asthma specialist RIGHT AWAY.
Why wait? I am also concerned that you are putting him to sleep on his tummy. Please make an appointment.
Do not wait - you don't know if your little one is struggling - and there is no way for him to tell you.
Go with your gut feeling here (and your family's) - get a specialists help quickly.
I wish you well and your son good health!
Sincerely,
Celia

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