Newborn's breathing while sleeping?! Very fast?!?

Question

I have a 6 week old baby and when he sleeps he will breathe normal and then it gets reallyyy fast for a couple seconds. The doctors said it was normal when I asked about it when he was born, but shouldn't he have grown out of breathing like this by 6 weeks? I'm getting nervous that there;s something wrong with his breathing?

Answer 1

It's normal.  My 8-week old's breathing is the same way.

Answer 2

I'm guessing he's in REM sleep when he does it. Mine did it then. It is normal and will continue. For a while. To set your mind at ease try www.hubpages.com. they have a list of what is normal and abnormal breathing in an infant. When they speak of rapid breathing after the sleep breathing, it's an awake baby they're speaking of.

Answer 3

it is very norma my baby was on a heart monitor when he was little and i would lay there at night and look at the lights and it would slow down and then speed up i would tell the dr they would look at the results and said it was perfectly normal  

Answer 4

scary but normal in newborns!  REM sleep - if concerned, call your doctor...otherwise, you will probably be like me and not sleep - I check on my baby CONSTANTLY!!