Why is my baby Cough/Choking in her Sleep?

Question

She's 5mos. old, she's never been sick/hospitalized (so she's healthy) she sleeps on her back as she always has.

This is a very alarming sound in the middle of the night. It worries me because it just started within this past week..

Answer 1

She's probably choking on her own saliva since she is sleeping on her back.

Answer 2

Try lifting the head end of her cot up slightly. This will stop saliva or mucus going onto her chest. It worked wonders for my son, however i would still get her checked out by your doctor,

Answer 3

you should ask your doc but I put a folded towel under the bassinet mat to elevate their head a little and when they moved to their crib I also put a folded towel under that mattress

Answer 4

Please take your baby to a doctor.  Don't count on the Yahoo! Answers community for a diagnosis.

Answer 5

I had massive problems with getting my 3 month old son to sleep.  He would just lie awake and cry for hours, then when he finally went to sleep he would wake every hour or two hours through the night and cry again!  Talk about pulling our hair out .... we were absolutely desperate for sleep!

It was a baby sleep audio program recommended by a friend that finally saved us. We followed the advice and began by creating a baby sleep routine which included bathtime, dimming of the lights, putting Paul into his crib, final nappy change and then lullabies. We also made recommended changes to his naps during the day and used some of the other recommended techniques. Within two weeks he was sleeping through the night most nights with just the odd night where he would just wake once!

Definitely start by creating a good baby sleep routine though and you could find that solves most of your baby sleep problems.

Good luck!

If you want to take a look, the audio program is at http://www.babysleepsolution.com