Baby salivating and foaming during sleep

veluva · #1 Aug 2, 2006, 01:41 PM

Hello,
My 9-week-old baby boy has been waking up several times at night (5 times already, spread in a month) with the mouth full of saliva and a little bit of foam (not soapy, just like saliva bubbles), and with difficulties breathing. The first time he even coughed quite a bit after I took him out of his bed real quick and then he recovered, but the other times he just struggles to breathe back again, full of this saliva in his mouth/throat.
I have been quite sensitive to his noises so they wake me up at once and I start helping him... what if he was sleeping in another room? what if I don't hear him next time? does anybody know what can be causing it? I asked doctors, a pediatrician said it could be a sore throat (??????) and a general practitioner said it could be reflux.
I am just too scared to let it continue!
Please, advice, recommendations, or suggestions will be heartly welcomed.

veluva · Aug 2, 2006, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by J_9

It is possibe that it is reflux, if so, are you breastfeeding or formula? We can work on that first.

Have they checked for a respiratory problem?

I am breastfeeding, and he is gaining quite a bit of weight, so seems like he takes the milk well!
I haven't checked for respiratory problems... they heard his lungs yesterday and seemed normal but nothing more than that!

veluva · Aug 2, 2006, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by J_9

If it is reflux it could be something you are eating. Anything gaseous?

Jeez, lots of Pepsi Max could be? I am taking quite good care of what I eat because everything hurts his stomach... but not of what I drink!
I will cut off on those as well!
Thank you very much for your advices

veluva · Aug 2, 2006, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by J_9

Yes, if you are drinking pepsi, my favorite by the way, then he is getting caffine which could cause reflux.

there are also many foods you would not believe that can cause acid in a baby.

OK, I will avoid my Pepsi and so much coffee as well. But just a last question... Can it be dangerous what happens to him? I already lifted up his bed from the upper side hoping to improve the condition if it is actually reflux...

J_9 · Aug 2, 2006, 02:10 PM

I don't believe it is dangerous, but I am not positive.

Lifting the head of the bed is a great idea, as well as limiting the caffine.

Remember there are many foods you don't even think of that are gaseous to babies.

I had to put my 4 year old on Enfamil AR when he was small just because of the reflux.



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