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Is 26-30 Breaths A Minute In Infant Normal?

Posted on Mon, 5 Jan 2015

Question: How many breaths per minute is normal for a 9 weeks old infant while sleeping ?
My baby is taking between 26 to 30 breaths per minute while sleeping and also making some sounds with disturbed sleep ?

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Its normal breathing pattern - Don't worry

Detailed Answer:
Hi....a 9 week old infant breathing 26-30 times is normal. Normal don't worry.

The abnormal breathing sounds could be a blocked nose or a breathing tube laxity which will get better as the baby grows up, usually by 6-18 months of age depending on individual babies.

For blocked nose you can use nasivion-s saline nasal drops, 1 drop in each nostril every 4-6th hourly once.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (19 hours later)

My baby is sleeping only 12 hours since last 4 days I mean she sleeps for 6 hours at night and only 4 hours in day that too like naps of 30 minutes
How many hours a baby should sleep at 10 weeks?
Secondly she takes feed every 1 hour for 5 to 10 minutes and sleeps only for 15 to 30 minutes
Also I think she just likes to suck the nipple for some time rather than having milk
Is it normal ?

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Suggestions on sleep

Detailed Answer:
Hi...
1. On average babies of this age sleep 9-12 hours per day.
2.it is normal, its called non nutritive sucking. Don't worry. Its a habit which some babies do for self persuasion.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar