Ok - I am going to call the Dr. tomorrow if this happens again tonight...
My baby is two and a half weeks old and at night he's been doing this weird clearing his throat thing. Well last night he did it for an HOUR straight, and would not sleep at all, seemed mad, uncomfortable, etc. As soon as you pick him up, he's fine. But it almost sounds like he's choking on phlegm or something. He isn't wheezing or gasping for air, he eats just fine (and breaths through his nose while eating). I've tried saline nose drops and suctioning with a bulb syringe, neither of which seem to help. My mom thinks its just a "new sound" he's discovered and is doing it to get attention. It freaks me out so bad at night that I'm not sleeping at all, and my baby isn't either. Anyone have any thoughts or ideas? He doesn't do this during the day... but we also don't have him sleeping on his back during the day - usually he's reclined in a swing, boppy, or in our arms... TIA!!!
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Our LO grunts, strains, makes odd goat like noises and much, much more while he's sleeping. It's totally normal for babies to make all sorts of noises. It could also be a result of gas or reflux since it seems to happen more when he's lying on his back.
The one thing I can assure you is that a 2 1/2 week old baby is NOT doing it to get attention. A baby that young is really just still brain stem responses not attention seeking.