Laryngomalacia

Noisy breathing babies: what's normal, what's not

Short breaths, long pauses between breaths, rapid breaths … all of it can seem concerning to an onlooking parent. Here’s what you need to know about babies and breathing.

Noisy Breathing in Newborns

Laryngomalacia as a diagnosis is often made by clinical assessment in the newborn period and requires a careful examination of the presenting and associated symptoms along with examination by your physician before the diagnosis is made. It is one of the probable causes of noisy breathing in the newborn period.

Worried about your newborn’s noisy, high-pitched breathing?

It could be stridor, a treatable problem with the larynx.

Living with Laryngomalacia

When Timmy began making squeaky noises around two weeks, I didn't even think of laryngomalacia as I had done little research on the condition and still didn't understand that it runs in families.

Coping with Laryngomalacia

Our mission is to provide support, strength and education for families coping with infant airway defects such as laryngomalacia, tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia.

Having Children with Laryngomalacia

I decided to set up this blog to help inform and give support to other mothers with children living with laryngomalacia. I am not a doctor or nurse and only have my experience from the past 3 years to give.

Thorin's Journey with Laryngomalacia

The night he was born, we had our 1st choking experience. I was in the bathroom and Anthony said "something is wrong, you need to hurry up". By the time I got in there he was making this whistling sound...

Not Just About Wee

Sometimes, when a baby is born, parents will notice a loud, “squeaky” sound when the baby breathes. Or perhaps the hospital nursery staff notices problems with a baby’s breathing along with noisy breathing, sufficient to keep the baby inpatient until the cause is discovered. Nearly all cases of laryngomalacia are evident by the time the baby is 5 weeks old. Time resolves laryngomalacia in 99% of cases.