Does my toddler have sleep apnea?
My 16 month old has never been a good night sleeper. He sleeps a couple of hours and then wakes up briefly. It used to be for a bottle, but now its either for a drink or he just sits up whining and then goes back to sleep. I noticed last night that he holds his breath while he is sleeping and then slowly lets it out making a moaning sound. His dad does this if he is really tired, too. Does this sound like a form of sleep apnea or just a normal kid thing? I’m wondering if he is waking up b/c of this. He has his check up at the end of July and I’m gonna mention it to the pediatrician. Do you know if they would do a sleep test on him? Just looking for mom’s or dad’s who may have experienced this. Thanks in advance!!
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Not trying to scare you or anything but yes this is a form of sleep apnea and I would NOT wait until July to have him checked in fact I would call them tomorrow and tell them you want him to be seen this week.
My son has the same thing and we took him in and they ran a bunch of tests on him and then gave us instructions on what to do and he is better he still has nights that he forgets to take a breathe but it is only briefly.
You can go to http://www.google.com and type in sleep apnea and it will bring up different pages of information or you can go to http://www.webmd and type in sleep apnea in children and it will also bring up information for you.
Yes, it sounds like he might have sleep apnea.
You should DEFINATELY tell his pediatrician as soon as you can.
The sooner you can tell a doctor, the better.
I Agree and yes they can do tests on babies. Best to find out now .. You can also look up just SLEEP APNEA FOR BABIES and it will tell you everything you need to know..mywebsearch
Best Wishes,
Cyndi
Without meaning to scare you I wouldn’t wait until your appointment in July. Best to get it checked out.
get his nose and throught checked out he may have enlarged tonsils and adenoids if so its easily fixed if not definitly sleep studies.definatly tell your paediatricion now.