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amother

Oak

Wed, Dec 30 2015, 12:54 am

My baby was sleeping in his crib and I heard a noise (I was about to fall asleep)..I picked him up put him into an infant seat and two mins later he started gagging again which was very scary, I fast picked him up...he's back in the infant seat sleeping peacefully but I'm scared to go to sleep...anybody had such a small baby gag/almost choke? He's snoring slightly which is also weird for such a small baby. Any idea what this can be?

asp40

Wed, Dec 30 2015, 1:05 am

Does he have a cold? If this is a new thing I would actually call the doctor even in the middle of the night.

amother

Oak

Wed, Dec 30 2015, 1:15 am

I never seen this happen before..he looks totally fine now but it was really scary.. and I don't want to wake ped, I would rather be up all night with him..but I'm wondering if anybody ever experienced something like this..

asp40

Wed, Dec 30 2015, 1:23 am

Yes, babies can gag but usually when sick and they have mucous.

amother

Oak

Wed, Dec 30 2015, 1:33 am

Thanks for reply! Can this happen from a stuffy nose?

water_bear88

Wed, Dec 30 2015, 3:02 am

amother wrote:

Thanks for reply! Can this happen from a stuffy nose?

For sure. Have you tried clearing his nose with saline and a bulb syringe/nose freeda?

the world's best mom

Wed, Dec 30 2015, 6:56 am

It can also be coming from reflux. There may have been spit up in his throat. That can happen even if you never see him spit up- it can just go back down. And that would cause some congestion as well.

If it happens again, you may want to try zantac.

2cents

Wed, Dec 30 2015, 7:48 am

It's not uncommon for a baby to gag, especially with a cold, and especially if the baby is prone to spitting up. If it was happening often (along with the snoring, and not during a cold), I would say speak to your pediatrician and see and ENT.

5*Mom

Wed, Dec 30 2015, 8:59 am

An infant seat is not the safest place for a newborn to sleep either. The chin-to-chest position can also cause airway obstruction. Gagging can be due to a cold, reflux or a bunch of other things, all of which should be checked out with your pediatrician sooner rather than later.

thunderstorm

Wed, Dec 30 2015, 9:32 am

call your pediatrician and speak to him/her over the phone...it can very well be reflux (I had that with one of my kids) they recommended that when I nurse I should only nurse a few minutes at a time instead of a full 20 min. feeding at once (was basically nursing all through the day and night)

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