I'm having trouble sleeping. She is a month and a half. I just keep focusing on her breathing. Last night she scared the hell out of us. I called 911 for the first time. At like 3am, she started choking like she couldn't breathe. Chunky snoty milk came out of her nose and she had gurgled coughs. She was having a hard time breathing. Barely moving. Her left eye turned red and closed up, I guess from straining.
Fire department came and said that she looked okay.
I'm going crazy. Between the normal stress of a new baby and this crap going on with Covid and lock down... Plus my boyfriend has to work doubles every day right now because their restaurant is so busy with to-go orders. I'm alone all day, and filled with anxiety 😭
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Mama, my heart is with you! I am so sorry for the scare. Have this reported to her pediatrician and see what they advise you. In the meantime roll up two towels, and place them just about 8" apart. Cover with a swaddling blanket. Press the blanket down in the middle and tuck it in under the towels on the outside to make a little nest for her. Elevate it just a little not enough to make her unsafe but just enough to keep her from being completely flat. Always out her on her back and never leave her unattended in this, but it can help with any reflux she may be experiencing. This is one of the tricks I learned from our local PICU when my DD was a baby. She had a bad case of GERD and couldn't sleep flat until she was much older. I hope your sweet baby is ok. Make sure to take care of yourself, too. Hugs.. if she is ever having an episode like that again turn her over on your lap or roll her on her side and hold her until she is done. This will help the fluid come out of her mouth so she doesn't aspirate.
Thank you, I will try that with the towels. Her doctor gave us some Famotidine at the beginning of the month to try her on since she thought she might have some issues. Her dad has a bunch of gastro problems, I don't know if any of those might be hereditary.
@kyralaurana You're welcome dear! Another thing that really helped us was that when nursing I would stop her mid feed and burp her let her eat, stop burp, and continue letting her eat, stopping, burping until she had had enough. If daddy gave her a bottle we stopped her after every ounce and burped. Then at the end of the feed we burped her again and kept her upright for 15-20 minutes BEFORE putting her down and always kept her slightly elevated. That nest idea I shared with you worked for us and was a great help! Hope she feels better soon and that you get answers and peace of mind quickly. Hugs!!!
So scary when they are so small ,could be reflux &what your saying happens often to babies ,maybe after she drinks formula or is breast fed elevate her a little should help before she is put down in the crib