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My daughter is almost 4 weeks old now. she keeps on making this funny sound as if she is clearing her throat . she 's always grunting as well. why ?
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Likely normal events: At this age infants make a wide collection of sqeaking & grunting sounds that have no significance. They have rubbery, pliable airways that vibrate to make additional sounds & they have no social skills, they don't care if the noise they make bothers those around them.
Answered 7/7/2018
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