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3 month old infant see saw breathing while sleeping, no trouble breathing otherwise but usually nasally congested from cold weather, no abnormal lung sounds taken by physician. should i be concerned?
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This is called periodic breathing and is normal in infants even up to 6 months of age. More common in premature infants, but can be seen in any infant. You should notice it less and less over time and is not harmful at all to infant. It's just an immature way of breathing that goes away as baby matures.
Answered 3/22/2021
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