My daughter is 1 month old and she makes this wheezing sound all the time and I don't think my oldest who is six now ever doing that. As my 1 month old gets older she seems to do it more...do you guys think she may have a breathing problem even though her Dr. says her lungs sound strong and clear?
I remember my daughter making weird noises but can't remember if it was wheezing. I'd take her to an asthma/allergy specialist for this instead of her pediatrician. Keep a log of when you hear it, what it sounds like, what she ate, what she was around and as many specifics as you can come up with. That should help the dr. Out. Good luck.
how dry is the house? Does she need a humidifier in the room?
Have her checked to ease your mind!
Please call the pediatrican today and take her in today for this. The doctor needs to know what you are hearing, how frequently, whether it's worse certain times of day or night or when she's lying flat, etc., etc. Wheezing isn't usual. Even if you're told "she was fine at her last checkup" tell them you want her seen again. This is what the pediatrician's for, and they should not ever make you feel bad for bringing in a baby. I would be concerned about this too, and if it continues and your doctor does not seem to hear it or take you seriously, find another doctor to ask.
my daughter had a wheezing sounding problem. it was the strangest thing. and my dr told me it was tracheomalacia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheomalacia
they outgrow it and my dd stopped the noise after a couple months.
Wheezing can be related to GI issues, not just asthma. I tend to agree with the others...probably not asthma if her lungs sound good, but it could be something else like reflux etc... I would bring her to get checked out.
My older son has asthma, and one thing I learned is that while I think "wheeze" is a general, descriptive word, it has an actual medical meaning, and that what I thought was wheezing often was not, according to the asthma doctor. If her doctor says her lungs sound strong and clear, then they are strong and clear.
You could ask the doctor, "if it's not wheezing, what is this noise she is making? Why is she making it? Should I be worried?"
When my daughter was an infant, she made a sound that was higher pitched than wheezing and the pediatrician diagnosed it as "stridor". It is something that she grew out of in time, but was related to the size of her trachea. Perhaps it is something like this?
