Is Toddler Snoring Normal?

[danvers]

Hi all! Im just a lurker here but am wondering if you all could provide some insight...

DD1 is 2.5 yrs old and snores like a freight train. It’s loud enough you can hear it outside her closed door, no monitor needed. She’s pretty much always had it since she was born and I kind of just chalked it up to normal newborn. noisiness. When she started daycare at 5 months it seems like we’ve had a perpretually running nose so we kind of just assumed that was the reason. But now 2.5 years later now I’m not so sure. Her 3yr appt isn’t till March but I could bring it up with her pedi at my LOs 2 month checkup next month. Just not sure if this is normal or something I need to start investigating more seriously.

So do toddlers snore? Do they grow out of it? Do I need to be taking this more seriously?

[sheilathetank]

My DD is 20 months and has snored off an on since she was a newborn. It depends on how tired she is and what position she sleeps in. Mh is the same way.

That being said I would only be concerned if it was getting worse, he had trouble breathing, or you noticed any glaring changes in behaviour. I would still bring it up to the pedi in March, but I personally don't think it's a thing to address immediately.

[grumpycat]

Ds1 will be 3 in January and he snores occasionally. My cousin's daughter snored badly and had major problems sleeping. She ended up needing surgery and still isn't a great sleeper. As long as it isn't effecting her sleep and there's no trouble breathing, I'd just wait until her appointment in March.

[danvers]

Thanks. She’s a really good sleeper but then I didn’t know if that was because she is so tired from snoring/breathing or whatever. I’m probably over thinking this too — way too much time on my hands during maternity leave!

Thanks again!

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danvers, DS was a snorer. Asleep and awake. He was constantly sick, which we assumed was because of daycare. At all of his well checks, he was actually sick. I commented to the doc that I wasn't sure if he was always sick or he just felt like he was always sick, so I started keeping a log, and realized.. he just always SOUNDED sick. We went months without a single day of him seeming 100% normal, with bouts of real sickness along the way. I brought the calendar along to his next appointment and we got a referral to an ENT who scoped him and we found out his adenoids were blocking almost all of his airway. Surgery a few weeks later and he's so much better. No snoring while he's asleep and rarely when he's awake (except for when he really does have a cold)

All that to say... I'd probably see about getting a referral to an ENT.

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My dd has never really snored but not sure how common it is. I’d bring it up at your upcoming appointment to see what the doctor says.