https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 02:02:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-1071471 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 09:17:06 +0000 delight 1071471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: I can't wait til I get a 7 hour stretch! My LO is pretty good for 3 weeks I think. She usually gives me 3-4 hour stretches but if we could double that I'd be in heaven! It normally takes me awhile to fall asleep after putting her down, usually cause of her warthog sounds. Sounds like your LO is doing great in the sleep department! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-1071458 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 09:00:24 +0000 Ra 1071458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Don't lose hope! He went from waking twice a night one night to a 7 hour stretch the next. I woke up terrified that he was dead! It pretty much stuck after that. We have a few rough nights here and there but he sleeps through the night most of the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-1071423 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 08:15:51 +0000 Anagram 1071423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: omg. Lucky girl!! My baby is 8 weeks and she's so grunty still...and still waking up twice a night. I have a feeling that's not going to change drastically in the next 3 weeks, but a girl can dream! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-1071398 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 08:01:58 +0000 Ra 1071398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: I honestly can't remember! I think around 6 weeks or so? </p> <p>He is 11 weeks now and has been STTN for about 3 weeks. Better sleep is right around the corner! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-1071314 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 05:36:34 +0000 delight 1071314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: oh boy good to know! What age was he? My LO is three weeks. I have a feeling I have some time still with the grunts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-1071305 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 04:32:26 +0000 Ra 1071305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: @Foodnerd81: @delight: He grew out of it! Every once in a while he will still get fussy in his sleep if he has gas or will babble/giggle in his sleep if he is dreaming. For the most part, he is a quiet sleeper now. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-1071238 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 23:21:02 +0000 deerylou 1071238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD will occasionally whimper and fuss in her sleep - sometimes she even sticks out her lip and frowns, with her eyes closed. This usually occurs right as she's settling in for a long, evening sleep, or a few hours before she's up for the day. I usually wait her out, and sometimes just push the pacifier between her lips, and see if she'll take it. If she does, it will immediately calm her down, and she'll go right back to la-la land. Transferring her to my chest also works, but we co-bed, so it's an easy option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-1071236 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 23:07:27 +0000 MrsLilybugg 1071236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO grunts and fusses and groans in her sleep too! It happens after her morning feeding. I mentioned this to the NP during her one-month wellness visit, and she thought it could be that since morning milk has the most nutrients she may have a harder time digesting it. (this doesn't really explain the night fussing others describe). Last week I was so sleepy and her noises were keeping me up, so I put her on my chest and immediately she stopped fussing and we both slept another hour. Having her in my bed terrifies me, but I figure since its a morning nap at that point, I sleep lightly and will wake if she rolls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-1071214 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 22:26:40 +0000 delight 1071214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ahhhhhh! I was wondering about this too. Glad this resurfaced. LO is so noisy at night. I won't be able to share a room much longer. She squeaks and sighs and grunts for hours on end. Only at night though. Her daytime naps are pretty quiet! It's amazing how much noise a tiny baby can make! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-1071203 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 22:13:42 +0000 ALV91711 1071203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS did this when he was a newborn, except he did it when he first went to bed. It was like he was trying to settle in or something. He grew out of it after a couple months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-1071190 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 21:52:51 +0000 lawbee11 1071190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Our issue is that our master is on the first floor and her nursery in on the second. She is loud for being such a little thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-1071183 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 21:41:40 +0000 Foodnerd81 1071183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I just saw this post pop up and was like, ooh yeah she is so loud... Our babies are in the same exact schedule I guess! We are thinking if trying her in her own room tomorrow but I don't think I'm ready. The grunting totally keeps me up though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-1071180 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 21:36:11 +0000 lawbee11 1071180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: Has B grown out of this? M does the exact same thing and at almost the exact same times. I don't really want to move her out of our room yet, but I can't sleep while she's grunting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-895900 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 21:01:30 +0000 blackbird 895900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes my girl sleeps super light after her 330-4am feeding. I'll doze through it but not solid. I think it's just light sleep because she's usually quiet </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-895858 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:27:41 +0000 MrsF 895858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to move into the guest room at about 4am when M would start making noise in her sleep. I also started sleeping with a pillow over my head. There's something about being a new mom that makes you so much more sensitive to it too. DH wouldn't even hear it! Eventually we had to move her into her own room (2 months maybe?) and we all slept better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-895853 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:26:16 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 895853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOL. Anytime a baby can self-soothe and get back to sleep without intervention is good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-895840 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:20:10 +0000 Ra 895840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I am impossible to please. I worry when he makes noise but when he's silent I poke him in the face to make sure he's alive. Poor kid can't win! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-895520 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 15:04:36 +0000 maybebaby 895520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also wondering this, J does this all the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-895418 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 13:30:07 +0000 Boheme 895418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once again you posted something I was wondering too! Ha! C sounds like a warthog in his sleep and its hard to get any myself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-895025 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 08:50:29 +0000 hilsy85 895025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is totally normal--newborns can be really noisy! This is also why we moved Lo out of our room at 4 weeks--he kept waking me up but he was still asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-895024 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 08:49:22 +0000 BKCaribBaby 895024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup. This was totally my LO for weeks same exact time, too. She doesn't do it as much anymore. She's even cried out in her sleep. She eventually would settle down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-895001 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 08:20:52 +0000 Ra 895001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Our white noise machine is in the bedroom and I've been sleeping in the living room with the baby so that I can have my pump and pump parts easily accessible. Maybe I should bring it out with me? I think that would drown it out some. I'd still hear him because he is in the RNP right next to my head, but it would definitely help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-894999 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 08:18:18 +0000 Anagram 894999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: does your white noise drown any of the fussing out or is it too loud for that? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-894983 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 07:55:41 +0000 Ra 894983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-894925 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 05:52:26 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 894925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Juliet has been doing this recently too. I just leave her even though it does wake me up too but I just either try to fall back asleep or at least rest and lay in bed. I figure if she really needs me she will cry and let me know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-894922 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 05:36:24 +0000 heartonastring 894922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I posted a similar question awhile back and the overwhelming response was don't wake a sleeping baby! <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakingsam-i-a-terrible-mother" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakingsam-i-a-terrible-mother</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-894915 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 04:49:25 +0000 aprk 894915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My motto is if the eyes are closed, let them be! I read somewhere that the baby doesn't necessarily know it's sleeping, so the cries and movements appear as if they are awake and mad. But really it's just their brain processing a dream or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/grunting-and-fussing-in-sleep#post-894909 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 04:09:38 +0000 Ra 894909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually, B is pretty silent when he sleeps. There are times (like right now) where he fusses, whines, and grunts in his sleep though. His eyes are still closed, he isn't crying, but he grunts and fusses pretty consistently. It tends to happen in the early morning hours between 4-6 am but isn't limited to these times.</p> <p>I'm not sure if I should check his dipe and try to feed him or just let him sleep. I can't sleep through it because he is so noisy.</p> <p>I should note that DH and I sleep in shifts. He lets me sleep from 9pm to 3am so during this time he feeds B bottles of pumped milk. Maybe it's gas?</p> <p>Advice please! </p>