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I think a lot of kids will snore...and you might be able to observe pauses in breathing >10 seconds. Hopefully this doesn't apply to you!

@FliegepilzHut: This was our experience with Ellie-- she had a rumbly sounding snore regardless of her health otherwise, and we could actually see her breathing stop for a few seconds. I thought it was normal. We finally had her assessed by a ENT physician. She had a tonsilectomy/adenoidectomy and her sleep greatly improved as soon as she was feeling recovered. It was a really rough recovery, though. She was five at the time.

I really hope you aren't dealing with apnea. But if you are, it might be fairly easy to address. We were told that the recovery was much easier if they are younger. At 5 she had a much rougher recovery than the other kids we know who had the same surgery. I do realize, though, that her personality also likely made her recovery a little rougher because she felt really anxious in addition to being uncomfortable and really doesn't like to take medicine.

@spaniellove: Ours also was unconcerned. At one point she said, "But she's not middle-aged OR overweight OR a man." We finally pursued another opinion. It might be worth seeing someone like an ENT whose area of specialty gives them a better position to address that specific issue. I know Ellie was still not "sleeping through the night" at age four, and generally had disrupted sleep.

@spaniellove: It wasn't even on my radar at all when she was an infant. I thought the way she snored and the way she breathed in her sleep was normal. She usually wouldn't startle completely awake-- you'd hear a breathing pause, she make a "snort" kind of a sound, maybe move a little, and then keep sleeping. Sometimes she would wake up, but I thought that was just the way she was.

Maybe you could start by calling the office and talking with the nurse about what you are noticing. If it is apnea and you get it figured out now that would be great.