Fast breathing and flaring nostrils

Hey! My lovely little boy is nearly 3 weeks old and I've noticed he sometimes has quite rapid breathing and flares his nostrils... (not always at the same time) this being my first baby and not having been around too many babies before, I'm unsure what's 'normal' and what isn't, but everything I see online says that rapid breathing and flared nostrils could indicate respiratory distress? Just wondering if there's a limit to which these things could be considered normal as it's starting to worry me!! Has anyone else had this with their bubbas??

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Hi! I don’t mean to scare you but I think you should take him in. My little one has had breathing difficulties and the biggest one they told me to look out for was the flaring nostrils. Does his ribs suck in (retractions)? And how many breaths per minute ?

Hey, sorry to hear that! The nostrils isn't constant, should there be no nostril flaring full stop do you know?
It's so hard to know what's normal and what isn't, I don't think his ribs suck in, maybe a little?
In terms of breaths per minute when it's fast breathing (usually when he's about to fall asleep or after feeding) it is more than 60 but when it's normal it's within the range.

Call 111 babe they’ll know, if it is anything and you have to go to a&e it’ll likely be that you can be given some antibiotics or steroid medicine there and then you can go home again 😊 it’s always best to check if worried!

I'd say get him checked

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