Is Your Newborn Grunting or Snoring While Sleeping? 💤👶 Don’t worry, mama (or papa)! These cute (and sometimes funny) sounds are totally normal for newborns. Here’s why: 1️⃣ Tiny airways: Their little noses and airways are still developing, so you might hear some grunts and snores as they breathe. 2️⃣ Digestive learning: Grunting happens as they figure out how to breathe, swallow, and digest all at once. 3️⃣ A bit of congestion: Babies are natural nose breathers, and even a tiny bit of mucus ca