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nyteacher13
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Why do babies only breathe through their nose?
Not sure why this is true... any ideas?
Also, if this *is* true, when do they learn how to breathe through their mouth?
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Posted 2/16/09 1:03 PM  |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Why do babies only breathe through their nose?
The definitely breathe through their mouths when their sinuses are stuffed... 
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| Posted 2/16/09 1:06 PM |
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Deedlebugs
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Re: Why do babies only breathe through their nose?
It is true... Not sure when it stops though.
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| Posted 2/16/09 1:15 PM |
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curliegirl
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Gina
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Re: Why do babies only breathe through their nose?
I have never heard this, but I would think instincts would kick in if their nose is stuffed and they would breathe through their mouth.....
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| Posted 2/16/09 1:29 PM |
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yankinmanc
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Re: Why do babies only breathe through their nose?
So they can eat and breathe at the same time, because babies are built to be breastfed their noses are slightly upturned so our boobs don't smother them!
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| Posted 2/16/09 1:29 PM |
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wannabemom
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Re: Why do babies only breathe through their nose?
Posted by GoldenRod
The definitely breathe through their mouths when their sinuses are stuffed...
isn't it the saddes thing to be BF'ing and they're trying to breathe with a stuffy nose  sigh... that saline spray only helps so much......
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| Posted 2/16/09 1:36 PM |
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snowflake08
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Laura
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Re: Why do babies only breathe through their nose?
babies breathe through their mouths so that they can breathe and suck / feed at the same time
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| Posted 2/16/09 5:46 PM |
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DeniseMarie
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Re: Why do babies only breathe through their nose?
i read that they can breathe through their mouths - they just prefer to breathe through their noses for the first couple of weeks of age
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| Posted 2/16/09 5:53 PM |
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lc214
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Re: Why do babies only breathe through their nose?
Funny I was thinking the same thing- I just read that for the first 2 months (I think that was the age) they can't breath through their mouths, only their nose. I found it so interesting because I never read that before.
Message edited 2/16/2009 11:02:48 PM.
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| Posted 2/16/09 11:02 PM |
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Disneygirl
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Re: Why do babies only breathe through their nose?
I think the majority of us mainly breathe through our nose and only use the mouth as a back up
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| Posted 2/16/09 11:07 PM |
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