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Baby's Breathing

MCraig1484MCraig1484 member
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I know newborns aren't supposed to have regular breathing patterns, but my LO often has rapid short breaths, is that normal?
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Re: Baby's Breathing

  • brittster15brittster15 member
    Yes! Very concerning but it's normal for my LO according to dr. He had said look for lips turning blue/face turning grey. Hope this helps.
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  • tpete12tpete12 member
    When my daughter was around 6 weeks, my doctor told me that if my daughter had more than 40 breathes in a minute, to take her to the hospital.
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  • annaw14annaw14 member
    Babies may often breathe faster than 40 breathes per minute (50-70), if they are crying or very excited, or just sleeping sometimes. They key is it shouldn't be that fast all the time, intermittently is normal. And like the first poster said look for blue color change around the lips, called circumoral cyanosis, which would cause immediate concern.
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  • MCraig1484MCraig1484 member
    Thanks ladies! Sounds like I don't need to be concerned!0
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  • rue:Drue:D member
    Our pediatrician said it's normal as well, they're just figuring out how to breathe!
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