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Can babies breathe faster if they have gas? how come it feels like my baby breathes so much faster sometimes. i timed it at 45 breathes for min

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45 breaths/min is OK: If babies get a full tummy, the upward pressure on the diaphragm muscle can make them breathe faster for short periods, but 45 breaths a minute is normal. Babies can normally breathe up to 60 times a minute normally

Answered 7/3/2014

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Infants breathe fast: Babies generally breathe faster than adults. They can breathe normally at 30 - 60 breaths per minute.

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Normal: Babies do breath faster than adults do. If they breathed as slow as adults do they would die. The normal respiratory rate is 30-60 breaths per minute, so 45 is right in the middle of where your baby should be. They also have faster heart rates than adults.

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