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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: paul.fr on 24/10/2007 13:20:33

Title: how do babies drink and breath at the same time?
Post by: paul.fr on 24/10/2007 13:20:33

how do they? as far as i know babies breath through their mouth so how do they suck and breath.

Title: how do babies drink and breath at the same time?
Post by: iko on 24/10/2007 18:29:03

Quote from: paul.fr on 24/10/2007 13:20:33

how do they? as far as i know babies breath through their mouth so how do they suck and breath.

Hi paul.fr,

babies too use their noses to breath in between swallowing milk!

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.webindia123.com%2Fhealth%2Fchild%2Fbaby%2Fimages%2Fbottle.jpg&hash=a1854f41bef2d0d03c4e2edcb0622abd)

http://www.webindia123.com/health/child/baby/images/bottle.jpg

Title: how do babies drink and breath at the same time?
Post by: stana on 25/10/2007 19:21:46

from past experiences..a baby i fed would take his mouth away from the bottl for a second or two to take some breaths, and start drinking again.