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Thank you to this mama for sending us her story as a great reminder - record your little one's normal breathing in case you ever need to refer to it, and to help you get to know their "normal"!⁠
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In the first video, we can see signs of visible respiratory distress. This little one has abdominal recession (sucking in at the ribs and/or tummy), and a tracheal tug (sucking in around the neck). ⁠
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In the second, you can clearly see the difference in comparison to the first video, and what this little one's "normal" breathing looks like!⁠

Babies are "tummy breathers" and obligate nose breathers. This is normal. The important thing to note in this video is that the increased rate of breathing, the sucking in at the neck and around the tummy (tracheal tug, and abdominal recession/retractions) is DIFFERENT to this baby's normal breathing. This is what prompted mum to get medical help.
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"Hello team, I just wanted to say thank you thank you thank you for the constant updates and reminders on your page.⁠
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My 5-week-old son is currently in hospital after contracting a cold from his older siblings. He seemed well, happy, and otherwise completely normal (feeding normally, sleeping, and generally settled). But I noticed he was sucking in under his rib cage and took him to emergency. This was the best decision I made because yesterday while in hospital he stopped breathing briefly, exhausted from the effort to breathe. He is now on the mend after spending several days in hospital assisted by oxygen and managing his congestion to assist his breathing and conserve his energy.⁠
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He is my third baby so I am very familiar with sick babies. But even for me, the most surprising (and scary) thing was that before I took him to hospital he seemed otherwise normal and happy. His older siblings had both had colds so I was watching him closely in case he became unwell. The ONLY sign something wasn't right was the recession under his rib cage. Had I not known to watch for that, we would not have realised he was unwell at all, let alone in early stages of respiratory distress.⁠
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I only wish I had taken an earlier video of his chest when breathing normally for comparison - this would have eliminated a brief period of me second-guessing myself and trying to recall what his normal breathing looked like!"⁠
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Share this tip with anyone expecting, or who has a little one. ♥️⁠
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Check out our blog on 'the 8 red flags of an unwell baby/child" which includes a breakdown of the signs of breathing distress 👉🏼 https://www.cprkids.com.au/2022/03/09...