| Watching a newborn or pre-one year old
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| | volume while moving the body. Neither of
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| baby breathe is, well, often peaceful,
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| | which are readily available to the
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| but not as informative as many have been
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| | unstable non walking baby.
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| led to believe. Is it or isn't it the
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| | The back breath is critical to optimal
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| right way to breathe?
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| | breathing. Posture-wise, the baby has not
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| Many point to the belly and how it rises
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| | been upright much at all and its body is
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| and falls. They deduce that because the
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| | compressed in the areas it is lying on;
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| baby breathes that way it is the right
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| | generally the back. After all, it has
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| way for adults to breathe as well. This
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| | just spent the last several months or its
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| is not true. The baby belly breath is
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| | intrauterine life in a bent forward
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| simply a beginning, not the whole picture
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| | position. Try bending forward and taking
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| by any stretch of theimagination. It is
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| | a deep breath and you will soon see that
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| perhaps 40-50% of an optimal breath.
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| | bending over restricts the breath quite a
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| The baby's belly rises so much because:
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| | bit.
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| 1. There has been little development by
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| | Does this imply that the baby should
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| that time of the lungs and breathing
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| | breathe into the upper chest? Nope. Not
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| sequencing during standing in gravity.
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| | yet unless it is well coordinated and
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| The baby actually closes its throat so
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| | there is enough 360 degree belly breath
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| that it can breathe and suckle at the
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| | as a foundation.
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| same time. This ability is lost as it
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| | Believe it or not, you don't really want
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| grows older and sits up more. This of
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| | to sleep like a baby. Why? Babies' sleep,
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| course reduces flow of air and forces
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| | especially in the early months, is
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| more attention in the abdominal area.
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| | typically full of interruptions because
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| Breathing is harder this way.
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| | their sleep cycles are much shorter than
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| 2. The stomach has replaced the umbilicus
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| | an adult's. It takes time for these
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| now with solid food and it invites some
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| | cycles to lengthen and for our baby to
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| fat accumulation and bulking of the belly
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| | learn how to fall back to sleep on his
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| giving a visual impression of excessively
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| | own if he wakes up in the middle of the
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| implied importance.
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| | night.
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| 3. There is a minimum of chest expansion
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| | To summarize, the classic baby breath
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| because the lungs have not gotten large
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| | example most often involves under
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| enough to need more space.
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| | developed lungs which makes it not a very
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| 4. Balanced integrated breathing has not
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| | good example or at least a very limited
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| developed and the belly, mid chest,
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| | one and is only during quiet breathing
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| sides, back and abdomen is still to be.
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| | anyway. Most breathing issues involve an
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| 5. The mid back above the kidney area has
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| | abnormal percentage of high chest
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| the larger lung volume but when the baby
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| | breathing that occurs more often during
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| is on its back there simply is no where
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| | activity (making it harder to track) and
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| else for the baby to be able to breathe
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| | increased oxygen needs, including more
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| but into the belly area.
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| | severe aspects of anxiety, high
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| 6. The soft tissue of the frontal belly
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| | bloodpressure,hyperventilation, asthma,
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| area is the path of least resistance so
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| | most bronchitis and many forms of COPD.
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| the majority of visual emphasis is in
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| | They breathe deeper and in the effort of
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| that area. Being on the back is mostly
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| | that they cough, gasp or wheeze even
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| better then the side or stomach as it
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| | more. That encourages shallow breathing
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| allows the rib cage to raise and that
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| | and the cycle repeats itself.
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| allows the diaphragm to rise for a deeper
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| | Essentially non-activity oriented forms
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| easier inhalation and the baby, or most
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| | such as bronchitis, emphysema and COPD
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| people for that matter, to breathe
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| | stem from BOTH mechanical and toxemia
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| easier, but not necessarily "better".
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| | chemistry aspects, the variations of
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| Ideally, standing straight up, or
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| | issues related to air quality, diet,
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| swimming the breast stroke or side
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| | stress, smoking history and lifestyles.
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| armed-back stroke aretwo of the best ways
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| | Both mechanics AND chemistry need be
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| (with exceptions) to get the easiest lung
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| | addressed to achieve optimal breathing.
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