2007-05-10 08:22:36 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
They don't REALLY do that anymore. It is to get the baby breathing, because there my be some fluid in their mouth and nose. Now, though, they suction them, by holding a turkey-baster like object in their mouth and nose, and suctioning the fluid out.
2007-05-10 08:26:26 · answer #1 · answered by The Great Walrus 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
particularly a movie fable, and the belief is that it gets them to cry which proves that they are respiration exact. no person does this anymore, and that i'm uncertain in the event that they used to yet i don't think of that they did.
2016-10-15 07:29:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i never saw this my midwife slapped my babies foot to stimulate her to breathe so i imagine that was for the same reason x x
2007-05-10 23:06:30 · answer #3 · answered by samanthabailey01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
now they suction the baby to clear its nasal passage etc so it can breathe and tickle its feet to make it cry if it isnt already rather then slap it
2007-05-10 10:05:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They used to do it, to make a baby catch it's breath, start crying, and start breathing...a good healthy cry was always the outcome...my granddaughter, sneezed lol...then turned loose
2007-05-10 08:37:30 · answer #5 · answered by MotherKittyKat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They only do that if the baby isn't screaming. They need to hear the baby cry to make sure it's lungs are clear.
2007-05-10 08:45:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
None of mine were slapped although one did need resusitating
2007-05-11 08:10:53 · answer #7 · answered by mumoffour 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To startle them in to taking their first breath
2007-05-10 08:27:59 · answer #8 · answered by godlykepower 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They dont normally but that would be to stimulate them to cry/breathe if needed.
2007-05-10 08:25:34 · answer #9 · answered by Betsy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they dont now they used to now they rub them with a towel to help them take a deep breath and breathe
2007-05-11 01:32:56 · answer #10 · answered by summertime 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋