February 2021 Birth Club

Mouth open

Most of the time LB sleeps with his mouth closed. However, sometimes he will fall asleep on my chest or in my arms and as his head is back a little his mouth will be open. I've checked and he's still breathing through his nose, but his mouth is just open. I keep being told its not good for them to sleep with mouth open even if he's breathing through his nose. That it can cause asthma and torture breathing issues and it's worrying me. I have closed his mouth but it just falls open again (this doesn't bother him). Google is terrifying when it comes to baby's sleeping with his mouth open.

comments (5)

  • I didn't know this my little girl always sleeps with her mouth open from birth I figured she was just the same as me because I do 🤣
  • My baby does the same and I made the mistake of googling too. I think it's just a positional thing, when she asleep on her back in her crib her mouth is closed. My guess is if it was a big problem the midwives and health visitors would ask about it
  • That's the first I've heard of it. Both my kids have slept with their mouths open, I think its due to the fact that their jaws are relaxed in their unconscious state. My oldest is almost 5 and he's healthy, no asthma or anything. Try not to worry, I'm sure he will be fine :)
  • Steph0220 said:
    My baby does the same and I made the mistake of googling too. I think …
    God Google is scary for it!! Same, it's only when he's on my chest and he lies a little bit back, so I can see his face, but still breathes through his nose
  • My oldest who's 8 often sleeps with his mouth open and so do I, I'm a mouth breather. No asthma in either of us x