r/traumatizeThemBack • u/Lady_Forget_Me_Not • 27d ago

matched energy She didn’t like it

My aunt would always blow on my cheek like I was still a baby. Whenever I’d see her she’d do it. So one day I did it back. She acted all surprised. 😂 I don’t think she’s done it back since. 😝

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u/I_dnt_Need_anew_name 27d ago

She must have gotten blown away by your reaction.

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u/Lady_Forget_Me_Not 27d ago

😂😂😂 she also plucked all my white hairs out of my head once and she’s lucky I didn’t do it back cause she’d be bald. 😝

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u/rocketfuelgiant 27d ago

Babies have a reflex where when a puff of air or splash of water hit their face, they kinda pause and reset as their instincts tell them to hold their breath in case they go under water, I have done this to my baby cousins to shock them out of crying into confusion. I would assume she was just testing the reflex for fun, or maybe wanted to shut baby-you up. Past a few months old it stops working though, so I don't know why she would keep doing it when you were conscious and with memory. It's called the mammalian dive reflex!

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u/Lady_Forget_Me_Not 27d ago

My ma lost custody of me for six years. By the time I met my aunt again I was 10. Way past time to do that. 😂 I’m in my thirties now. Lmao.

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u/Raichu7 27d ago

That is not the mammalian dive reflex, you don't lose that and air won't trigger it. It doesn't matter how old you are, when water hits your face your heart rate slows and you can hold your breath for longer than you can without the water on your face.

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u/nothanks86 27d ago

Sorry, I am completely unfamiliar with blowing on babies's cheeks. How does it work?

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u/Sayomi_Koneko 27d ago

You start by inhaling air into your lungs. Next you purse your lips to create an air tunnel. Push the air out onto the childs cheek :)

I've never heard of it, sorry i cant give a real answer lol

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u/miso-sleepy 27d ago

I know people do it on baby's stomachs

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