paranoid!! did he stop breathing or was it just the middle of the night?!?!

[rabster]

DS slept through last night for the first time ever! YAY!

Of course, I woke up at 4.30. So I checked him, and couldnt hear him breathing. So I put my hand on his chest, and I couldnt feel him breathing. So I stroked his cheek, and no reaction. So I gently shook him, and then he woke with a start - poor thing!

Has anyone else experienced this? Did he really stop breathing - in that case, how lucky was I to wake at that moment?
Or was he breathing really shallow so I couldnt feel it?

Please help me stop being paranoid!!

Youre not being paranoid - babies just dont breath that heavy. I used to put the mirror from my compact under DDs nose to see if it would steam up.

sorry, want to bump this to see if anyone else has experience of this.
still paranoid..

His breathing was just very shallow. That's normal.

Believe me, if he really had stopped breathing, you would be certain about it.