Phonetics mess with us so many times! If you are waiting for something or someone with "baited" breath, you are probably trying attract them with the smell of your breath, which may not be entirely attractive... Though it could work depending on what you have in your mouth and what you're trying to catch. I like this image of a man holding a sardine in his mouth in an attempt to catch a cat! (IT Knowledge Exchange)
Bated is the word you are looking for in this expression:
"We were all waiting with bated breath."
It means you are holding your breath, which communicates feelings of excitement or anxiety (according to thefreedictionary.com).
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