My daughter sometimes will cry so hard or be so upset, usually after falling over or wacking herself in the head with toy (a pain cry), that she cannot breathe. She turns blue, and just about passes out in my arms. I have been told to blow in her face to help her catch a breath. It doesn't really seem to work. Has anybody had a similar problem and what did you do to help them? It makes me feel terrible when she does this.
Btw, she is 10 months old, and its not a "i'm going to hold my breath until i get my own way" type thing.
2007-01-17 14:01:56 · 11 answers · asked by havinfun 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
It´s hard to cry yourself to death... never heard 1 case.. maybe ignoring her a little, but watching noneoftheless, don´t make a big thing when she hits herself...
2007-01-17 14:08:16 · answer #1 · answered by doctorhector 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes, MY oldest was like that, it used to scare me a lot, but his ped. said that it is quite common and all that would happen is that IF they really did pass out, their body would relax and blood flow would get right back to their brain and they would breathe fine and wake up. Once the body relaxes, it will breathe on it's own. While I never had one of my children actually pass out from crying ( even though they held their breath and turned purple) it makes sense from a medical perspective.
Oh, and the blowing in their face thing actually CAUSES baby's under a certain age to HOLD their breath. They do that in swim class for babies, when they are about to dunk them. Also, I alway noticed that when my boys were babies and the wind would blow in the face, they sucked their breath in and held it. I would try to get her to relax, and not blow in her face.
2007-01-17 14:13:42 · answer #2 · answered by PennyPickles17 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My daughter did this from the time that she was born until now and she will be three in March. I just watch her carefully when she is upset and if she seems to be getting winded i will gently tap her back or just sonatantly blow in her face to remind her to breath. This can be very nerve racking and upsetting to you, I know but it is something that she will grow out of eventually. Have her checked for asthma as well. They told me that this can be one of the firsst warning signs that my daughter may have a touch of asthma. Good Luck and hang in there it will eventually get better. I know exactly where you are coming from.
2007-01-17 14:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by mommy of two 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My youngest sibling would cry so hard that she would pass out. At first my parents were horified, but were later told that you should just let them go and they would come to. If you make a big deal out of it, it just encourages the behavior. My two year old daughter will scream until she throws up. I was scared to death the first time it happened, but was told to let her get it out and not be overly concerned. It is scary for a parent to witness it.
2007-01-17 14:13:18 · answer #4 · answered by Coach Cool 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A friend's child did this same thing too. They also took CPR as the above answerer did, just in case.
She sometimes would pass out when she did this, but then when she lost consciousness, she would start breathing again.
She outgrew it when she was about 6 years old.
It was incredibly scary to watch, but their doc said he had a few patients who did this, they all outgrew it and none of them passed away from it.
Hope all goes well!
2007-01-17 14:11:38 · answer #5 · answered by Lisa the Pooh 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my eldest did this when she was small. She would turn bright purple before breathing. I took a child CPR class to be prepared in case she literally did not start breathing again. Other than that, nothing seemed to help. She grew out of it though.
2007-01-17 14:06:25 · answer #6 · answered by jorjorbaker 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
My daughter now 23 had her first episode when she was 10 months old.. I rose my voice for the first time at her..... she cried and passed out..I thought I had killed her...... then as she got older it happend 4 more times..........only when she had hurt herself badly.....(no broken bones or stishes) exam. hit her shin running up stairs.... passed out for 2-3 min. Low pain tolerrancewill cause passing out.. a way brain and body deals with pain. Try to have ice pack on hand...helps with swelling and freezes area...not for more then 2 min.at a time can freeze baby skin
2007-01-17 14:14:35 · answer #7 · answered by pyxystyxx 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm so sorry, that would desire to have been SO frightening!!! i don't think of it is generic. especially if she did not hit very tricky. i might have her pediatrician or a coronary heart professional make beneficial she does not have an underlying coronary heart project of a few variety, just to be risk-free. undesirable toddler :( and mommy & auntie
2016-10-07 08:00:04 · answer #8 · answered by regula 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't experienced anything like this. I would just make sure that you stay calm and try and talk to her and comfort her and let her know it's okay. She is okay! One thing we always did with my little brothers and sisters... was if they fell down or something we would clap and make it something happy to get there mind off it and they would wonder what in the world was going on but it always stopped them from crying.
Good luck to you!
2007-01-17 14:08:10 · answer #9 · answered by Corbyn's Mommy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if it happens, just make sure her air way isnt blocked and wait for it to pass. You cannot die from not being able to catch your breath. as soon as you pass out your body funtions go to reset and start her breating over normally.
2007-01-17 14:10:49 · answer #10 · answered by IAmTheWalrus 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋