my daughter had a seizure....?

Question

last night my daughter was playing with her toys, fell asleep laying on me and the next thing i know she felt real warm and started shaking, foaming at the mouth, wouldnt respond,turning blue, it was so horrible, i have never seen somethign so bad in my life, i felt so helpless, she was rushed by ambulance to the hospital and they ran a whole bunch of tests and they think it was a really bad virus that attacked her body and the seizure was fighting the fever. we followed up with her doctor today, but i still dont feel at ease, i just cant stop the image of her laying there on the ground so helpless out of my head, everything i watch, i see it, when i hold her and she closes her eyes i get so worried. if anyone knows anything about this or can offer me some advice on how to get through this??? thank you so much in advance, this has never happened before, i have never seen anyone have a seizure.

Answer 1

Yep, a FEBRILE seizure. VERY common in children and nothing to worry about. It's caused by fever and children do it all the time. When children get a fever it's best to give them something right away (childrens tylenol, childrens advil etc) to bring the fever down, even a cool bath or an alcohol rub.
Seriously, don't worry though. We see this in the ER all the time. It's scary to the parents but it's not nearly as bad as it seems!

Answer 2

Its like god brought me to this question. The other day I was picking my 3 year old up from the babysitter and about 3 mins after being there my babysitters boyfriend started to have a seizure. I had never witnessed anything like this before and I was not aware that he was epilectic. i didnt know what to do and she had only been through one with him before. I called an ambulance and by the time they got there he was fine. But he had also turned blue and he had blood/foam coming out of his nose. I was sure that he was going to die but when the paramedics got there it I just a part of the seizure and nothing really to worry about all the time. In doing my research I have come to realize that seizures in children are actually common and do not neccessarily mean any long term effects...although as a parent it is hard not to worry. I would maybe take her for a full physical to be sure that all is ruled out and mention to the family dr. what happened. If this happens again and remember that it is a rare occurance than remember not to shake her and also to make sure that she does not hit herself off of anything while it is happening. As a mother it is so hard to see your young one going through that and my heart goes out to you.

Answer 3

When a person gets a seizure, they are in no pain, and the only harm that can come to them (apart from tongue biting, which is relatively rare) is if they hit anything during the seizure. When they do, don't restrain them, lie them in the recovery position (on their side), take away all sharp objects around them, and allow the fit to complete. After it is done (usually no more than a minute or so), stay close to them, reassure them as their consciousness returns. Contact medical help as early as possible in the seizure.

Now that you know what to do, do not be afraid of it - plenty of parents deal with children with very severe epilepsy. The first one is always scary, but they are relatively easy to deal with, and there is no guarantee that your daughter must have further seizures in the future.

Answer 4

I belive what your daughter experienced is called a feveral seizure. Its caused when the body warms up too quickly. A friend of mine used to live upstairs from me on night while I was on the phone with her she was telling me how her daughter had a temp and wasn't feeling good, all of a sudden I heard the phone hit the floor and her scream, she ran downstairs with her2year old convulsing in her arms, my husband took the baby and i called 911, she was on the ground, like you said turning blue and not breathing, I honestly thought she might die, it was the scariest thing I think Ive ever witnessed before. Turns out she was fine. although they are scary to see, they are actually pretty harmless. The doctor told my friend the only lasting symptom she may have is to be more susceptible to have another one. I hope you can rest easy, even knowing this information it will still be hard, Good luck to you and your daughter

Answer 5

It can be one of scariest things to watch, and theres nothing you can do to stop it. I am so sorry. I had seizures when I was a child due to fevers. Apparently it isn't that uncommon, but most children so grow out of it. For many it is a one time deal. Most children don't have any long time problems from it either. Just keep that in mind. Not a lot of help, but I do feel for you. My father and best friend both have seizures, and I know what its like watching them. I can't imagine what its like with your child.
Ill be thinking of you tonight. God Bless.

Answer 6

Was it a fever seizure? My step son had them until he was about 8 years old. If it was due to the seizure just remember to try to hit the fever head on with tylenol and motrin alternating the two. good luck to ya and I'm sorry you had to go through that. I hope she is well now!

Answer 7

My stepdaughter had a febrile seizure when she was around 16 months. There are no residual affects from it and she has never had another since. Her's was caused by inacurate dosage of Tylenol. She was under medicated for a high fever.

Answer 8

Be strong for her. My sister has had seizures since she was 2 and I was 4. She has them usually once a day.. they aren't something nice to see. I don't know how to get the images out of my head let alone yours. Good luck though, you'll need it.

Answer 9

You just need to stay calm I know it must have been terrifying, but my little brother Cody(10yrs.) has seizures(he has just started having them; he has had 7 now) and his seizures started over a simple ear infection! So just stay calm and things will be ok just know that NO ONE DIES FROM SEIZURES! Dont let anyone tell you different! that is what my brothers doctors told him so don't worry.You will just have to keep an eye on your daughter and keep her on her medication (if prescribed) so just know that no one dies from seizures and you really have nothing to worry about just keep a close eye and everything will be allright.

Answer 10

Oh, that must have been awful, the poor little thing. Try and find some parenting message boards. A site I like to use is http://www.drgreene.com/. It's about children and their health.