Baby scare!!! help me moms!!?

Question

my baby gurl is 3 months old, and the pickest lil baber ever, but she wont take to a bottle, and hates others holding her, so i did the unthinkable fell in the trap of my family and got a babysitter for 6 hours and me and my fiance went to an uncles wedding . and she cryed the hole time pretty much and didnt take her bottle when we came inside she was soo happy to see me she was smilling and laughing, but she is doing this weird *** thing i have never seen befor. Holding her breath , tightning her face, and her mouth is wide open and when we move her or let her wait a few seconds she lets out a huge sigh... but shes now asleep and doing it still, and the baby sitting assumed she was gasping for hair after having a fit and didnt call us about it! what is she doing is it normal? IS SHE OK????? i cant deal i havent stoped crying( although iam a huge freak of a mom! please fill me in!!!! i need help! i have no one to ask. the nurse line just reads u sytoms from the health book?!?!

Answer 1

Don't worry. And you didn't do the "unthinkable" by getting a babysitter! You still have a life, you know! It's not like you left your kid in the car while you went in to the wedding. (That's the unthinkable, and unfortunately, there are boneheads who do stuff like that.)

She's probably seeing that it gets a big reaction from you when she does this, so she keeps doing it! I remember one time my husband was bathing our baby and she slipped a bit and he panicked and lunged for her and evidently had a weird look on his face (and his sleeves in the tub) and she laughed at him... this was one of the first times she laughed! So, even at this young age, babies are still watching your face and doing things to get a response. (Try sticking your tongue out at her-- she'll mimick you.)

Don't worry and don't beat yourself up. My daughter was the same way. Maybe start having the babysitter come for a while on a daily basis and letting the baby get really used to her, then you'll be able to go out because you'll have this third caregiver? Separating isn't going to get any easier as she gets older. Mine wasn't able to easily separate until she was almost 5.

Answer 2

Do you have a family doctor or pediatritian for your baby?
Come Monday morning, give them a call. Run those symptoms by them. They may have you bring her in for a check.
Three months seems fairly young for her to be so demanding and trying to be manipulative with the breath holding.

Refusing to take a bottle is pretty common. To start her off successfully with a bottle, first put something in it she will love the taste or temperature of. A cool drink of diluted juice goes well on a hot day for Mom or for baby. Squeeze the nipple some to get a drop on her lips to taste. If it's cold she'll pay extra attention to it. Don't expect her to drink it the first day, but if you will let her do the tasting each day for a week, chances are, she will be drinking atleast juice or chilled water from a bottle a week from now. Do realize that bottle nipples come in various shapes, sizes, and with soft medium or firm density. So, be willing to try other shapes.

As my own baby grew older, she would hold her breath, determined to get her way. Scared me, because she would hold her breath so long (at a high altitude where the air is thin) that she would pass out on the floor. When she'd come to in a couple of minutes, though, her mood was all happy again.

All first time moms worry about their babies. You are no different than the rest of us. Keep going mom, you'll make it through the child and teen years. Don't give up!

Answer 3

I honestly have no idea why people are telling you not to worry. That is not normal. What most are talking about is when your baby gets really upset, they hold their breath a few second before screaming. It doesn't sound like that it.She might be gasping for air. Her airway might be partially blocked or she may have swelling. Her life is too precious to take this lightly. I'm sure you have heard or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Don't let her fall victim. So what if you'll have to be up all night at the ER, It's worth it to make sure your little one is alright. Take care and I wish you all the best!

Answer 4

Call the ER and ask them, they will tell you if you should bring her in or not. She may just be breathing that way from all the crying but it is not worth taking the chance. Call, and then let us know how it turns out! Best of luck!

Answer 5

from what i know and that isn;t much, that she is okay, but i would call the pediatric section in the hospital they can give you better info. thats what i do, also your pediatritian should have an after hours line where you can contact a nurse that shouldn't read something from a book, if they do they should be fired in my opinion. hopefully this helps.
i have seen infants at 3 months do that, from what i have heard it can be them showing anger and 3 month olds can show anger, believe me, my sons been doing it all day, but call the hospital or after hours line, if she does it and passes out take her immediately to a hospital

Answer 6

If she's asleep and still doing this then it seems something is off. It may be an attention thing but when you are dealing with breathing you should call your local ER to ask them. They will let a triage nurse know and they will tell you if you should bring her in or not.

Answer 7

When my niece was a baby she used to hold her breath til she was blue in the face and of course we would blow in her face until she let it out and started breathing normal again, some times she did this 2 or 3 times in a row. But she eventually out grew it. I think your baby was very upset that you left it with strangers. But it needs to get used to it. A friend of my sister's child would make himself throw up when his mother left him, but he was about 5 yrs. old and his mother had never left him with a sitter other than family. I think your baby will be okay. If it continues call the doctor.

Answer 8

All the crying she did probably changed the oxygen levels in her blood. That is why people yawn sometimes, to get more oxygen into their blood. It is really hard on a baby too cry like that for long periods of time because of the oxygen levels. If she still is doing this tomorrow morning after waking up, you might want to go and get her checked out.

Answer 9

she's throwing a fit.

my nephew use to do this as a baby and it'd scare the crap out of us!!!

Just keep an eye on her, if she starts to hold breath too long or her lips start to turn colour rush her to the ER but honestly she's just throwing a fit and she'll stop doing it. My nephew is 3 and he's healthy as can be! He still does this though if he's really angry but children know they have to breathe.

ps: I love how Shelly thumbs downed everyone who disagreed with her. I'm an early childhood educator- I know how children act and I also dealt with this first hand with my nephew. I know what I'm talking about!

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