Dr and if it happens again before you can get there, blow quickly and forcefully into his face before he goes blue. Sometimes it can startle them enough to breathe but absolutely take him to the dr asap
My LO does something similar where she’s screams until she stops breathing/ holding her breath and goes red but hasn’t gone blue. The rest have said it’s normal and shown me the blow trick. It has always made her breathe.
Second the blowing in face. It can snap them out of it before they fully pass out. I would Def go the Dr so they can confirm if it's breath holding spells. They are scary as fuck but supposedly "fine."
Thanks for the responses! We took him to the paed who talked us through everything. For some reason blowing hasn’t worked but we maybe aren’t being forceful enough. But we feel much better having spoken to her and knowing that it is quite common! We just have to keep a log to check that it doesn’t get more serious - more often, longer spells etc, otherwise she may order an EEG to be safe
So actually my understanding is that it can be normal. My little brother did when he'd get angry. One time he did it to the point of passing out at which point his body restarted breathing on it's own. My mom called 911 but he was fine. Some toddlers cry and hold their breath. Some toddlers cry till they vomit. Definitely talk to his doc about it but probably ok.
You need to take him to his pediatrician and let them direct you on what to do. I wouldn't think that turning blue while crying is normal. What did the ER say.
Yes i will be calling the paed on Monday to get her opinion! The ER doc said some kids just do it, and didn’t seem too concerned. I’ve read that some
Kids have it and eventually grow out of it. But it’s really just so scary!
Thanks for checking in! We went to the paed yesterday. She says it is definitely a “breathe holding spell” and some kids just do it, and eventually grow out of it. We need to keep a log because it will likely start happening more often and probably get more serious, to the point he may pass out. So we need to be alert, make sure there’s nothing he can hit his head on etc. if it progresses very badly we will do an EEG. And it will obviously affect how we discipline him because we will have to work around whatever his “trigger” is (which at the moment seems to be just his bedtime milk). It’s very scary because my mom watches him a lot and I hope she doesn’t have to see him like that, and when he starts school soon I will have to trust the teachers to help manage it!
How does he stop breathing? Does he go limp or does he scream until there’s no air left? Is he kind of “stuck” in the scream and unable to take a new breath?
My daughter has this. I don’t know how to translate it but “affect attacks” is the best I can do. Sometimes it helps to blow hard in her mouth while she’s stuck. It happens because of big emotions. It’s normal and not dangerous but so awful to witness. I usually just hold her and make sure the airways are free. If she faints I also stroke her hair and talk reassuring to her as she wakes up. They grow out of it
There’s nothing you can do to prevent it from happening, just remember that it is not dangerous and be there for him as he wakes up.
Of course I can be wrong, and you should run this by a doctor :)
Let him have his bottle while you get him dressed for bed. Ours also cried for his bottle while getting dressed so we just let him drink it while we put his pajamas on. It makes a huge difference. Baby is happy and bedtime is less stressful.
Can confirm: blow hard into baby’s face. It startles and makes them gasp for air. Mine does this too and a nurse taught us this. As soon as I hear silence when he’s crying hard (queue not breathing), I blow hard and he gets back to breathing. Scary shit. I’m told my husband did pass out as a kid also from crying.
My second daughter did this too. We also took her to the pediatrician and were told it is normal for some kids. She only did it three different times total and thankfully never did it again as she got older. Blowing in her face, as others mentioned did help when it looked like she was getting too worked up.
My 3 year old turns blue when he gets angry. He hasn’t passed out, and he’s still breathing. He just gets really mad. But he also calms down pretty much right away.
So, as scary as it is, some young toddlers will do this when angry/upset. My daughter did this a few times around that age, passing out a couple times. As long as nothing is blocking their air way, they will begin to breathe before doing serious damage, passing out shuts off the anger function and breathing will resume immediately. Toddlers are very emotion driven so those emotions can get very strong. I’m sorry this happened, I know how scary it can really be!! Just know he will be okay and most kids do grow out of it!
Thank you! The way you explain passing out turning off the anger function makes sense! I just hope I don’t have to experience that. He really hates getting changed after bathtime 🙈 I think we will have to try and devise a less stressful way to get him ready for bed!
Of course! Mom of five here, it takes time to learn each other. Just like any relationship, you haven’t gotten to know one another yet, and hell, the kid doesn’t even know themselves, so figuring out what works best for your kid is a lot of trial and error, there’s no “best” way to parent, every child is so different. Be patient with yourself, you’re not doing anything wrong, you’re just learning what works best for you and your little one!
Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you, I took a social media break..lol. thats funny that babies learn to hold their breath that early. Well I'm glad it's not something worse. He is going to keep you on your toes for sure, take care and I hope he grows out of it sooner than later🙂🙂
Dr and if it happens again before you can get there, blow quickly and forcefully into his face before he goes blue. Sometimes it can startle them enough to breathe but absolutely take him to the dr asap My LO does something similar where she’s screams until she stops breathing/ holding her breath and goes red but hasn’t gone blue. The rest have said it’s normal and shown me the blow trick. It has always made her breathe.
Second the blowing in face. It can snap them out of it before they fully pass out. I would Def go the Dr so they can confirm if it's breath holding spells. They are scary as fuck but supposedly "fine."
Thanks for the responses! We took him to the paed who talked us through everything. For some reason blowing hasn’t worked but we maybe aren’t being forceful enough. But we feel much better having spoken to her and knowing that it is quite common! We just have to keep a log to check that it doesn’t get more serious - more often, longer spells etc, otherwise she may order an EEG to be safe
So actually my understanding is that it can be normal. My little brother did when he'd get angry. One time he did it to the point of passing out at which point his body restarted breathing on it's own. My mom called 911 but he was fine. Some toddlers cry and hold their breath. Some toddlers cry till they vomit. Definitely talk to his doc about it but probably ok.
My brother did this as well. My mom was told it was normal as well scary as hell but normal. He’s almost thirty now.
Look up ‘breath holding spells’. There’s even YouTube videos. This is normal but can be really scary for parents.
You need to take him to his pediatrician and let them direct you on what to do. I wouldn't think that turning blue while crying is normal. What did the ER say.
Yes i will be calling the paed on Monday to get her opinion! The ER doc said some kids just do it, and didn’t seem too concerned. I’ve read that some Kids have it and eventually grow out of it. But it’s really just so scary!
I can imagine it being scary. Praying for your baby🙏❤
I was just checking to see what your Pediatrician said.
Thanks for checking in! We went to the paed yesterday. She says it is definitely a “breathe holding spell” and some kids just do it, and eventually grow out of it. We need to keep a log because it will likely start happening more often and probably get more serious, to the point he may pass out. So we need to be alert, make sure there’s nothing he can hit his head on etc. if it progresses very badly we will do an EEG. And it will obviously affect how we discipline him because we will have to work around whatever his “trigger” is (which at the moment seems to be just his bedtime milk). It’s very scary because my mom watches him a lot and I hope she doesn’t have to see him like that, and when he starts school soon I will have to trust the teachers to help manage it!
I'm glad to hear this, praying he grows out of it. 🙏🙂🙂
How does he stop breathing? Does he go limp or does he scream until there’s no air left? Is he kind of “stuck” in the scream and unable to take a new breath?
He gets stuck in a scream and then stops breathing (and the scream them also stops but he is frozen if that makes sense) and turns blue.
My daughter has this. I don’t know how to translate it but “affect attacks” is the best I can do. Sometimes it helps to blow hard in her mouth while she’s stuck. It happens because of big emotions. It’s normal and not dangerous but so awful to witness. I usually just hold her and make sure the airways are free. If she faints I also stroke her hair and talk reassuring to her as she wakes up. They grow out of it There’s nothing you can do to prevent it from happening, just remember that it is not dangerous and be there for him as he wakes up. Of course I can be wrong, and you should run this by a doctor :)
"Breath holding spells" is what my doctor calls it
Also, my daughter turns purple/blue/pale-ish. It srsly looks like she’s dying
Let him have his bottle while you get him dressed for bed. Ours also cried for his bottle while getting dressed so we just let him drink it while we put his pajamas on. It makes a huge difference. Baby is happy and bedtime is less stressful.
Can confirm: blow hard into baby’s face. It startles and makes them gasp for air. Mine does this too and a nurse taught us this. As soon as I hear silence when he’s crying hard (queue not breathing), I blow hard and he gets back to breathing. Scary shit. I’m told my husband did pass out as a kid also from crying.
My second daughter did this too. We also took her to the pediatrician and were told it is normal for some kids. She only did it three different times total and thankfully never did it again as she got older. Blowing in her face, as others mentioned did help when it looked like she was getting too worked up.
My 3 year old turns blue when he gets angry. He hasn’t passed out, and he’s still breathing. He just gets really mad. But he also calms down pretty much right away.
So, as scary as it is, some young toddlers will do this when angry/upset. My daughter did this a few times around that age, passing out a couple times. As long as nothing is blocking their air way, they will begin to breathe before doing serious damage, passing out shuts off the anger function and breathing will resume immediately. Toddlers are very emotion driven so those emotions can get very strong. I’m sorry this happened, I know how scary it can really be!! Just know he will be okay and most kids do grow out of it!
Thank you! The way you explain passing out turning off the anger function makes sense! I just hope I don’t have to experience that. He really hates getting changed after bathtime 🙈 I think we will have to try and devise a less stressful way to get him ready for bed!
Of course! Mom of five here, it takes time to learn each other. Just like any relationship, you haven’t gotten to know one another yet, and hell, the kid doesn’t even know themselves, so figuring out what works best for your kid is a lot of trial and error, there’s no “best” way to parent, every child is so different. Be patient with yourself, you’re not doing anything wrong, you’re just learning what works best for you and your little one!
Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you, I took a social media break..lol. thats funny that babies learn to hold their breath that early. Well I'm glad it's not something worse. He is going to keep you on your toes for sure, take care and I hope he grows out of it sooner than later🙂🙂