HELP! MY DAUGHTER IS SCARYING ME!!!!!
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HELP! MY DAUGHTER IS SCARYING ME!!!!!
| Thu, 04-15-2004 - 4:11pm |
HI EVERYONE. MY DAUGHTER IS SCARYING ME TO DEATH AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. SHE IS 13 MONTHS OLD AND HAS BREATH HOLDING SPELLS. SOMETIMES WHEN SHE GETS ANGRY, HURT OR TIRED SHE BEGINS TO CRY ONLY IT IS A SOUNDLESS CRY CAUSING HER NOT TO BREATH. IF I CAN'T SNAP HER OUT OF IT SHE PASSES OUT IN MY ARMS. AFTER THIS HAPPENS, HER EYES LOOK UP TOWARD THE TOP OF HER HEAD, HER BODY TWITCHES, HER LIPS TURN BLUE, SHE MAKES GURGGLING SOUNDS, BLOWS SPIT BUBBLES OUT OF HER MOUTHS AND IS NOT BREATHING THE ENTIRE TIME. THE ENTIRE EPISODE LASTS ABOUT A MINUTE UNTIL SHE BREATHES AND COMES OUT OF IT. AFTERWARD SHE IS REALLY TIRED AND SLEEPS. NOW, I KNOW FOR SURE THAT THIS IS A BREATH HOLDING SPELL BECAUSE I HAD HER TO THE DOCTOR AND SHE HAD AN EEG. THE DOCTOR TOLD ME IT IS LIKE A TANTRUM BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS VOLUNTARY OR INVOLUNTARY. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE BUT MY RESEARCH SAID THAT ONE IN EVERY FIVE CHILDREN DOES THIS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I CALLED 911 BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. NOW WHEN IT HAPPENS I TRY TO KEEP MYSELF CALM BUT THAT IS HARD TO DO WHEN I'M HOLDING A LIMP UNRESPONSIVE CHILD IN MY ARMS. MY QUESTION IS, DOES ANYONE HAVE A CHILD THAT DOES THIS OR KNOW A CHILD THAT DOES THIS? I COULD USE ANY ADVICE ON HOW TO COPE WITH THESE SCARY EPISODES AND HOW DO I PARENT A CHILD THAT IS GOING TO PASS OUT EVERY TIME SHE DOESN'T GET HER WAY.
TANYA
MOMMY TO MAKENNA
TANYA
MOMMY TO MAKENNA

http://www.parentsplace.com/toddlers/behavior/qas/0,,166457_101288,00.html
Violet
Paige
Paige
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let me know if this works for you, maybe we'll write a book. there seems to be a great dirth of information on this.
clarity
btw, please don't be offended, but it's considered shouting when you write in caps, so you might want to avoid it in the future. just a thought :)