Re: a new problem!!!!
One more thing. The article i posted above is from a medical book. So they talk about everything that can happen. Now seizure and losing consciousness are things that happen in extreme cases. usually kids only hold breath, turn blue and then retain their breathing. ok? so dont get scared that she will have a seizure or lose consciousness.
I remember when i was little, my mom used to be scared and so were my brother and sister. So if i would do anything, my brother would tell my mom to hit him, rather than me, because he knew that if i cry i will hold breathing and then eveyrone will get scared. here is another article which will be easier for you to understand.
Sometimes, when a child is upset or is frightened, he or she may hold their breath for a few seconds afterwards. This can be long enough for him or her to go pale or even a bit blue, and possibly faint. This doesn’t usually cause the child any problems but it can be extremely frightening for the parents. Breath-holding attacks are quite a common problem in early childhood, but don’t often continue, as the child grows older.
There are two types of breath holding attack – ones where the child turns blue and ones where he or she turns very pale.
The blue types are the more common of the two, and happen when the child is crying so hard after a fright or an injury, that they cannot breathe. The child may faint and fall over, but he or she will usually recover quickly, although may be a bit tired afterwards. It is rare for the child to have a fit (seizure) afterwards, but it can happen occasionally. The pale attacks are less common but often happen after a fright or injury like the blue types. They may seem to go stiff and faint, but again they usually recover quickly.
Sometimes breath holding attacks are confused with epilepsy. This is not usually the case, and it is not usually a sign of any serious illness. It can help to watch the child closely to see what triggers the attacks, so to be better prepared the next time it happens. There are no medicines that can help. If the child has lots of these breath-holding attacks and they seem to follow after tempers and tantrums, behavioural treatment to reduce the number of tantrums may help.
Breath-holding attacks usually stop by the time the child goes to school, and while they are frightening when they happen, do not cause any lasting problems.
If you would like to know more about breath-holding attacks, please ask your doctor. There is no support organisation for breath holding attacks.
