re: Stop Breathing

I know a kid that does that, it has a name but I forgot, and they are on a holiday now so I can't ask his mom.
But get a second opinion, it's not normal to turn blue and roll your eyes back, that would scare the crap out of me too

I used to have a patient that did that. She would cry, turn blue & lose consciousness briefly. She had a minor heart defect.

MIL was down to visit a couple weeks ago and I was telling her about DD's tantrums, and she said when SO was little he would throw himself on the floor and hold his breath. He was about 3 she said. DD doesn't do it though...

My 4 year old has never turned blue, but she does have the problem with holding her breath when hurt/upset. She had to have an antibiotic shot last year and she cried/then held her breath to the point she passed out, right in the doctor's office. The doctor said it was normal for a child that holds their breath, it is the body's natural response when they hold their breath too long, it relaxes the body and causes them to breath again.

both my kids... my 4.5 yo calmed down recently, but he also hasnt thrown a big tantrum lately, my 10 month old its every freakin day! hold breath> turn blue> pass out > wake up... I did the same thing... we were also told it is normal and they would outgrow it... i did

i would request or demand(depending on yoru pedi) a refereal to developmental peds.. that is not normal

Quoting Hannah & Emma's Mommy:" My 4 year old has never turned blue, but she does have the problem with holding her breath when hurt/upset. ... [snip!] ... it is the body's natural response when they hold their breath too long, it relaxes the body and causes them to breath again."

Yes!! This is how they always explain it.
I just can't sit and watch though. And they say we are feeding them by giving it attention.
I did notice when we stopped "freaking" out histarically, she cut back on them.