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Not taking breathe at cry
Not taking breathe after crying and gone senseless.. This will happen two times. lastly about 15 days back and again today
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What you just described is called breath holding spell and it is usually seen in children who might be absolutely normal but they should be screened for the below given medical conditions.
1.anemia-deficiency of blood.
2.any problem in heart or lungs
3.growth issues.
4.brain problems.
Usually 90 % of children with breath holding spells if given iron supplements their episodes will stop
Next Steps
you can stop this by taking child in your lap.and keeping the child's knees bent touching the chest.this is called knee chest position and it works every time.
Health Tips
do not panic
let the child be seen by a Peds.
start iron
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Dr. Sonali Prashar Agrawal
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22 yrs exp
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These are breath holding spells which are a part of tantrums in young children _ they pass without any side effects When the child does this don't give in to his demands but just be around to hold him when he faints
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The child can be evaluated by a paediatrician to rule out any other cause
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