HELP!!! 1yo passing out...

[visitor1]

Chelsea has begun holding her breathe now in tantrums too...but not as far as Dylan....i hope the dr can be of some help. All the best.

[Krisvee]

Hi!

Been to the dr's...didn't seem all that concerned but have referred Dylan to a paed just to be safe...

So no real news yet...It's a good sign he wasn't too worried though I'm thinking!!

Shall keep you informed! Thanks!

[JenSam]

Hugs Kris....it usually means its a common thing anyway when they arent too worried....keep us posted! Hugs to all your boys

[Rachel]

Hope the paed can shed some light for you..if he is doing it only during tantrums then the easiest to explain explanation is that he is breath holding and he passes out until his carbon dioxide levels come down (the bodies safe guard to make us breath), but it seems like a rather extreme breath hold! Maybe it is relatively common, will be keeping an eye on this thread..hope he doesn't have too many more tantrums in the mean time, for your sanity!

[Enchanted]

Glad to hear that the Dr doesn't seem too worried. It must give you a fright though you poor thing

[MantaRay]

A friend of mine has a DD who used to hold her breath to the point of passing out. It was scary but luckily she outgrew it.

[Schmickers]

Sounds like fairly classic breath-holding episodes to me. It's not as uncommon as you would think. and it's also self-limiting - he'll hold his breath utnil he gets dizzy and falls over, and styart breathing again straight away.