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thread: Bella had 2 fits tonight....

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    Bella had 2 fits tonight....

    Bella gave us quite a scare tonight. She is only 2 and a half months old.
    She had 2 fits.. one after the other.
    She was just laying on the floor kicking and moving as she usually does, then all off a sudden she looked at me her arms shot straight out beside her and she went stiff and started shaking, her eyes rolled into the back of her head, she stopped breathing and started to turn blueish.... it only lasted about 10 sec then she just came to and started screaming....
    then about 30 sec later she did the exact same thing!!!!!
    I have never been so scared in my life.
    She is ok at the moment i just have to keep an eye on her.

    Has this happened to anyone else??

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    I'd be taking her to the hospital ASAP! There could be many reasons why she had those fits but I would want to be sure it wasn't anything serious. I hope she's ok.

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    :yeahthat: In the car NOW Laura!!

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    Sorry i forgot to write at the start of the post that i had taken her to the hospital we only got home not long ago!!!

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    They didn't take her in for observation? Did they tell you what it could be? Are they doing any follow up tests. Not to freak, but as someone who grew up with an epileptic mother fits can be dangerous and I'd want answers. If you can sleep with her so you can keep an eye on her. Did they say what to do if she fits again?

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    They said it could be a couple of things...
    1. Sudden fever
    2. Some spew could have been sitting on her larynx (SP?) and caused her to stop breathing
    3 . uhh i cant rememeber the rest now! argh!

    Has anyone had to deal with silent reflux?

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    My Ds2 had silent reflux.. He had seizures when he was born though.. at 7 weeks he had more and then we started putting a thickener into him EBM and he was good. He was also on anti seizure meds till he was over 6 months..

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    Laura- OMG how terrifying... My DD has silent reflux... We havent had any seizures but i was warned that they can spew and it can sit on the voice box and it sticks together... causing bubs not to be able to cry when there is an issue... also the flap that opens (not sure what its called now) can catch the spew also... was told if this happens to blow small amounts of air in their mouth...

    I have heard of seizures from high temps... did she have a fever... I am VERY shocked tha they didnt keep her in for obs... being so young... i would maybe see your family GP today for answers...

    Does DD have silent reflux??? if so u may want to prop her up when she is laying down to keep the milk in her tummy a bit better i was also told to give them water after a feed to remove the milk from the mouth and throat area (after we had a near chocking incident... )
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    huge hugs huni... hope bellas ok xx

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    That must have been so scary for you.

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    Which hospital?

    They should have kept her for observation and done a full septic workup to try and find out the cause of the seizures. Has she been unwell, or had fevers? The kind of sudden fever that causes a febrile convulsion is usually quite plain to see, and they usually cause one seizure, not one after the other.

    I would see your GP and push for a referral to a paediatrician to investigate this futher. The kind of seizure you describe, and your daughter's age, does not sound consistent with a run-of-the-mill febrile convulsion to me.

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    I thought the hospital would have kept her in for obs.

    to you and your family !

    Hope little Bella is ok.

    xxxooo

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    Not trying to scare you but Maz very nearly lost her little Mateauz last year. He had a stroke and the she didn't know till he started having seizures.

    Don't give up on hassling the Dr's till she's had tests to rule out something as serious as that.

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    bella had another fit and is in hospital

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    Oh no. Thinking of you Laura and hoping you have answers and that everything's okay.

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    Oh my goodness!!

    I hope she will be alright. I can't imagine what you are going though. I'm thinking of you.

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    Oh NO!!!!

    Laura I hope they can figure out what is going on, I know I would be pushing for answers You know we are all here for you.

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    O.M.G!

    Oh bella.. how scarey! I just dont know what to say....

    I am sending as many rainbow vibes your way, i hope you get answer;s this time! Dont leave until you do!


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