Hi,
I know that exact feeling. I am the person who wrote the original post, and it is terrifying to see your child stop breathing to the point that he turns blue. It is the most helpless feeling.
What did you do? Did you call 911? What was his diagnosis? If he had a febrile seizure (if he had the convulsion/seizure while he had a fever), then these are very common, and can recur, but is nothing (we are supposed) to worry about. Every doctor I have talked to has said "it is normal", but it does not seem normal! Be sure to have your son medically evaluated to rule out any other conditions (my son was checked to make sure he was still responding and that it was not an epileptic or other type of seizure associated with a medical condition).
Febrile seizures are scary. My son just had another one (he is not 3.5 years), but it was not as bad as when he was a year old and stopped breathing. The kids do grow out of them. My son had a fever, just from a cold I believe, and had several mini convulsions during the day. I thought he was tripping over his shoes, which never happens. Then, while we were eating, he had a convulsion where he dropped his fork and lost control over his body. He cried because he was so scared, but never stopped breathing. It lasted maybe 2 seconds (felt like an eternity). I just have to watch him whenever he has a fever and be extra vigilant, but he is growing out of it.
If it happens again, just be calm (ha, right?!), know that it is common, and put your son on his side (in case he vomits). Do not hold him down, but just make sure he is on a soft surface so that he does not hurt himself.
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Hi,
I know that exact feeling. I am the person who wrote the original post, and it is terrifying to see your child stop breathing to the point that he turns blue. It is the most helpless feeling.
What did you do? Did you call 911? What was his diagnosis? If he had a febrile seizure (if he had the convulsion/seizure while he had a fever), then these are very common, and can recur, but is nothing (we are supposed) to worry about. Every doctor I have talked to has said "it is normal", but it does not seem normal! Be sure to have your son medically evaluated to rule out any other conditions (my son was checked to make sure he was still responding and that it was not an epileptic or other type of seizure associated with a medical condition).
Febrile seizures are scary. My son just had another one (he is not 3.5 years), but it was not as bad as when he was a year old and stopped breathing. The kids do grow out of them. My son had a fever, just from a cold I believe, and had several mini convulsions during the day. I thought he was tripping over his shoes, which never happens. Then, while we were eating, he had a convulsion where he dropped his fork and lost control over his body. He cried because he was so scared, but never stopped breathing. It lasted maybe 2 seconds (felt like an eternity). I just have to watch him whenever he has a fever and be extra vigilant, but he is growing out of it.
If it happens again, just be calm (ha, right?!), know that it is common, and put your son on his side (in case he vomits). Do not hold him down, but just make sure he is on a soft surface so that he does not hurt himself.
How long did your son's convulsion last?
August 15, 2010 - 8:06amThis Comment
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