[Wondergirl]

Does the grandmother parent Dylan a lot differently than you do--like she is lenient and you strict or vice versa? What does she do with him when she has him--spend lots of time with him or let someone else care for him while she works?

[motherof3yal]

Yes, she's always been way easy on him... I would call to check on him while he was gone and she would almost be in tears saying he was being mean to her wouldn't listen, would throw trash on the floor when she would be cleaning the floors! And this is sooooo not my child! He is disciplined to know right from wrong

[J_9]

I'm going back on topic here. What your daughter is experiencing is called episodes of apnea. She is not breathing or getting oxygen to her lungs. This is why her lips are turning blue.

There could be many reasons for apnea, but coupled with her eyes rolling back in her head is more indicative of seizures.

[motherof3yal]

Well they don't roll.. she just goes to a stare at like the ceiling..
Thank you J_9 for helping me try and figure this out

[J_9]

Going into a stare still could be a seizure disorder.

[0rphan]

Hi motherof3... this must be very worrying for all of you.You say you have had all the medical tests done and they have come back normal,that's good,however there is clearly some kind of problem here.
I have heard of this before,my friends child used to do this... basically holding their breathe.
Babies have a built in safety mechanism which although you do not want to wait to find out about when this happens, will kick in eventually and they will breath... however please continue to get your daughter checked and re-checked at various intervals until you feel confident that it is only a phase and she will eventually grow out of this... many babies do.

Toddlers also do this some to the point of passing out ,usually as an attention seeking devise.
As an adult a similar thing would be... sleepapnoea,which my son suffers from,he stops breathing 33 times an hour,consequently has to wear a mask before he settles down for the night.Like you I remember watching him stop breathing for what seemed like an age whilst I panicked the consultant assured me that he would breath in the end... and he did.

My advice would be... continue to have your daughter checked out medically,more importantly... please GET A MONITOR to put with her at night and maybe during the day,particularly when she is sleeping.They are especially made for infants that suffer from this sort of ailment.

On a separate point... maybe you should check that your daughter is not allergic to anything,just as a precaution.

[Wondergirl]

I had a friend whose young daughter would occasionally sit frozen, staring straight ahead, fixed expression, body rigid, only one hand would shake back and forth, and this lasted less than a minute--I think she called them petit mal seizures.

As for your daughter, I'm agreeing with J_9.

[motherof3yal]

Hi motherof3.....this must be very worrying for all of you.You say you have had all the medical tests done and they have come back normal,that's good,however there is clearly some kind of problem here.
I have heard of this before,my friends child used to do this...basically holding their breathe.
Babies have a built in safety mechanism which although you do not want to wait to find out about when this happens, will kick in eventually and they will breath.....however please continue to get your daughter checked and re-checked at various intervals until you feel confident that it is only a phase and she will eventually grow out of this...many babies do.

Toddlers also do this some to the point of passing out ,usually as an attention seeking devise.
As an adult a similar thing would be ....sleepapnoea,which my son suffers from,he stops breathing 33 times an hour,consequently has to wear a mask before he settles down for the night.Like you i remember watching him stop breathing for what seemed like an age whilst i panicked the consultant assured me that he would breath in the end....and he did.

My advice would be.....continue to have your daughter checked out medically,more importantly...please GET A MONITOR to put with her at night and maybe during the day,particularly when she is sleeping.They are especially made for infants that suffer from this sort of ailment.

On a separate point...maybe you should check that your daughter is not allergic to anything,just as a precaution.

OKAY:))) thanks sooo much for the positive feedback! It is very very scary I lose sleep over it wondering if she's breathing or not constantly checking her.. her room is our room right now, so until we see the nuerologist I am keeping a close eye on her for sure! What are these monitors you speak of? Are they special monitors? I constantly check on her place my hand on her chest to make sure she's breathing and her color is right

[JudyKayTee]

I don't know why the whole paranormal situation was mentioned if there is no connection. Anyway, I did see this: "or had a seizure as my sister would."

Certain types of seizures are hereditary. Genetics and Epilepsy

I didn't diagnose the child as autistic. OP asked if anyone had experience with seizures. I did - and the child was diagnosed as autistic when she was about 4. I said I don't know if there was a connection between the two.

[motherof3yal]

I don't know why the whole paranormal situation was mentioned if there is no connection. Anyway, I did see this: "or had a seizure as my sister would."

Certain types of seizures are hereditary. Genetics and Epilepsy

I didn't diagnose the child as autistic. OP asked if anyone had experience with seizures. I did - and the child was diagnosed as autistic when she was about 4. I said I don't know if there was a connection between the two.

Judy, thanks for your input...

[JudyKayTee]

judy, thanks for your input....

No problem - was your sister's condition diagnosed? Did anyone put a name to it?

[0rphan]

That's OK you are very welcome;

These monitors are to check that baby is breathing while sleeping or just laying in pram or cot ,they have delicate sensors that can detect baby's breathing,sometimes they are so efficient that they often wake baby up trying to do their job... very well I might add.

'Angelcare' makes them and also 'Babysense'... Checkout: AMAZON.CO.UK just one of the online sites that will give you various bits of information about these.

Unfortunately not sure of the cost... around £67,00 roughly.

Type baby monitors into Google; this will throw up all manner of sites which you can browse at your leisure hopefully you will spot a monitor suitable pocket wise for you and your baby.

Takecare.

[motherof3yal]

No problem - was your sister's condition diagnosed? Did anyone put a name to it?

She has an arachnoid cyst on the bak of her brain... she in now seeing a specialist in dallas, Texas to figure out what they are going to do.

[JudyKayTee]

She has an arachnoid cyst on the bak of her brain...she in now seeing a specialist in dallas, texas to figure out what they are going to do.

I'm sorry - I thought perhaps there was a genetic link or connection. Now it sounds like there isn't. Just a thought.

[motherof3yal]

That's ok you are very welcome;

These monitors are to check that baby is breathing while sleeping or just laying in pram or cot ,they have delicate sensors that can detect baby's breathing,sometimes they are so efficient that they often wake baby up trying to do their job...very well i might add.

'Angelcare' makes them and also 'Babysense'...Checkout: AMAZON.CO.UK just one of the online sites that will give you various bits of information about these.

Unfortunately not sure of the cost...around £67,00 roughly.

Type baby monitors into Google; this will throw up all manner of sites which you can browse at your leisure hopefully you will spot a monitor suitable pocket wise for you and your baby.

Takecare.

OK, thank you! I'll take a look at them. Thanks so much!

[motherof3yal]

I'm sorry - I thought perhaps there was a genetic link or connection. Now it sounds like there isn't. Just a thought.

Yeah I thought of that too! They mentioned she had an arachnoid cyst I'm not sure if those cause seizures or not... I need to do my research on it. That's why she's now going to dallas Texas

[jenniepepsi]

Ok... so... to chime in...
'spell' is often used by many people (especially in the south) to mean 'event' or 'episode'


In any case, how many children do you have? And what other 'issues' are you dealing with?
I see you are taking your 7 year old to the doctor for bed wetting too.

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/childr...ed-693539.html

[J_9]

THE OP has several threads open regarding her children. This one regards her 6 month old daughter having apneic episodes. Let's stayl on topic before this thread is closed.

[ITstudent2006]

My daughter started having apneic episodes the day after she was born and into a couple months after. Coupled with this apnea was abnormal arrhythmia (bradycardia). She was a full-term baby, no difficulties during pregnancy (except 30+ labor), and nothing else wrong healthwise.

She was on a monitor for a couple months after he last episode. It still scares me to this day that we do not know what happened. Since then I have became certified in CPR (for toddlers/babies too) because I no longer have the monitor.

They had tested my daughter for seiazures as well because my wife used to have seizures when she was a child. Nothing came back though.

Just my input...

-Rick

[JudyKayTee]

I was looking at info on seizures in children - if that's what this is - and there is a "chest alarm" which can be purchased which (from what read) sets off an alarm if there is no breathing during a preset period.

Wonder if that's a thought - ?