DS can’t stop yawning suddenly.

[Backingvocals]

He looks fine and has no temp or anything like that. Just lying on the sofa and he suddenly needs to keep yawning. He says he feels as though his breathing isn’t deep enough although he’s not struggling to breathe.

We did actually go to a&e on Friday because he got burnt on his stomach by boiling water. We were home within an hour though - they said it was superficial and although its blistered it’s not very painful and is all covered up. We have to go back tomorrow for review. He literally seems fine barring the yawning.

Any thought ? He’s 8 btw.

One of the top causes of yawning and breathlessness is anxiety apparently. Could he have gotten a terrible shock from the coupons water accident that has left him feeling anxious and on edge?

Coupons = boiling!

My dd has asthma and she yawns a lot when her chest is bad. Does he sound wheezy at all?

Good point. He seems very calm and is generally a laid back kid. He’s watching CBBC and laughing. But undoubtedly it did give him a horrible shock and he screamed his head off at the time - which was actually helpful as we got seen in A&E super quickly. But could this be delayed shock ?

Not wheezy. Just yawning instead of breathing normally. My mum has asthma so I know what you mean about that but he is not asthmatic as far as we know. This literally started about an hour ago.

Other than being tired, yawning is caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain. So if he's not breathing right etc?

Although if it's been since the burn I'd think it was a result of that?

If it started an hour ago, could he not be excessively tired or getting a big? One of the first signs for me if I'm getting poorly is yawning x

I have the exact same feeling of not breathing in deep enough and I force myself to yawn constantly. Mine is anxiety related after my DH passed away.

lack of oxygen?
when have you last opened windows?
id
s your boiler working properly?

Mean mummy here. DC5 at a similar age (a regular at A&E, BTW) had an episode where she couldn't stop blinking. I gave it very little attention (to her chagrin) and it went away...

Yes maybe the burn was a red herring and it’s a cold brewing.

Or maybe he’s doing chest breathing because his stomach is sore from the burn so he’s actually not breathing properly ? It’s a large burn about the size of a tea plate and although it’s not agonising I think it’s uncomfortable. Anyone got any breathing exercises ?

Boiler serviced this month so that should be fine. Window open although we have been cooped up at home all weekend to let him heal.

Love the mean mummy comment - I noticed the weird breathing so I don’t think it’s deliberate. He was literally lying in the sofa doing this odd thing until I got annoyed .

I think the tummy being sore and the stress may be combining to make him breathe shallowly. Sorry to hear of your situation niffler It is quite astonishing how our bodies react to stress.

Bless your DS. I don't think my DC5's blinking thing was deliberate. But I was mean anyway, and she survived. Though she claims she could drop dead and I'd say she was fine, so I am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination...

It's a good point about the sore tummy causing pain when he breathes deeply so trying to keep it shallow.

They do do these things don’t they whiff. And you have to work out whether it means imminent collapse or just temporary weird thing ! I didn’t mean she was doing it to be naughty but that like any of these things, when you think about tyou actually can’t stop because you can’t be natural in your behaviour while you’re thinking about breathing or blinking!

Anyway I think I’ve answered my own question - he’s breathing oddly because his tummy is painful. We are doing some exercises and it’s helping a bit I think. I think he wasn’t breathing out properly so then you want to breathe deeply and that makes it worse.

Thanks all

Backingvocals, thank you for being kind. I think I am genuinely a bit mean as I tend to think "oh no, no you again" with DC5, who is an attention-seeker (understandably), and would try to claim A&E for a broken finger-nail (all her other visits were genuine, I promise). Hot water bottle and kindness sounds the ideal remedy for your DS.

^not you again, that is....