My son is just 3, after him saying on odd occasions that his tummy 'tickles' and then pointing to his chest, my mum (a nurse) suggested I check his pulse in case he means his heart (which I didn't even think of)
So I tried to take his pulse but his heart beat is so all over the place that I can't count it properly. I asked my mum to check yesterday and she said it's definitely irregular.
When I place my hand on his heart it feels fluttery (only word I can think of) with the odd discernible beat.
Now he is currently under a cardiologist as he had endocarditis 2 years ago, no irregular heart beat at the time and he's only still under them as he was due a final echo last July (a year after the first) just because they wanted to be sure he was fine before discharging him.
I have chased and been told I'm on a waiting list but I'm going to ring tomorrow and explain my concern to hopefully get an appt soon.
My question is, what can cause this to develop? His heart at his last echo (in 2020) was absolutely fine, all normal.
Also, what could be causing it? He's fine in himself, he does tire easily after running around/ doing kid stuff, like at a party this week he will run around playing for 15/20 minutes and then say he's tired and needs a rest but he's done this for a while. My other kids just kept going forever but I just thought he was more chill than them haha