? breath holding 10 month old...

[Montifer]

Can anyone offer advice / reassurance re what I think is 10 month old DS 's 'breath holding' episodes.
The 1 st was last week when he toppled from sitting face 1st onto a tiled floor and landed on his top lip. He let out one loud wail and then didn't take the next breath in for what seemed like forever but was probably about 10-15 secs. He went quite rigid and pale / grey and eyes rolled back. This was followed by crying and he went quite clammy but was quickly cheered up with bf and cuddles. I presumed it was the shock and pain as he had a small cut on his lip.
Today he toppled again but this time rolled gently onto his tummy on carpet but had a similar response with eye rolling, rigid body and went very pale - again recovered quickly with bf and cuddles, he was due for a nap and slept for an hour and a half soon after.
He is otherwise a happy, healthy chap. The only time we have seen anything like this was as 3-4 month old colicky baby he would scream when having nappy changed when he wanted milk and he held his breath on a couple of occasions which in retrospect (and in light of recent events) was perhaps similar but less dramatic.
All a bit scarey, I plan to check this out with GP next week but would appreciate any advice in the meantime.
TIA

Because he's so young I'd get it checked out with GP just in case. I'm not an expert or anything but you want to rule out things like small seizures. Please don't worry, but do get him looked at soon.

probably best to get him seen by a GP but it is probably nothing. My DS sometimes, especially when he has hurt himself more than average or is just plain enraged, seems not to breathe for ages before emitting a huge roar - he physically seems unable to draw breath (but doesn't do the grey/eyes rolling thing) - I admit I tend to poke him in the solar plexus to make him breathe.

When I was a baby, apparently I used to hold my breath deliberately - my mum went to the GP about it who told her to just leave me if I did it - the worst that could happen is that I would pass out, and then I would start to breathe again naturally as my breathing reflexes would kick in. This was long before SIDS was recognise of course - I doubt anyone would be so blase about it now.

sounds scarey - def check out with gp next week

i was told at college - many years ago - that if a child holds their breath if having a temper tantrum etc to go behind them and pick them up under their arms as this will automatically make them jump and let their breath out

i have never done this as havent needed to, but you could give it a try

My dd 4 holds her breath if she has hurt herself, i got told to blow at her mouth and surprisingly it does make them take an intake of breath

Sounds very much my ds2 who's been diagnosed with reflex anoxic seizures. Sounds dramatic but bascially they hold their breath til they pass out and then their brain kicks in and they start breathing again. I'm assured it doesn't do them any harm at all - didn't stop me phoning an ambulance and whisking him of to hospital the first few times though. He's also very tired afterwards too.

He mostly does it in response to pain but has once done it as a result of temper.

We were advised to blow on him/dab cold water on him, pat him, anything to try and get him to take a breath before he 'faints'.

I would definitely take him to the GP and get him a paed referral. DS2 had an EEG to rule out any underlying epilepsy (vv unlikely but best to be sure) and we were given lots of helpful advice.