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18month baby fell and went floppy and eyes rolled back....

22 replies

mrsjohnsim · 23/03/2007 19:54

And now he is fine...
he fell off the sofa and then immediately started crying, but during a big wail he just arched back in my arms and his eyes rolled back.
He then took a deep breath, after what seemed like age and tipped forards. He looked normal for a second and then went floppy in my arms for a few more seconds.

He then sort of came to and seemd ok but was a white as a sheet for about 15minutes.

He then ate his tea and did all the usualy things and seems fine now.

What do yu think?
i was just about to pphone 999 when he seemed to come to and has been pretty much fine since.
I am sure this has happened to other babies on here...reassure me please

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emkana · 23/03/2007 19:55

I'd seek medical advice tbh.

You can't be too careful IMHO.

ghosty · 23/03/2007 19:56

I would deffo take him to Docs to make sure mrsjohnsim

Poor little thing hope he is ok -

SherlockLGJ · 23/03/2007 19:57

He will be fine, I would keep him up for a little longer just to satisfy myself that he was fine. But children are very resilient.

MegaLegs · 23/03/2007 19:57

He may have passed out briefly from holding his breath - so scarey and my DS4 has done it before.

funnypeculiar · 23/03/2007 19:57

dd has done the arching and eyes thing a couple of times when shocked/clonked, although at a younger age- didn't do the floppy afterwards bit I don't think.
I (very responsible parent) ignored it as she's been fine afterwards. No obvious lasting damage so far

WideWebWitch · 23/03/2007 19:57

Take him just in case.

beansprout · 23/03/2007 19:58

Ring NHS Direct? Hope he is ok.

funnypeculiar · 23/03/2007 19:59

NHS Direct is a good idea - they're always really helpful, ime. Let me know if it's serious and I've been gayly ignopring it

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mrsjohnsim · 23/03/2007 20:00

thing is, it happened at 5.30pm and a friend and kids were round and as he slowly got better i just went with it.
And now he has gone to bed and seemed fine- 2 hrs after the fall.

So should i wake him up and take him, or just keep an eye on him?
It is only now that I have a bit of time on my hands that i feel all jittery about it.
Thanks for the replies too, Much appreciated,

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beansprout · 23/03/2007 20:01

I would seriously ring NHS Direct. Keep an eye on him but make the call

Nemo2007 · 23/03/2007 20:03

Take him to a walk in centre or something just to double check.

Or if you want to leave him asleep bring him downstairs on the couch or something until you go to bed.

quokka · 23/03/2007 20:13

my ds2 has done this a couple of times my mil who is a nurse practitioner says that when babies go into shock sometimes they forget to breathe. Then their body kick starts again and they start breathing again. My ds has been fine both times, but I did really panic the first time! I would go in every so often and rouse him, if he responds then he should be fine. If your really worried call nhsdirect or take him to A&E.

steinermum · 23/03/2007 20:14

Sounds like he had a febrile convulsion, happens when a baby is overheating and is the body's emergency method of cooling him down.

Get medical reassurance.

steinermum · 23/03/2007 20:17

Oh I'm so sorry, I didn't catch that he had a fall and it was a shock response, so I'm probably wrong, forgive me.

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mrsjohnsim · 23/03/2007 20:20

thanks anyway, i was scratching my head abit, but thanks for the reply

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funnypeculiar · 23/03/2007 20:21

God, am feeling really guilty about my laizzer-faire attitude now

monkeytrousers · 23/03/2007 20:32

I did first aid for babies and young children and the advice was to consult a doctor if consciousness was lost - even if they recovered - just to be on the safe side. Make a routine appointment and tell the GP then at least it's on record should it happen again.

zippitippitoes · 23/03/2007 20:34

it sounds like reflex anoxic seizure

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my dd1 had this and grew out of it at about 14 years

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mrsjohnsim · 24/03/2007 15:27

thanks everyone, ds2 is fine today, eaten porridge for brekkie and cake at a sale this am, 2 fishfingers and veggies and some milk, had his nap and is now dressing up as a pirate

and i think it was one of the anoxic seizures- sounds exactly like it.

Thanks for your replies and he is fine

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zippitippitoes · 24/03/2007 15:36

glad he is fine

mountaingirl · 24/03/2007 18:44

My dd did that all the time when she fell over. Once though she threw herself bckwards off the sofa, landed on her head took in a BIG breath, rolled her eyes and passed out. I felt myself panicking to begin with, but then just calmly held her til she came round, it was all over quite quickly. I decided to watch her closely, wake her up a bit when she fell off to sleep to check that she was still responsive. She was fine. Ds1 was dropped on his head by his cousin when he was one and when I rang A&E they told me to keep an eye on him, take him in if he was sick or unusually sleepy. Dd is 9 now she has stopped breath holding but is still the most dreadful drama queen when hurt!!

sophiewd · 29/03/2007 14:46

Mrsjohn my DD has just done that for the third time, once falling off a bed and two just becasue she was crying, phoned HV and have emergency appointment with Doc this afternoon as they are worried.

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