Freaked Out Enough to Almost Pass Out?

[twinsplusone]

Here we go again. Like I mentioned in my first post, I have A LOT of questions. This one is something that has just started happening. Two nights in a row now, last night and tonight, Adison has fallen off of something and has gotten so upset that she goes almost limp for a sec and her face starts turning a purplish blue. It is so incredibly frightening. Last night she was climbing on her sisters bed (only about 2 feet off the ground) and fell off backward. At first she started off with a "normal" cry and as soon as my husband picked her up she started gasping for air. And then seemed like she wasn't breathing or something for a second. she just went limp and her face started turning that color. Then she got her breath and cried for a little bit and I took her and within minutes she wanted down to get back to playing. I have no doubt that it hurt, she has a bump on the back/side of her head. She is a climber and has had quite a few spills but last night was the first time she had that reaction.

Tonight she was standing up in one of the dining room chairs and she reached for one of the other chairs and fell off her chair. She kind of fell straight forward onto her hands/tummy, legs. Again, she kind of cried a little when she first hit the floor, but then my husband picked her up and she kind of went limp and started turning colors again. She got her breath and I took her and within a few (<5) minutes she was down and running again.

I almost called the nurses hotline tonight, because it is so scary and I don't know why this is happening all of a sudden. But she is so fine so quick after it happens, it seems silly to call the hotline.

Does anybody know if this has anything to do with DS? Is there some kind of medical condition that causes this? Is she getting hurt really bad? Is she just freaking herself out?

[Googsmom aka Jennifer]

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}} That does sound scary.

Is she getting the wind knocked out of her?

[Connie]

That sounds really scary. If it were me I would take her and have her checked out. Chances are it is probably nothing but you want to be on the safe side.

My mom babysits and this one little girl would get so mad at that age she would literally hold her breath turn, turn blue and pass out. They checked her for a battery of things including epilepsy. The official diagnosis to the parents was....you have a child with a very bad temper and wants to control the situtaion...Good luck with that.

Whats funny now that same child with the bad temper brings her child to my mom....this child has tried the same things several times. But if you walk away and ignore it it takes the wind out of her sails and she doesn't get the attention she wants.

Just a thought....But, I really would get it checked out before I blew it off.

Connie

[Myria]

Wow that sounds scary! My little man falls quite a bit also, but I haven't experienced anything like this. I'd probably let her Dr. know about it, just in case they have any ideas. Good luck!