Your child may recover quickly or be drowsy and sleep for a short while. No treatment is needed and your child will start breathing and recover by themselves. have a brief period where their arms and legs become stiff or lose control of their bladder/bowel.open their mouth as if to cry but no sound comes out.They can happen in young children after a minor injury or if the child is upset. Pale spells are caused by a slow heart rate and are often mistaken for a seizure. No long-term damage is done due to the brief period with reduced blood oxygen levels. may then become floppy and lose consciousness (faint).Īlthough this is scary to watch, no treatment is needed. There is no need to splash your child with cold water or blow air in their face.then breath hold and turn blue, especially around the lips – this blueness is caused by a lack of oxygen, and lasts a few seconds.Your child may have hurt themselves or become very upset or frustrated, and they will: Blue spells (cyanotic breath holding)īlue spells are the most common. Both types of spells only last a few seconds, are do not cause any long-term damage. There are two main types of breath holding: blue spells and pale spells.
Of children who breath hold will have multiple spells each day. Children who breath hold will usually have one to six spells per week, but up to 25 percent Most children who have breath-holding spells will have their first spell before they are 18 months old, and most children grow out of breath holding by the time they are six years old. It is important to remember the spell is not harmful and your child will start breathing again on their own. Breath-holding spells can happen after your child has had a fright or a minor accident, or when they areīreath holding is frightening and distressing for parents and witnesses. Breath holding is common, especially in children aged six months to six years old. When your child holds their breath, it is often called a spell.
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