The child rolls up and turns blue

Many mothers encountered such a situation, when their little child rolls up and turns blue. In medicine, this phenomenon is called an affective-respiratory attack. This pathology is observed mainly in children of the first year of life and, as a rule, disappears by 3 years.

Why does the child turn blue during crying?

Young mothers sometimes have no idea why their child rolls during prolonged crying and at the same time turns blue. The thing is that it is at this moment that out of the lungs of a crying little baby almost all the air comes out, and as a result it freezes with a slightly opened mouth, can not utter a single sound. The trigger mechanism for the occurrence of this attack are violent emotions, which can be caused by both frustration and joy in the baby.

How to determine the affective-respiratory attack correctly?

The reason why a child rolls up and turns blue, there may be two types of affective-respiratory attack.

So the first, "pale attack" - is a consequence of the pain syndrome that develops as a result of a fall, stroke and even a prick. Its main symptoms are pale skin, difficulty in palpating the pulse, short-term delay in heartbeat and fainting.

However, "blue attacks" are much more common, which represent a hysterical expression of childish discontent. The main goal of the child in such cases is to receive, by all means, the desired. Such attacks are dangerous because they can develop into epileptic with time.

How to behave in an affective-respiratory attack?

Sometimes moms are at a loss, do not know what to do when the baby rolls up and turns blue. In such situations, you can not hesitate. So, the following method is effective, which helps a lot, when the child not only rolled up, but also lost consciousness. To begin, direct directly to his face a stream of air or sprinkle with water. If this did not help, try to bring it into feeling with light clapped cheeks.