snappytomcat Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I hope this is in the right place. anyways my husband,and I were on a 4 day trip to death valley,and we had no cell service until the 3rd day,and on the 3rd day there was a text from our daughter that our 14 month old grandson stopped breathing for over a minute. apparently the daycare called her,and said she needed to come get him he had a 100 temp,so she picked him up,and called the dr.and they mad an apt for later that afternoon. by the time she got there his temp was fluctuating from 101 to 103,and they gave him some Tylenol,and he seized,turned blue and stopped breathing,after a minute and a half the dr got him breathing again,and he was sent by ambulance to the er,where he was later released. anyways I really don't trust this dr.i told my daughter that he needed to run test on the baby to see what happened,maybe hes allergic to Tylenol. she said the dr.said this was normal with babies with a high temp,they usually don't stop breathing though,well yeah wtf???now I have no trust in the doc knowing what hes doing,but my daughter feels a sense of loyalty to him cause he was the dr,who first saw baby in hospital right after birth. I guess it just really worries me,that they didn't run any test,has anyone ever heard of a baby doing this Link to post Share on other sites
mrs rubble Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Febrile convulsions are pretty common in babies, my son had one about a day after his vaccinations. It was incredibly frightening. They don't usually stop breathing though. Are you sure the ER didn't do any tests? They usually do. Your family Dr, did the right thing in sending him to the ER for further investigation and he was released, so I'm guessing the ER cleared him. Maybe the family DR doesn't have a full copy of the records from ER. Link to post Share on other sites
Author snappytomcat Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 oh my sorry I didn't mention this,but the er did test she will get results tomorrow. and yes it was scary thanks for responding Link to post Share on other sites
Tiger Lily Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Sorry this happened . It's not uncommon. Personally, I'm more worried about the care he's getting at daycare, than from the doctor. Link to post Share on other sites
Author snappytomcat Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 Sorry this happened . It's not uncommon. Personally, I'm more worried about the care he's getting at daycare, than from the doctor. he had only been at daycare for less than an hour but I appreciate your concern Link to post Share on other sites
Tiger Lily Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 he had only been at daycare for less than an hour but I appreciate your concern Ahhh, got it. Actually (and I'm not trying to be facetious), from a purely anecdotal perspective, most of the febrile seizures I've heard about were very closely related to a child being cared for by another person, other than mommy (or daddy). Whether it be while in daycare, with a nanny, or with a family member, I've heard of so many cases where mommy wasn't present, and the fever got to a dangerous level. Obviously, your daughter was there when things got out of control. But maybe, had she been present during the onset of the fever, it wouldn't have gotten to such a high temperature. IDK, just my completely biased opinion. I think kiddos do react to leaving their parents' presence (especially at that age), and I do think parents are usually the ones who can provide the best care. (side note...I might just know a lot of people who leave their kids in daycare, so it seems like problems happen at daycare more often ) Anyway, it's neither here nor there. Just my opinion. Hope your grandson's back up and about asap! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Author snappytomcat Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 thank you.yes hes up,and about,but now we have to work with him to be nice to pets,he hits them,pulls tails etc. I told my daughter you cant spank him cause he will get confused,if hes hitting my beloved pets,and if s he spanks him seems like he might get confused. does anyone have any advice on this one,i love my pets,and they are old,just want to raise a nice little man thank you 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MuddyFootprints Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 It does sound like a febrile seizure. The doctors will be able to advise her how to control these if he is prone to them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tiger Lily Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 thank you.yes hes up,and about,but now we have to work with him to be nice to pets,he hits them,pulls tails etc. I told my daughter you cant spank him cause he will get confused,if hes hitting my beloved pets,and if s he spanks him seems like he might get confused. does anyone have any advice on this one,i love my pets,and they are old,just want to raise a nice little man thank you Good to hear! Sounds like he feels just fine, as he's up and about enough to "play" with the pets. At 14 months, I personally think it's just a matter of distracting him from hitting your animals. I agree with you that spanking isn't the way to go. Kids are very easily distracted at that age, so if you see him mistreating a pet, just tell him that's not how we treat pets, and redirect him to another (more fun) activity. I think he'll eventually catch on that it's not acceptable behavior. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Author snappytomcat Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 thank you tiger I will tell her to redirect,i have 3 dogs,and 4 cats and they are so tolerante,my 4 legged babies,but I will suggest to her to redirect when he does this Link to post Share on other sites
amaysngrace Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Why don't you just tell him "no" or teach him to "be nice to animals" and show him how to pet one? Link to post Share on other sites
Author snappytomcat Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Why don't you just tell him "no" or teach him to "be nice to animals" and show him how to pet one? we do,but he doesn't get it,i think hes in a hitting phase,casue hes been getting in trouble at daycare for hitting too,i told my daughter she needs to get this in control asao Link to post Share on other sites
jellybean89 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 There is nothing wrong with swatting a toddlers bottom when they are misbehaving. Please don't tell your daughter how to discipline her child. Every generation raises their kids differently and unfortunately, the lack of discipline is obvious in much of the teenagers/young adults these days. Definitely enjoy every moment with your grandson .. Just remember that she is the mommy. Enjoy being the grandma!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Tayla Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 There is nothing wrong with swatting a toddlers bottom when they are misbehaving. Please don't tell your daughter how to discipline her child. Every generation raises their kids differently and unfortunately, the lack of discipline is obvious in much of the teenagers/young adults these days. Definitely enjoy every moment with your grandson .. Just remember that she is the mommy. Enjoy being the grandma!!! Good point to remain neutral on non evasive matters. Hitting a child is crossing the lines. I'm glad a relative has the common sense to notice and speak properly. Swatting slapping are not necessary. A gentle touch of "hands to yourself "applies to raising respectable beings. Never met a person who was raised with corporal punishment be respecting of others boundaries. It takes a village to raise a child... On the medical side... A second opinion by a specialist may draw a diagnosis and a suitable treatment. Link to post Share on other sites
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