My daughter, who will be 3 in about 4 weeks, has over the last 5-6 months fainted suddenly without reason. Last night was the 2nd time it happened. She was sitting in a small chair, and fell forward, hit the floor, eyes closed tight for about 10 seconds. When my husband picked her up, she was limp, and after a few seconds, she woke and cried hard, for several minutes, I am guessing she was scared? She was not hurt. The fall was about 1 foot from the chair, and it was on carpet. This happened before in a very similar way, just out of nowhere. I am not sure where to go for my questions. I am afraid my pediatrician will tell me that they aren't sure and to just keep an eye on it. Has anyone experienced their toddler fainting for no reason?
Was she upset for someone reason? My daughter would faint any time we walked out of the room suddenly or if we tried to put her to bed at night. She would cry so hard it would make her pass out. I was told it's the bodies way of actually making them breathe. I would blow on her face and she would come out of it. It was the scariest thing I ever had to deal with, but she did grow out of it. She almost 6 now and they're no problems.
H.,
Please take her to a doctor. If your pediatrician blows you off, find another one. Fainting can be signs of a lot of serious illnesses. She was lucky not to hurt herself this time, but she could seriously injure herself next time. Hopefully it's nothing, but I'd still get it checked out.
H.,
Please have her seen by a Dr. It could be many things. The first thing that came to my mind was focal seizures. These can be controlled by medication.
Blessings to you,
R.
I think you should definately talk to a doctor. Was she hungry when it happened? I know that if my cousin does not eat often enough (she used to forget while playing) her blood sugars would drop too low and she would faint. It was an easy solution, just to make sure she ate regularly. She would feel better as soon as she ate. I don't know if this could be the problem for you, but just a thought to consider! I hope you figure it out soon, let us know how it turns out. You'll be in my prayers!
I think you should make an appointment with your pediatrician. It sounds like she could be having siezures. If her eyes are squinshed shut that sounds like it could be an involuntary thing. I had a friend who was epileptic and thats what it sounds like, but I am not a doctor. Either way I would go to her pc and ask for a referral to a neurologist.
I definitely think you should take her to be seen by the doctor. I used to do this as a child and it was because of low blood sugar. The solution may be as simple as giving her 6 smaller meals throughout the day to keep her blood sugar at a good level. But it's best to find out from an expert. Good luck!
I would demand she get checked for epilepsy. The seizures aren't always the shaking symptomed kind. Sometimes a child just faints, or another thing I've heard happening is just a child dazing out. I know two mothers who have little ones with epilepsy, neither of them have seizures like you think of when you think of seizures. One passes out, the other stares into space.
H.,
First of all, if your pediatrician tells you they are not sure or to just keep an eye on it, you need to find a new doctor.
This could be caused by a number of things. She could be having issues with her blood sugar, blood pressure or even having seizures. She needs to have an MRI as soon as possible, if not to diagnose the problem, to at least rule out a cyst or (God forbid) a tumor. My daughter has an arachnoid cyst about the size of a golf ball in the center of her brain and one of the side effects is dizziness which can lead to fainting. When we were trying to figure out exactly what was going on with her, I was willing to let her be tested for a thousand things and rule out 999 as opposed to only test for a few and miss something very important.
I hope this helps
J.
