Babies often experience crying, and initially, crying is the only way for children to express themselves. Even if children can speak, they often use crying to express their dissatisfaction and discomfort. Some children may experience shortness of breath when crying. So, what's going on with a 0-2 year old baby crying until they can hold their breath?
When a baby cries and holds their breath, it is medically known as "breath holding syndrome" and commonly referred to as "great breath holding". This is a common situation among infants and young children, usually occurring before the age of 2, with no regularity in frequency. This situation is caused by emotional stimulation or physical factors such as pain in children.
When children cry, they may experience respiratory pauses due to excessive breathing and holding of breath. Due to the lack of oxygen inhalation, carbon dioxide will accumulate in the body, causing the child's lips to change from red to blue, and may even turn purple. And it may also be accompanied by limb rigidity. Some children may experience limb twitching, which lasts for more than ten seconds and may last for 2-3 minutes, and then the child will start breathing again.
The neural development of infants and young children's brains is not yet complete, and the central nervous system function is also very unstable. Therefore, when infants and young children cry, the cerebral cortex will be highly excited, which can lead to the phenomenon of crying until holding their breath.
