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A member asked:
Wat to do with baby crying then suddenly stops breathing turn dark red and whole body turns hard for like 5-8 sec.
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Breath holding spell: You are describing classical breath holding spell. Although scary, they are seldom serious. All you have to do is to break the crying spell - consoling, and trying not to get in to a situation.
Answered 12/10/2020
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