Febrile Seizure in My Sweet Little 10 Month Old Girl

My brother had multiple ones as a child. The last one was his worst and he was about three when it happened. But they did not happen very often, maybe once or twice a year. He is 25 now and he is smart and happy. I doubt he even remembers them. They were more traumatic for my parents than anything.

Your daughter was very sick with pneumonia. Lots of kids with a high fever get these seizures. It's okay, and it was all out of your control. Of course you were terrified. The longer you go without fever the more relaxed you will become. And when your daughter gets a fever yet doesn't have a seizure you can relax further. Relaxing totally?......... probably never again. Sorry.

This how I would suggest you cope. Understand that you do the best you can but much of life is out of your control. Do the best you can to accept that, and do not treat your baby girl like a china doll. Don't steal her childhood because you are afraid.

Build your little girls immunity with nutrition and good vitamin supplements. I believe that's the best you can do.

She is okay, right? Remind yourself that you lived through something scary and all is okay.

I'm so sorry!! My 2 year old had one last spring and it was the most terrifying thing that I have ever been through. The fact that it was a febrile seizure didn't make a difference, he was blue around the lips, etc...and I didn't realize that after a seizure, people go into this deep sleep-like state. I thought he wasn't breathing, it was terrible. Hopefully, it won't happen to your little girl again. The problem is that it is a fever spike that you never really see coming- so it is hard to prevent with Tylenol, etc... One minute he was fine and playing on the couch- the next he was seizing. My MD comforted me by telling me that if it does happen again, to relax and breathe- and to time the seizure and just make sure he doesn't fall or hit his head on something and let it happen. If it lasts under a minute- it is usually febrile and I can call the MD office afterward. If it last more than a minute- I should call 911. The only thing that works is to give it time to process your feelings and know it's ok to be scared. Just take good care of her and in a couple of weeks, you will start to relax a little. Very scary! Take care of yourself and give it time- she'll be just fine!

I know exactly how you feel. My son had a febrile seizure when he was 16 months old, and to this day it is still the scariest thing I have ever experienced as a parent. The good news is that he is now six and a half, and it has never happened again. There was no lasting damage, as hard as that is to believe after watching it happen. I am still a little nervous about fevers and I tend to medicate him even for very low-grade fevers. I am sorry that this happened because I do know how frightening it is, but my doctor did tell me that lots of times it is just a one time occurrence, and this has been the case for us. I hope she feels better soon, and I will be thinking of you!

My son, one of them had these seizures when he got high fevers. It was until he was about almost 6 yrs old when he didn't get them anymore. it is true if they hadn't told you they really do out grow them. They don't have the same effect on the brain like other type seizures that are life time type that have to have medication to be controlled. What controls the seizures your little one has is as soon as that baby gets a fever get the tylenol or advill what have you to reduce the fever asap. it only happen when they have a fever but if you get the fever down you won't have to deal with these seizures and the scare of them. Just remember when your child has one not to panic, what for it to be over and get the fever reducing meds in asap.

After going through this 3-4 times and seeing it I became used to it to know when my little one was sick. You will with experience to know when your little one is starting to get sick and you will get to the point you check her temp when you thing something is coming on.

After she's done with the antibiotics she'll be better and you don't have to worry. She won't have this happen and your mind will adjust to learning to evaluate if your child is starting to get sick. It's harder many times more when they are smaller as my son got older 3, 4 yrs old is became easier to know he might be starting to come down with something.

Many blessings to you, you are reacting like any other mom who first has to deal with this until their little one is 5 yrs old. You will be fine you can always count on talking to us moms when and if this happens again a high fever, we are always here to support you and remind you this is going to pass being worried is normal.

My kids haven't, but my nephew did. He had 1 during a period of being sick. He has been absolutely fine every since and hasn't had another! He was about 13 months when he had his first and he is almost two now and has had fevers since. It was very scary but my sister learned they are fairly common. I am sure she still worries about it when he gets sick, but initially she had huge fear and concern for about 3 weeks afterward while he was going to doctors and such. I, personally, have epilepsy and have experienced seizures. I know how scary they can be! Good luck!

M.

I understand about you wanting to stay positive about your daughter's seisures however, you do need to know as much as you can about this so you can help her should she have another one.

My niece use to get them all the time when she had a fever as a baby. The Dr. put her on phenobarital (sp) for a short period but she grew out of them by the time she was 3. It was scary to watch. My sister had the same problem when she was a baby and she grew out of them too.

My neice got them whenever she go an ear infection. She eventually had tubes put in her ears. She is 29 YO now and she had no issues going thru school or no motor skill problems either.

Hi M.,

My little one had her first seizure at 14 months and I remember to this day how I felt. I am soooo sorry you are going through this.

I wish I knew then what I know now. The best thing to do is to make your home as healthy as possible and get your daughter's immune system to where it will fight to be healthy. There are natural antibiotics that will not weaken the immune system. Seizures are not normal. They are the brains way to protect itself. The key is to prevent the trigger. You can't avoid all fevers but you can avoid the spiking kind.

Get in contact with a principled, upper cervical chiropractor. If you don't have one you like or are unfamiliar with what they really do, go to upcspine.com and fine one in your area. Interview them as you would a pediatrician and ask them to explain how chiropractic helps the immune system and ultimately seizures. If they can't tell you, you are in the wrong place.

There are other ways as well and if you're interested, let me know and I'll go into detail...

God bless,

M.

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/febrile_seizures/detai...

This website has info on febrile seizures. It seems fairly common and is caused by a fever spiking very fast. Our pediatrician was always more concerned with a fever going up fast, than a high fever that stayed high (as long as the child was acting somewhat normal and not listless). The main way to prevent them is to give her temperature reducing meds when she has a fever. There is also something mentioned called Diazepam which can be administered rectally to prevent them. Read the whole page or google the word and you will find reassuring info. It is one of those things that as a mom you will never forget, but she will probably not remember them. Kids who are prone to febrile seizures outgrow them with age. Consider yourself hugged and do not make yourself sick but share your concerns, read about it, and try to enjoy your darling little girl.

They HAVE to invite you to all meetings. They can't proceed with a meeting unless you indicate that you'd like them to proceed without you. It's time to request to meet with the RTI team yourself and find out what the deal is.

Ok so my daughter had 2. Both times I was unaware she was sick. After the first one I was very vegilant about her temp when she was sick. I rotated the motrin and tylonel. I believe she has since outgrown them she is 6 now. Her first one was at 6 months and the next time she was 3. They ar horrible to see but really not that bad considering it is just from a spike in temperature. Just follow your drs Instructions. Good luck