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Father of a 3 yr old boy2 years ago

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#AskTheExpert my 7 weeks baby, while crying is holding breadth for long time for around 30 secs. is it normal, if not please advice

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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy2 years ago

A. they are also known as breath holding spells which many times occur due to change in behaviour of the child as well as it is commonly associated with iron deficiency anaemia. it is important that you should give iron supplements to the child as well as food rich in iron and during the episode it is important tox move the child away from that environment to a new environment and then divert the child. it is a self limiting problem and will go away in next 2 or 3 months maximum.

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