Small dots from crying

mwlove

I took my DD to the doctor today. The doctor had to clean wax out of her ears and she cried so hard she instantly developed tiny reddish-purplish dots around her eyes and a little down her cheek. The nurse referred to it as petechiae. She said it may go away but she wasn't so reassuring. Has anyone else's DD or DS  had this and if so does it go away? Thanks:). 

MooOink

LO always gets splotchy while crying. I've never been worried. It goes away.

Also, why is the Dr cleaning her ears?

mwlove

It was a temporary doctor due to a maternity leave and he said he couldn't see well in her ears to see if she had an infection so he needed to clear out some of the wax. Lesson learned by me to never have a doctor do that again. I left there and I told th

wedsept

You usually get it if you throw up too much.  Even adults get it.  It will go away.   They are broken capillaries. 

mben1119

wedsept:

You usually get it if you throw up too much.nbsp; Even adults get it.nbsp; It will go away.nbsp;nbsp; They are broken capi

JennaNAaron

It'll go away! LO got it from coughing in November when she had RSV

vjmc21

mwlove:

It was a temporary doctor due to a maternity leave and he said he couldn't see well in her ears to see if she had an i

mben1119

kbruington:

mabenne