4 month seizure

momo214 · September 2014

LO went in for her 4 month vacs yesterday and took them like a champ. Everything was perfect. All day she was her normal smiling self- no discomfort, no fussing. I put LO down at 8 and at 10 I hear her moving around. She normally wakes and makes some noises and moves around but my mom-intuition felt something was not right. I went in and LO had her eyes open with a blank look and was stiff and shaking. Her breathing was short and gaspy and kind if labored. We quick picked her up (we didn't know what was wrong at this point) and put her in the car and raced to the hospital. After checking her blood and a neuro consult, the doctor thinks her shots may have caused a seizure, which is an unlikely side effect of the tdap. Going to follow up with an EEG and her doctor this week since everything else looked ok at the hospital. LO is back to her happy grinning self but my goodness it was a scary night!!

bazingaa · September 2014

OMG! How terrifying! So glad everything is okay now!

letal316 · September 2014

That is so scary. So glad baby girl is ok. Thank you for sharing.

gutsysneakers · September 2014

Oh my goodness! That sounds like a terrifying night. I'm so happy to hear that she is okay. Keep us updated and good luck!

tbiscuit18 · September 2014

Oh no, how scary! I'm so sorry you're going through this, but happy to hear she is ok this morning. Hope you get good news after the follow up appt. Keep us posted! ((hugs))

kendy20 · September 2014

I'm so sorry that happened, glad she's doing okay!

giggler25 · September 2014

Terrifying is an understatement!! I am so sorry that happened to your LO! I hope the results of the EEG come back good and that she doesn't have any other issues! Poor thing!

FlemDance · September 2014

That is frightening! Poor baby!

spinsoffresonance · September 2014

That sounds absolutely terrifying. I'm glad everything is okay now. Thanks for letting us know about it.

Jennyinheaven · September 2014

I'm just sorry tp hear this, good job on being calm and getting her the necessary help, glad things are ok now

Esbi25 · September 2014

Oh my goodness. That sounds awful. Glad she is ok, hope the test goes well.

deanna1313 · September 2014

That is so scary! I'm sorry to hear that you had to deal with that:(

bossyferg · September 2014

Sounds scary. Glad to her shes feeling ok now. Good luck with the follow up tests.

ns1 · September 2014

So sorry you all had to go through this. I hope all the follow ups go well.

Nikkipal82 · September 2014

That sounds so scary. I'm glad everything is ok. Best of luck with follow up testing.

apinkpelican · September 2014

Oh my gosh so scary! Hope the further testing goes well

yepyepsms · September 2014

I can't imagine, so sorry OP. Hope everything turns put ok.

biscuitsgirl2007 · September 2014

That's so scary! Glad she's doing ok!

QOTR · September 2014

Wow. I didn't even realize that was a possibility. I'm glad your little one is ok. I don't know how I would function in that type of scenario.

spacepotatoes · September 2014

Wow, scary! I wasn't aware that was a side effect either. Glad all is ok now!

Sam0905 · September 2014

Whoa that's so scary! Thank goodness for mothers intuition. I'm glad she's doing okay now and I hope her EEG comes back normal!

momo214 · September 2014

Thanks ladies! I had no idea that it could be a rare side effect. I don't know about y'all's doctors but mine never went over any side effects besides fever. I guess it's a wake up call to do my own research and don't assume everything will be perfect. I'm still pro-vaccinations but has really opened my eyes.

kellyld6926 · September 2014

So sorry you had to go through that! Glad to hear she is doing well now and hope she continues to do so!

momo214 · September 2014

@comicsans‌ I'm not sure. We've been thinking that too. Calling our pediatrician Monday to let her know what happened and discuss an EEG. LO did fine on her first tdap so hopefully it was a fluke. We ordered a video monitor now so I'm sure I'll be watching LO like a hawk all night. Last night she was only in her crib for a few hours before she was back with me. This mom stuff is hard!

yogasailmomma · September 2014

So scary! Glad she's doing okay! Hugs to you, I can't even imagine!

Nikkidoll15 · September 2014

Oh my goodness! I'm so glad she is doing better! Fx for a good EEG! Hang in there mama!

momthatlifts · September 2014

Omg I literally cried reading this. That is terrifying I am so sorry. I hope she is ok *hugs*

MerryLove · September 2014

How very scary. I'll be thinking of you and your sweet babe. Good job following your intuition; you are a good mama! ((Hugs)) and wishes for a helpful convo with your pedi on Monday.

flockofmoosen3 · September 2014

Omg how scary! Glad she is doing well now. Was it a febrile seizure from a fever spike? One of our friends ' daughter had a febrile seizure from a rash that caused a temp spike but she is perfectly fine now.

THD7580 · September 2014

This seriously is the scariest thing I've ever heard. Especially since all of our LO have had this shot! Omg I am so glad shes ok!! Please keep us posted poor mama and poor baby girl good thing you acted on that intuition!

momo214 · September 2014

flockofmoosen said:
Omg how scary! Glad she is doing well now. Was it a febrile seizure from a fever spike? One of our friends ' daughter had a febrile seizure from a rash that caused a temp spike but she is perfectly fine now.

Don't think so. She didn't have a fever from what I could tell. Granted I didn't take her temp but just by touch she wasn't hot. We thought this too when we consulted Dr. Google once we got to the hospital. She had no fever once we were there and they took her temp.

caycelee · September 2014

Oh my good was that is terrifying! I'm so glad she is ok though and I will be looking out for any side effects next week when LO goes for his shots!

talkthewholetime · September 2014

How scary! I hope everything looks great on the EEG and it was just a one time scary event!

CamrynnsMommy · September 2014

My LO just had a seizure on Thursday. I just happened to be up helping my other DD in the bathroom, I came into the room and heard her stirring and went to cover her up and she too was tensed in a ball, shaking, and staring off to the right. We went to the ER, the did a CT scan, which was normal. However, my middle daughter had seizures as well when she was an infant, so we were transferred to Children's hospital where she had an MRI and EEG, all which came back normal, so we were diagnosed with Infantile Seizures. If she has any more, they'll put her on meds.

I'm sorry, you had to experience this, the EEG is a very simple test, not painful at all, just annoying. I hope all is clear.

Krisd6 · September 2014

Thinking of you- how frightening !
I am glad to hear your little ones are okay. Please keep us posted!

spinsoffresonance · September 2014

DD had her shots today. here's the info pedi gave me on DTaP. seizures occur in 1 out of 14,000 kids. OP I would definitely make sure your pedi knows LO had a seizure and discuss it before the next set of shots.

sparklingdiamond · September 2014

How scary! I am so glad she is okay now!

CamrynnsMommy · September 2014

@mollynicole214‌ Did you have the EEG done yet?

Thank you @MK1013‌, my LO ended up having two more seizures Sunday morning, so they put her on anti-seizure meds.

momo214 · September 2014

@CamrynnsMommy‌ what does your DDs seizures look like? Do they know why she gets them or causes them? I know nothing about seizures. We have no family history of so I'm learning as I go.
The hospital called this evening to schedule the EEG, of course while I was driving and I missed the call. We will schedule it tomorrow. LO threw up twice today which she has never done. Hope it's not another symptom/side effect of something. Luckily no fever and no other problems.

CamrynnsMommy · September 2014

@mollynicole214‌ Her seizures are grand mal, I videotaped them and had my pedi watch, she agreed they were grand mal.

Basically, her hands are clenched in fists and she holds them parallel to her body, she brings her knees up to her stomach, her eyes are rolled back and to the right and she shakes in a repetitive motion. She completely checks out, not like loss of consciousness, but doesn't blink, doesn't respond, etc.

Please keep us posted!

momo214 · September 2014

CamrynnsMommy said:
@mollynicole214‌ Her seizures are grand mal, I videotaped them and had my pedi watch, she agreed they were grand mal.

Basically, her hands are clenched in fists and she holds them parallel to her body, she brings her knees up to her stomach, her eyes are rolled back and to the right and she shakes in a repetitive motion. She completely checks out, not like loss of consciousness, but doesn't blink, doesn't respond, etc.

Please keep us posted!

Thanks for explaining what hers look like. Definitely helpful to know what to look at. During my moment of terror I wasn't really paying attention to details like that so if was hard to answer questions in the ER. I'll certainly post an update after her next appointment.

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