Breath holding Spells - First with Kids - UVM Children's Hospital 

Breath holding is a fairly common behavior in most toddlers. About five percent of healthy, breath-holding toddlers will get so upset that they exhale forcefully and then decide not to breathe to the point they may turn blue or pale and literally fall to the ground limp, sometimes even with shaking of the arms and legs. We call this type of episode an “official” breath holding spell. Learn more on out blog: medcenterblog.uvmhealth.org/c...