purple hands and feet

[sammie7786]

my mother in law .. noticed that my little girls hands and feet were purple this morning , and the she fell sleep and my mother in law and a hard time waking her up . she said it took two mins to wake her up . we then when to the er  they told us nothing was wrong with her . she still is not as alert as she usually is .???? what could it be????

[Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D.]

I'm assuming that your daughter is an infant. Is that correct? This condition in a child can be benign and a product of the circulation in a small child. So it is entirely probable that the doctor's guidance was correct. However, don't hesitate to seek a second opinion. You could ask the pediatrician for a consult with a pediatric cardiologist, for example. And absolutely have the pediatrician examine her, assuming that the ER physician was not her usual doctor.

[wiccan_mum]

please if your worried have your child checked out my son was tinged blue and everyone told me he was fine doctors, health visitors rtc, in the end i took him to hospital and at just 7 weeks old he had major heart surgery, i dont want to scare u and you are the one who knows your child best x