My cousin did this and he had type one diabetes. Although I will say that I know lots of little ones with this and as long as they are breathing ok and do not have swelling like edema then he should be ok!! This is very common thing. Like amy630 said is is probable just a developing circulatory system. I will pray for him though.
My 9 month old daughter wakes up almost daily from her afternoon nap with blueish/purple feet and sometimes a hand. She is toasty warm, so I can't figure it out. I have spoken to her pediatrician and he said it is just a developing circulatory system. That just doesn't seem right to me, especially since it didn't happen when she was younger than 8 months.
thank you all for your help it is very comforting to know that someone cares so thank you all so much
Mrs_Perky~ Have they tried putting him on a pulse ox monitor to see how his oxygen levels are?
Have his hands and feet been really cold when they change colors?
Either one of these issues (low oxygen or cold arms/legs) can lead to the problem your talking about.
My son was a preemie also and spent time in NICU. he also has down syndrome and was born with heart defects. Total hospital time was just over 4 months for him. :) It's tough to think you've gotten past the worrisome stuff only to have something new pop up.
My son was in and out of the hospital last year when he was one because his lips hands and feet kept turning blue. They did a ton of tests and found nothing wrong with him. I wouldnt worry about it too much unless you notice he has a difficult time breathing. Hope this helps.
I dunno what it could be.
I know my daughters hands and/or fingers flush red from time to time.
And her feet get a purple tinge to them from time to time.
It isn't constant. It's only once in a while.
He docs never said anything to me about it so I'm assuming it's normal.
My hands get red when I'm really hot, and my feet turn purplish blue when they're cold.
Maybe that could be the problem?
Or is it really a constant thing.
I dunno.
I really can't be of much help.