Newborn baby's hands and feet turn purple

Many parents of newborns will find that their hands and feet are purple, which inevitably makes them start to worry about their babies. There are many reasons for the purple hands and feet, but the most common one is that the baby may have heart problems, that is, congenital heart disease. But in addition to this, there are some other reasons that can also cause the baby's hands and feet to turn purple. The following editor will give you a comprehensive analysis.

If you don't keep warm enough in winter, your extremities may become cold, and your hands and feet may become cyanotic. In addition, if the baby has congenital heart disease, especially tetralogy of Fallot, it can also cause cyanosis of the hands, feet and lips. In this case, it is recommended that you go to the hospital, have a routine blood test, and do a color Doppler ultrasound of the heart to see if you have congenital heart disease. Because if you have congenital heart disease, you will suffer from hypoxia when crying more severely, and when you suffer from hypoxia, your lips and nails will turn purple.

This situation is mainly considered to be caused by low blood oxygen content, such as pneumonia, high altitude areas, incomplete peripheral circulation, and very frequent changes in skin color. When it is cold, your hands and feet will turn slightly purple, and your face will turn red when you cry. Sometimes it may even turn red due to your sleeping posture. It is recommended that you go to the hospital for a check-up. First, check the heart ultrasound, lung X-ray, blood routine, etc. to determine the cause before you can get symptomatic treatment. In addition, coldness may also cause it, so it is recommended that you should pay attention to keeping warm. Newborns have purple foreheads and areas around their mouths and cold hands and feet. This is because the ambient temperature is too low, which is related to the large temperature difference between the mother and the baby. The child is already wearing two layers of clothes, wrapped in a quilt and covered with a blanket, but he still cannot keep warm and needs to be put in an incubator.

When an infant is exposed to physical factors (such as pain) or emotional stimulation (such as suffering, fear, anger or frustration), he or she will cry loudly and hyperventilate, followed by breath holding, respiratory arrest, purple lips, rigid limbs, etc. Guidance: Generally, no drug treatment is required, and parents do not need to panic. Children can recover from their seizures. If the breath-holding attack lasts too long, it will cause brain hypoxia. You can pinch the Ren Zhong, Yin Tang, He Gu and other acupoints to help the patient recover as soon as possible. For children with frequent attacks, atropine can be used for treatment under the guidance of a doctor.