Infant Self Stimulation

Dear Patient: Thank you for writing to us.

Based on Freud's theories, it is possible that your daughter is doing the anal or oral stage of gratification. My holding your breath, the child may be satisfying these centres in the brain. This is only a theory and the child could also be attempting breath holding spells.

Generally these tend to disappear as the child gets older. What you can do is to see a Pediatric Neurologist to confirm the diagnosis.

Hope this helps you. All the best.

This question has been answered by

Dr. Vignan Rachabattuni

Sports Injury Specialist

MBBS, PG Dipolma (Sports Medicine)