Baby Feet And Legs Turning Purple
This situation is urgent can is called phlegmasia.
Baby feet and legs turning purple. Acrocyanosis refers to cyanosis found in the extremities particularly the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet. You have this condition when the veins in your body find it difficult to send blood from the legs back to your heart. She woke up at ten for her bippy and thats when I noticed her hands and feet looked.
Skin color changes are typically indicative of a circulation problem. No worries especially if baby is eating sleeping. 16 yr old female.
They stayed that way quite a while. I think its normal and it doensnt happen now that shes 2 so Im sure its nothingit did freak us out though when we first saw it. Acrocyanosis is often normal in babies as long as no cyanosis is present in the central part of the body.
Generally skin color changes from pink to blue or purple when the area is. Peripheral artery disease PAD and a leg turning purple is a serious sign of circulation complications related to the arteries. I immediately started rubbing them while panicking and they turned back to normal color.
My not quite 2 week old son had an episode a few days ago where I noticed that all of a sudden his feet and legs were blueish purple. If the legs and feet of your toddler turn purple contact your doctor. You do not need to be concerned if your baby is otherwise acting healthy.
Your babys circulation is still in the process of developing. More often than not your babys feet might turn purple due to an immature circulatory system says Dr. Purple splotchy legs hand and feet bad circlation in hands and feet.
