My little girl has done this for a few months now and itās so scary!
She takes her toys/blankets and squashes them on her face and holds her breath. I immediately take them away and she is smiling/laughing trying to put them back.
When her face is covered she kicks her arms and legs out and purposely holds her breath (I know this because sometimes the toy/blanket it only covering her eyes)
She seems to really enjoy this crazy behaviour but itās freaking me out haha.
Just hoping Iām not alone or any insight please xx
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You're not alone. My little boy does the exact same thing! It scares me, but then I take it away and he's there giggling away thinking it's a game.

My little girls been doing it for months too!! I panicked the first few times but now I just watch her and she'll often pull it off and put it back on purpose haha. I assume it's a sensory thing they enjoy? As long as she's safe and happy she'll probably grow out of it eventually (maybe, I hope š)

Mine puts his comforter or toys over his face then thrashes around like crazy. I pull them off to make sure heās ok and heās laughing away!

Thanks mums! Made me feel so much better haha x

Yep my daughter loves doing this too she puts a blanket over her face and stays dead still I get so scared thinking sheās passed out but as soon as I remove it sheās flapping about and smiling and does the same thing again š¤£

My boy does this too - if thereās no toys around heāll use his arm! He heavy breathes too š At first I worried but he grins. If I donāt remove it quickly, heāll move it a little to peek at me! They are just playing, little nutters š
Iām grateful for this post as I now know my son isnāt the only one with a funny sense of humour š

omg yes my girl went through a phase of this hahaha you literally wrote what she used to do!

My lo does this too ., itās normal I was so worried I checked in with my hv.