New parents should know about a silent yet scary condition that can occur in infants.
A Brief Resolved Unexplained Event, also known as a BRUE, is an incident of unknown cause in which a baby stops breathing — and can be unresponsive — for a brief period.
The condition recently grabbed attention when Sarah Bendel, a mom of three, caught the moment her youngest child experienced a BRUE on video.Â
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After realizing her baby did not seem to be breathing, Bendel removed the child from the crib and called for help.
The video went viral on TikTok with some 9.2 million views currently.
Bendel captioned her video with these words, in part: “BRUE AWARENESS. This was so traumatic. I can’t even begin to describe the panic that set in. Jojo is 6 weeks old and suffered with this today. #6weekold #6weekoldbaby #infant has this happened to anyone else? She had last eaten 3 hours prior. I was waking her to feed her, and this happened.”
TikTok users empathized with Bendel’s panic.Â
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One commenter said her own daughter experienced a BRUE at only three days old.
“Most traumatic experience of my whole life,” she wrote.
In most cases the event lasts under one minute — and infants usually under the age of one will return to normal once it’s over.
Another user pointed out the fear in Bendel’s voice.
Bendel replied to that commenter online, saying, “That voice was not my own. It was panic escaping my body, begging for someone to help me save my baby.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Bendel for further comment.Â
So what actually happens to a child during a BRUE?
NYU Langone pediatrician Dr. Sara Siddiqui told Fox News Digital that a BRUE can involve a change or decrease in breathing, muscle tightening or weakened muscles and bluish discoloration of the lips or mouth.
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