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infant spasms?
i am going to see my baby's pediatrician but just wanted to see if anyone was intelligent in this area: i was feeding my baby, 5 months old, and her head starting shaking rapidly as if she was having a mini seizure or spasm. i watched for about a whole 2 seconds and then i called her name out and lightly shook her. her eyes were closed and i believe that she was sleeping on her bottle. my husband says that i do the same when i am sleeping sometimes and he believes that it is just a part of the sleeping cycle. any feedback would be great - very concerned mother.
i will post the news... thanks for your input everyone.
6 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
You said you were going to see your pediatrician, which is the best thing to do, but I wanted to let you know that something similar happened with my son when he was younger. It always seemed to be while he was nursing and falling asleep. Almost exactly as you described, his head would shake for a few seconds, and than stop. It was very sporatic, maybe once every couple days. After asking me a bunch of questions, my pediatrician told me that that sometimes happens because the nervous system is still immature. She didnt seem overly concerned at all, which eased my mind. It eventually stopped, and my son is now an extremely healthy 16 month old.
- 1 decade ago
My daughter has little muscle spasms in her leg from time-to-time but not in her sleep. I know from the pediatrician that this is normal (to 2 years old) in the limbs and simply reflects an immature nervous system. However, I'd be a little more concerned about the head. When you find our from the doctor what's going on please post it for the rest of us. Thanks.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
My son has epilepsy but his seizures aren't anything like what you described. His last between 30seconds to 2mins+ . But there are many different kinds of seizures. How does she act after the "events"? Does she cry or act like nothing happened? Does she seem sleepy afterwards? Personally I think in your case it sounds like it is part of her sleeping, maybe dreaming. Good Luck!
Source(s): 24wks pregnant with baby number 2 13month old with epilepsy - ?Lv 41 decade ago
I have 3 children and they all did that, so please don't worry hun!
She is warm against you, listening to your familiar heartbeat, sucking her milk (in baby bliss!) and has just fallen into a deep sleep, probably dreaming.
Sometimes their little head can shake, sometimes they may smile, frown, pout, squint, squeak, and even cry!
When you get used to it, it can be quite funny.
Oh...and mine are now 8, 6 & 4 and do not have any medical problems at all!
Enjoy your lovely princess! xx
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- 1 decade ago
seiously my baby did that to me a few times, its harmless, i freaked out the 1st time, i shook her and she didnt even budge, she was happy sleeping and breastfeeding at the same time
young babies nervous systems arnt fully mature, they do alot of stuff that freaks us out, xxxxxxxxxxxx
im a mum of 4, each baby has almost given me a heart attack manytimes, lol
- 1 decade ago
This is not normal. You should ask the doctor about the baby, and possibly yourself too.
