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Jerking Baby Movements

by Melissa
(Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

I see this jerking baby movements my 7mth old baby boy started doing recently. It's almost like he gets a "chill" or has sucked on a sour lemon. I am concerned he may have something wrong with his nervous system or possibly develop into something very serious with his brain development. Should I be concerned or is it going to pass?

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Jerking Baby Movements

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Baby jerks
by: Hajara

My 8 week baby jerks too. I started noticing it when he was about one week old. I took him to a doctor and some tests were done which indicated his calcium level was low. We then gave him a calcium supplement to take for ten days.

After the dosage, he took the test again and his calcium level was OK. Surprisingly, despite all the tests being normal my baby still jerked. His whole body jerked.

I went back to the doctor because I was really worried. The doctor assured me that it is normal and happens to babies. He prescribed a phenobarbitone syrup to be taken for 4 weeks. He is presently taking it and the jerking has really reduced.
Gets them too
by: Anonymous

My 9 mth old gets them too. He seems to do it mostly when he is trying new food. I told my husband that it is the testing new things shiver. We do not plan on taking him to the doctor.
Jerking Movements
by: Tanya

This is how I describe the jerking movements my baby boy does: It's the same "shiver" movement I make when I take a big teaspoon of disgusting cough syrup. I noticed him doing it from time to time, but didn't think much of it.

Then I noticed once that he did it while I was changing his diaper - right at the exact same moment he peed on me! I started to pay more attention and in my baby's case, it seems to be something he does on occasion right before he urinates.

I mentioned it to my husband who nonchalantly said "Oh yeah, that's a pee shiver." Apparently guys get that. I don't know if this is the same type of movement your baby does, but I'm not worried about it.

I've noticed him also do that the first time he tries some baby foods, like green beans, etc. Also with his liquid vitamins.
My Boy Also
by: Anonymous

I have a four month old that does the same thing. I caught him on camera doing this jerking movement. Then took him to the doctor. I thought my son was having seizures.

It was my doctor's opinion that it would pass with age, but if I wanted he would order tests such as a CAT scan. However, he did not recommend this at his age. What he did say that made me feel better was that if these were very mild seizures (which one can't really tell unless tests are done), that everyone has them sometime in there life. And unless they are of great duration (5 mins or more) that they are mostly harmless.

This made me feel considerably better. I hope it helps you and if you do find out anything else from your doctor please post it here. I am interested in knowing what other doctors have to say on this.

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