He needs time to coordinate all those functions into one smooth suck, swallow and breathe continuum. Squeaking– “My baby sounds like a chorus when he is sucking at my breast.” While breastfeeding, breathing, sucking and swallowing are your baby’s first foray into multi tasking. Call your infant’s health care provider immediately if you also witness rapid or jerky movements on one or both sides of your baby’s body, a sudden change in skin color, irregular breathing or excessive irritability with inconsolable crying.ģ. If your infant’s eye rolling is related to a serious problem, he’ll generally reveal other symptoms. When your baby drifts off to sleep, you may notice slow eye rolling as he opens and closes his eyes repeatedly. Stop worrying. Your infant’s underdeveloped vision system will take time to fully mature and function properly. Normal eye rolling can develop when your infant is awake, drowsy or transitioning between sleep and wakefulness. Eye fluttering – “My baby’s eyes roll back in his head especially after breastfeeding or when he’s really tired.” Be assured that these are more expected, immature nervous system responses. Call your pediatric care provider immediately if the jittering continues when your baby is calm or if rhythmic jerking movements are seen.Ģ. Try giving him something to suck on as normal trembling should stop with sucking. If your baby is jittery when not crying, it could be abnormal. You might also see jitters or trembling of your baby’s arms and legs during crying and this too, is normal in newborns. Chin quivering - “My baby’s chin shakes and quivers up and down, especially before feedings and after he’s been crying.” These are the normal primitive reflexes of an immature nervous system. What’s normal, what’s not, and what is something that differs from baby to baby? To help ease some of your worry here are 4 Safe (and very normal) behaviors of babies that you can stop worrying about today!ġ. As a new mother, there can be many uncertainties when it comes to your baby.
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