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My 6 Month Old Recently Started To Almost Shake While
Question: my 6 month old recently started to almost shake while nursing while falling asleep. she did this today when she was mid sleeping and nursing. kinda like tremble
my 6 month old recently started to almost shake while nursing while falling asleep. she did this today when she was mid sleeping and nursing. kinda like tremble
Brief Answer:
Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question. Hope I can be of help to you today.
6 months old with shaking during sleep can be caused by benign neonatal sleep myoclonus. Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus is characterized by myoclonic (jerks of the extremities that exclusively occur during sleep it is not correlated with epilepsy. When they are getting older it will be gone. But if it stays when your daughter gets older than one year please bring her to see a doctor. Is she taking formula with some special ingredients?
I hope that It can help you, and please let me know if you have any clarification or questions about that, and I would be welcome to discuss it with you further. I hope your child has good health.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question. Hope I can be of help to you today.
6 months old with shaking during sleep can be caused by benign neonatal sleep myoclonus. Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus is characterized by myoclonic (jerks of the extremities that exclusively occur during sleep it is not correlated with epilepsy. When they are getting older it will be gone. But if it stays when your daughter gets older than one year please bring her to see a doctor. Is she taking formula with some special ingredients?
I hope that It can help you, and please let me know if you have any clarification or questions about that, and I would be welcome to discuss it with you further. I hope your child has good health.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Brief Answer:
Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question. Hope I can be of help to you today.
6 months old with shaking during sleep can be caused by benign neonatal sleep myoclonus. Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus is characterized by myoclonic (jerks of the extremities that exclusively occur during sleep it is not correlated with epilepsy. When they are getting older it will be gone. But if it stays when your daughter gets older than one year please bring her to see a doctor. Is she taking formula with some special ingredients?
I hope that It can help you, and please let me know if you have any clarification or questions about that, and I would be welcome to discuss it with you further. I hope your child has good health.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question. Hope I can be of help to you today.
6 months old with shaking during sleep can be caused by benign neonatal sleep myoclonus. Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus is characterized by myoclonic (jerks of the extremities that exclusively occur during sleep it is not correlated with epilepsy. When they are getting older it will be gone. But if it stays when your daughter gets older than one year please bring her to see a doctor. Is she taking formula with some special ingredients?
I hope that It can help you, and please let me know if you have any clarification or questions about that, and I would be welcome to discuss it with you further. I hope your child has good health.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
no formulla. just breatmilk
no formulla. just breatmilk
Brief Answer:
Hope she have a good health
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for your clarification. Yes, keep breastfeeding and give some soft and nutritious food to your baby.
Let me know if you need more help.
Hope she have a good health
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for your clarification. Yes, keep breastfeeding and give some soft and nutritious food to your baby.
Let me know if you need more help.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Brief Answer:
Hope she have a good health
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for your clarification. Yes, keep breastfeeding and give some soft and nutritious food to your baby.
Let me know if you need more help.
Hope she have a good health
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for your clarification. Yes, keep breastfeeding and give some soft and nutritious food to your baby.
Let me know if you need more help.
Note: For further queries related to your child health, Talk to a Pediatrician. Click here to Book a Consultation.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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