What may be the cause of trembling legs in babies?

As babies grow up, various phenomena will appear. Different phenomena also mean that the babies have different problems. For example, if a baby's legs tremble, it can be divided into a normal physiological phenomenon and a phenomenon caused by physical abnormalities. Physical abnormalities may include calcium deficiency and excessive fatigue. Therefore, when you find your baby's legs trembling, you must find out the cause in time and then make appropriate adjustments!

Reason 1: Normal physiological phenomenon

Because the baby's nervous system is not fully developed, the cerebral cortex is immature, the central nervous cells are highly excitable and easily excited by stimulation, and the baby's nerves do not fully control the muscles, it is easy for the child to have involuntary shaking of the hands and feet.

Especially when exposed to slight stimulation such as strong light, sound or vibration, the fingers, eyelids and toes are more likely to tremble irregularly, or the hands may be opened upwards and then quickly retracted, sometimes accompanied by crying. Generally, this phenomenon lasts for a very short time and disappears after entering deep sleep, so parents don't need to be nervous.

Reason 2: Calcium deficiency

Calcium deficiency in babies may also cause shaking hands and feet while sleeping. Of course, there will be other symptoms of calcium deficiency such as night sweats, night terrors, and bald spots on the back of the head after falling asleep. In severe cases, convulsions of the hands and feet may also occur (epilepsy or certain genetic metabolic diseases can also cause convulsions, so parents should carefully observe and distinguish them).

You should know that the calcium in breast milk and formula is generally sufficient and no additional supplement is needed. All you need is vitamin D to promote calcium absorption. Therefore, it is recommended that every baby who is 15 days old starts taking vitamin AD supplements until the age of 2 years old (generally speaking, vitamin AD is suitable for children because vitamin A promotes retinal development, epithelial cell stability, sexual and immune development, and vitamin D promotes calcium absorption.). This can not only prevent and treat rickets and night blindness in children, but also treat hand and foot cramps in children.

As long as you buy vitamin AD with the OTC label and take it according to the instructions, you won’t have the problem of vitamin AD poisoning that everyone is worried about!

However, if the baby is in the growth and development period and frequently startsle or has limb tremors during sleep, it is recommended that parents take the baby to the doctor for examination.

Reason 3: Too much fatigue

If the baby walks too much or is too active, he will dream during sleep because individual cell groups in the cerebral cortex are in an excited state, and the motor center will cause kicking movements. Therefore, parents should pay attention to reducing various stimuli to the body, such as not catching cold, not being too tired, not being too excited before going to bed, etc., so as to facilitate sleep.