Why do babies occasionally twitch?

We all know that taking care of a baby is not an easy task. There are always various problems in the process of taking care of a baby. Among them, occasional convulsions in babies are a phenomenon that many parents have encountered. However, many inexperienced parents do not know what to do when they encounter such symptoms. They do not know whether the baby has a disease or whether this is a normal physiological reaction. This often makes parents very worried. They do not know whether they need to take the baby to the hospital for examination. Let’s take a look at what is going on when babies occasionally convulse.

Why do babies occasionally twitch?

Infantile tetany is common in infants under 6 months old. It is mainly due to vitamin D deficiency in the body, which leads to low serum calcium, increased neuromuscular excitability, and symptoms such as convulsions, laryngeal spasm and tetany.

The human body's vitamin D is mainly synthesized after sunlight hits the skin. In winter, babies lack outdoor activities and are rarely exposed to direct sunlight, so vitamin D deficiency reaches its peak. The increase in sunshine in spring can cause a sudden increase in vitamin D in the body, promote the transfer of large amounts of blood calcium to the bones, and reduce blood calcium. At this time, if the baby's parathyroid function is hypofunctioning and cannot increase compensatory secretion, the blood calcium level will continue to decrease, which may lead to the occurrence of infantile tetany.

★Tip: For babies who are exclusively breastfed, do not take vitamin D supplements on a regular basis or have rickets, when spring comes, they should be supplemented with vitamin D and calcium for a period of time to bring blood calcium to normal levels, and then take the baby outside to bask in the sun.

epilepsy

As the temperature rises in spring, the capillaries in the skin and muscles are in a state of slow dilation, and the blood flow to the brain is reduced accordingly, making you more prone to fatigue. In addition, the weather is changeable, which can easily cause the body to become uncomfortable, making it a high-incidence season for epilepsy.

★Tips: Children with epilepsy should pay attention to a balanced diet in the spring, avoid being too hungry or too full, and do not overeat; avoid walking near water to prevent drowning due to a sudden attack; try not to ride a bicycle to prevent falls during an attack.

Febrile seizures

Febrile seizures are the most common convulsive disorders accompanied by fever in children. Febrile convulsions often occur in the early stages of febrile illness, with a sudden rise in body temperature (mostly to 39 degrees Celsius), manifested by sudden onset, systemic or local muscle rigidity or paroxysmal convulsions, and may be accompanied by loss of consciousness, upward rolling of the eyes, staring or squinting, clenched jaw, irregular breathing, and cyanosis. Generally, the symptoms will be relieved within a few seconds to a few minutes. After the attack, the child recovered as normal except for the manifestations of the primary disease. In the course of a single sexual disorder, most cases only occur once, some may have two attacks, and a small number of febrile convulsions may later turn into epilepsy.

Through understanding the above content, we know that there are many reasons why babies occasionally convulse, so parents must pay special attention to it. When such symptoms occur, they must understand the reasons and help the baby adjust in time. In addition, some newborns have not yet matured some nerves in their bodies when they are just born, and occasionally they will have such symptoms. This is a normal phenomenon. In addition, don't always make loud noises in the baby's environment to avoid scaring the baby.