Newborn baby shaking while sleeping

Newborns are usually very hyperactive. It is for this reason that many parents ignore some of their children's small behaviors and fail to deal with some problems that arise in their children in a timely manner. For example, some babies may have shaking hands when they sleep. So what causes this symptom? Does it have a bad impact on children's health?

The baby conditions mentioned in the introduction are all normal "neonatal startle" phenomena, which are normal conditions in the baby's development process. Generally, they do not require special treatment and will not affect the baby's future. New parents do not need to be too nervous.

The main reason why newborns startle is that their nervous system is not fully developed, their cerebral cortex is immature, their central nervous cells are highly excitable and easily excited by stimulation. Most babies are in a state of light sleep, and they will startle when they encounter sounds, light, vibrations, or changes in their body position. When the baby experiences this kind of irregular, whole-body, short-term and uncoordinated shaking during sleep, parents do not need to be nervous. It is not because the baby is frightened, but a normal physiological reaction.

When a newborn baby startles, the mother can use her hands to gently soothe the baby's body or hands to give the baby a sense of security and calm him down. Mothers can rest assured that newborn startle has no effect on brain development.

Generally speaking, as the baby grows older, his nervous system gradually develops and this startle phenomenon will gradually disappear and no special treatment is needed.

Convulsions can have a certain impact on the brain development of newborns and may cause neurological sequelae, so they should not be taken lightly.

If convulsions occur, parents must take their baby to the doctor in time, actively look for the cause and provide treatment.