Does your child's hands and feet shake when he falls asleep?

As babies grow up, they will experience some discomfort to a certain extent. However, some discomfort is more obvious, while some discomfort requires careful observation by adults. Some babies experience shaking hands and feet as soon as they fall asleep. There are many reasons for this phenomenon. Parents are advised to take their children to the hospital for examination as soon as possible. After finding out the cause, they should receive treatment and medication under the guidance of a doctor.

The situation in which a child's hands and feet shake as soon as he falls asleep is generally called myoclonus. It is caused by the sudden contraction of a muscle or a group of muscles in a certain part of the body. Most children only have mild shaking, which does not affect their sleep and occurs several times a night. Nocturnal myoclonus generally does not require treatment and will gradually decrease with age. This is a normal phenomenon. However, if your child frequently experiences myoclonus during the day, you need to go to a regular hospital for examination.

Under what circumstances will the child shake while sleeping?

1. Calcium deficiency. Severe calcium deficiency may cause convulsions in the hands and feet. If the child's hands and feet tremble, he sweats heavily, wakes up easily when sleeping, has a bald pillow, etc., it means that the child is calcium deficient.

The child's hands and feet shake as soon as he falls asleep. It can't be "epilepsy"!

2. If the light is turned on suddenly or there is a sudden noise, the baby is usually in a light sleep state, so it is easy for the baby's hands and feet to shake. It's called fright.

3. If the baby is too excited before going to bed or is stimulated during the day, the baby's hands and feet may shake easily.

When the baby encounters this situation, the mother only needs to gently comfort him with her hands to make the baby feel safe and calm him down. Babies are all dependent, especially infants. They like to sleep next to their mothers. They can smell their mother's scent and sleep more soundly.

What is the reason why the baby's feet shake when sleeping?

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, most babies are in a state of light sleep when they sleep.

Changes in light or noise may cause the child's hands and feet to shake involuntarily. Some children may experience irregular shaking of their fingers, eyelids, and toes without any light or sound stimulation. These shaking usually lasts for a very short time and disappears after the child enters deep sleep. Parents don't need to be nervous. The baby is not frightened. This is a normal physiological reaction.

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