my baby was born at 30 weeks and is now almost 3 months old. A friend of mine noticed that he shakes alot and brought up that it might be seizures...I personally think that his movents are normal and are possibly due to his premature nervous system even though he is two week adjusted. His jaw quivers and his and legs tremor for a few seconds and this is pretty normal for him. any input?
It might be a wiring issues with the brain plus a preemie thing. My son does that and he had brain bleeds he did it alot when he was little but has gotten much better. Take him a neurologist. If they have seizures the muscles will be rigid. A seizure will be more than a few second also.
Hi. My daughter (32 weeks) developed seizures about 2 months after being born and while she was dealing with jaundice. It seems to me that all babies are jerky in movement but this was a bit more and the comment about muscle rigidness is spot on. The neurologist had her on encephabol (for the muscle rigidness) and phenobarbitol for a bit - off them now. We haven't had a siezure for over 5 months. Baby's now 10 months. The neurologist said lots of babies grow out of these things.
When it doubt, have it checked out by a doctor.
My son did a sporadic quivering until 7 months adjusted. He did have neurological evaluation done. The neuro said that preemie brains don't have as much fat coating the neural pathways (myelination), so their nerves aren't as controlled.
But again, if you have any doubts, it never hurts to check things out with a doctor. Because it is unlikely that a child will do what you are observing when you see the doctor, you could perhaps videotape an incident and then bring that along so that the doctor really knows what you are talking about. Just a thought.
what exactly is muscle rigidness? I don't think he is seizing, however I have noticed that when I bend his leg in it shakes for a few seconds. I'm wondering if it has to do with a premature nervous system.
Infant seizures can be very subtle, sometimes a tiny flicker or flutter, and they do not have to last long. It typically would not be induced by a movement as you described in the last message.
With anything you are uncertain of, it is best to discuss it with a practitioner that will listen to your concerns and then investigate and educate you on what you are seeing/experiencing.
I have a 31 weeker who began having seizures when he was 11 months old, and quite possibly had undetected ones prior to this. We were unable to put a finger on the cause of the seizures, and we opted to not medicate based on the secondary complications of the meds. We did diet, supplement and environmental changes.
He had a seizure in Novemeber at 16 months, and then one in March at 20 months, and none since, so hopefully whatever it was (immature nervous system, low iron, environmental toxin, etc) it's done. When he had clusters of seizures at around 14-15 months of age he lost skills, and the regression was terrifying. We worked with him continuously, and as of right now, he is only behind in his language, his small and large motor have caught up.
Hope a little of this helps.
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