A few weeks ago my son started shaking while nursing mid-morning. I told the doctor about them, but she didn't seem too concerned. Since that appointment, I have been tracking them.
He has at least one tremor each day at 11 AM or so. They last anywhere from 5 seconds to 15 seconds. Every time, except for once, he had them while he was nursing and falling asleep. (Yesterday he had one when I pulled him out of him car seat at 4:45 PM, and he woke up.)
His eyes have been closed each time. When he has an episode, I lift his lids to check his eyes, and they are straight forward kinda like he's staring at something (my guess is that he's asleep, but truthfully, I don't know).
He is on solid foods. He has two meals a day. In the morning at 8:30 AM, he has cereal (barley) and a veggie and he has the same meal at 5:30 PM.
The tremors look like his arms shaking rapidly, and his head shakes a bit. When he has them I usually pull him off the breast and he "wakes" up and starts to cry.
He is 6 months old and weighs 19 lbs 6 ounces. I know, sounds like a chub, but he is also tall. I not sure of his height at the moment, but I can tell you he's wearing 12 month clothing comfortably.
I don't take any medications, except for a prenatal vitamin, which I was advised to take until I stopped nursing.
All other functions are working properly and his temp is alwasy normal when I check it. ( Knock on wood, he hasn't had any real viruses or infections yet...)
This sounds a lot like what others have posted, but I am worried about the frequency. Any opinions out there? Thanks for your help...
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