Posting for a friend who isn’t on mumsnet. We had our babies around the same time -
Her baby has started, in the last week, to occasionally have “tremors” in hands and feet (only one hand/foot at one time) and bottom lip, like when your teeth chatter - usually when agitated like during nappy change or when she’s been crying.
Mine does the lip/jaw thing too so I figured it was all normal immature nervous system stuff (and I’m extremely anxious - see my previous posts about my DS!) but she’s a bit worried and wondered if anyone has had the same thing with their DC.
She has seen GP who said probably nothing as around this age newborns are starting to move more, are erratic and a bit jittery as they don’t have any control over their limbs and their nervous system is firing all over the place but to keep an eye on it.
I think she’s mainly wondering whether to push it further. My DS has done it once or twice with his hand, only when curled into a fist and usually when he’s a bit agitated as well, so when he had bad wind after feeding and was all tense and back arching (has reflux).
It doesn’t look like spasms or anything like that and only lasts a few seconds.
I think it’s most likely immature nervous system, but if anyone has had the same please share! :)