6 week old julty, still uncontrollable movements

[MrsC90]

Hey everyone,
My baby girl is 6 weeks old and for the last few weeks does this stiff, julty arm and legs movements that make her unhappy. It's really worrying me. It's like she can't control it 😪 I've show videos to people that say it's normal but it's like she's fitting! I've been told it's tramped wind but I'm not convinced. Any one have any input?

Get her checked out by your GP. X

Contact your HV.

But, at that young age, sudden jerky movements are very normal. My first DS did this too and it had me worried sick. But it soon stopped and I was onto worrying about something else.

Both my sons have been through this stage! We called it the jerky robot and have some on video. I worried but then again I worry about everything but actually it passed quickly and movements became more fluid.

Sounds normal to me - my DD done it when she had trapped wind. But if you’re worried, speak to your HV or GP.

It's probably normal, but it is worth getting it checked. I know someone whose daughter was displaying some intermittent seizure-like behaviours as a baby, and it did turn out to be infantile spasms. You might like to check out this website:

UK Infantile Spasms Trust

I must emphasise that I'm not a doctor and I don't have direct experience!

Show the videos to a medical professional not your friends. My son had seizures and I knew they were and it was awful to see he was 11 weeks old and it wasn’t until the doctor seen they were like ohhh yeah!! But a baby seizure doesn’t look like an adult seizure because an adult usually collapses but a baby is generally sitting or lying down anyways so don’t fall to the floor. Please show the videos to your doctor or health visitor