Looking for advice please.
My 7.5 month old has started doing some strange bodily movements in the last 5 days and now I am worried he might be suffering from Infantile Spasms.
Can anybody advise?
For the first 4 days he would periodically do this thing while sitting where he would raise both hands in the air and hold for a second or two while looking downwards with his head. It almost looked like he was dabbing. Then he would return to normal and a few seconds later he would do it again. The movement was occurring in clusters. He did not appear upset afterwards. His eyes always remained normal and did not roll in his head and his wrists continued to move. He was also sitting unaided each time this happened and he did not fall over.
After 3 or 4 days he stopped doing this. Today, however, while I was feeding him his lunch, he arched back in his highchair. Again, this behaviour occurred in clusters. He did it about 3 times in a row. It struck me as an unusual movement. Again, he was not upset afterwards, nor did his eyes roll in his head.
Earlier today when I was feeding him his head was doing a strange sort of a bobbing movement, but this may have been linked to his excitement/desire about what he was eating. He loves his food and gets almost feral with anticipation when he's really enjoying something.
I have my phone on hand now ready to record the next time any of this happens, and I will be taking him to the ER the next time I see it, but in the meantime, I wonder if anyone could offer some reassurance because I am worried sick.
My husband doesn't share my concerns and I feel like I'm going insane with the stress.
Thank you