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Is there a baby version of cat zoomies?

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CloudJam · 30/11/2022 15:15

12 month old DD.

A couple of times a day, sometimes when coming up to a nap or bedtime (but not always) she just goes bonkers. Charging up and down the house, running at full pelt like a horde of gremlins are after her. Happy as a clam, having a grand old time. Fights like some sort of demented bat if I try to keep her still, like when changing her nappy - flailing arms, clamping legs together, launching herself backwards - you get the idea.

We were at a friend's child's party a few weeks ago and everyone kept commenting on how much she was running about. How "active" and "busy" she is, and "gosh, doesn't she go?!" One friend said "Wow she's a bit ADHD!" (daft, uninformed armchair diagnosing obviously but I'm mentioning it to add context as to what they were seeing) and four separate people said variations of "Bloody hell Cloud, you must be shattered!"

She's my first, so I figured it was normal. Is it unusual? Is she overtired? Naturally energetic? Being pursued by invisible pixies?

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CloudJam · 30/11/2022 19:22

Evening bump!

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secretllama · 01/12/2022 19:53

Ooooh yes! Zoomie hour we called it...My theory us they know sleep time is coming up and they have to get rid of all the energy!

Scirocco · 01/12/2022 20:11

Oh yes, we totally have this! Particularly entertaining when it coincides with actual cat zoomie times, then the house is just chaos.

Felinewoman · 01/12/2022 20:59

We have this in my almost 3 year old. I find it extremely cute. She currently goes crazy to Nirvana's Nevermind album....every evening haha

CloudJam · 01/12/2022 22:53

Glad to hear it's not as unusual as people seemed to be suggesting then! It's like a sort of freewheeling, windmilling moment of madness. Except it's not a moment. More like an hour...

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CloudJam · 02/12/2022 16:57

Right now she's galloping up and down the living room with a toy lettuce in her mouth and threw a wobbler when I tried to change her jumper.

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