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head shaking baby

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bejeezus · 01/09/2011 19:29

hiya, my dd2 is 9 months old. She keeps shaking her head from side to side (as if to say no) for the last 2-3 weeks. When it started I took her to GP to check her ears as she has suffered from reoccurent ear infections. I was relieved when dr said she didnt have an infection and the conversation moved on. I forgot to ask, what then might be causing the head shaking.

My mam thinks she is dancing/playing, but to me it doesnt look like that. She does it numerous times a day. Has anyone had similar? Any ideas why she is doing this and whether it could be cause for concern? could it be from teething pain do you think?

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CharlieBoo · 01/09/2011 20:34

Yes my dd did this at exactly the same age. I think she discovered she could just do it and liked the sensation. I was a bit freaked but posted on here and it was quite common. She's 2.3 now and no longer does it but dies the most superb tantrums! Grin

bilblio · 01/09/2011 20:42

I rediscovered the videos of my DD doing this at about the same age. She used to think it was hilarious, especially if we did it too.
I think as CharlieBoo says it's just that she had discovered she could do it, enjoyed the sensation and making the world go blurry. :)

mummytasha11 · 01/09/2011 21:01

My 7 1/2 month old ds does this too! Think it's just a new thing he has realised he can do Smile

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bejeezus · 01/09/2011 22:06

well thats reassuring
she doesnt have a brain tumour after all Smile

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bilblio · 01/09/2011 23:28

Nope, sounds like she's just enjoying being 9 months old and all the new things there are to learn.
Ahhh... there are days I wish I could be so easily entertained. :)

TCOB · 01/09/2011 23:30

My DD did exactly the same at exactly the same age. And she kept doing it, I think, because it always brought the house down to see this sweet little dote saying 'no, no, no!' to anything she was asked Smile.

Gincognito · 01/09/2011 23:31

My 10mo ds started doing this yesterday. Most peculiar!

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bejeezus · 01/09/2011 23:33

lol bilblio - there ARE days that I am that easily entertained- staring at the wall is one of my favourite pastimes

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ZhenXiang · 01/09/2011 23:33

My 2.3 year DD still does this on occasion because it makes her dizzy and she finds it amusing.

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bejeezus · 01/09/2011 23:55

funny little things Smile

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ellesabe · 02/09/2011 19:35

My 9mo has been doing this for about a month and has although she has no concept of what 'no' means, she has learnt to associate the word with head-shaking. So now if she hears the word 'no' she starts shaking her head!

Fuzzled · 03/09/2011 11:36

My 11mo DS does this, and has been doing so since he was about 5mo.

I now use it as a sure fire way to suss out when he is tired Grin

Sookeh · 03/09/2011 11:41

My 8mo old ds does this when he's getting tired. I rushed him to the doctors the first time he did it Blush

waffles1 · 06/09/2011 09:21

Just found this thread which is spooky as for the last couple of nights my little one has done this too (he's 4 months) and we were getting concerned! But i think it's mainly when he's tired. But it did freak us out a bit too!

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bejeezus · 06/09/2011 09:50

yeah-now i think about it, mine does it more when tired. but not exclusively

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