At 12 days of age, brief jerky movements that occur only during sleep and stop when the baby wakes or is gently touched are often due to benign neonatal sleep myoclonus, which is a normal condition and usually resolves on its own over the next few months.
However, if the jerks also occur while the baby is awake, are prolonged, involve eye rolling, lip smacking, breathing difficulty, poor feeding, fever, or the baby becomes unresponsive, the baby should be evaluated immediately by a pediatrician or at the nearest hospital to rule out seizures.
If possible, record a video of the episodes and show it to your pediatrician during the visit.
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