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Jitterness in 3 month baby
My baby is 3 month old..her leg or foot jitters like shivering sometimes...is this normal..her calcium and sugar levels are normal...I don't think it's seizure because it's happening while breastfeeding or sleeping...what are the other causes of this.. doctor told me to take a video..but I couldn't because it's coming only a fraction of second randomly... please help??
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If the shivering stops with restraint and is not accompanied by movements of eyes or lips, less likely to be seizures
Also jitteriness tends to be faster than seizures
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If birth history normal and sugars, Calcium normal these could be benign tremors which should resolve
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Can give vit d drops, as deficiency has been found to be associated
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Rajkot
Give calcium supplements
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Dr. Santosh Bangar
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14 yrs exp
Ahmednagar
U can give vitamin d3 drop
Try to do video as it happen multiple times
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Dr. Shiwani Mangla
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Need to examine the baby so visit any pediatrician physically
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