Newborn twitches in a dream

Each young mother closely follows the health of her baby, who has just been born, and notices any changes that occur to him. Including, it can often be noticed that a newborn child strongly twitches in a dream. Whether it is normal, and in what cases it is necessary to immediately consult a doctor, we will tell you in our article.

Why does the newborn twitch in a dream?

The sleep of a young child is almost always superficial and intermittent. This is due, first of all, to the fact that every day the kid receives a huge number of new emotions and impressions, which leads to the fact that he can not sleep peacefully.

In addition, contrary to the widely held opinion, infants from the time of their birth see dreams. And the phase of vision of dreams is replaced at them by a phase of deep sleep much more often, than at adults. Finally, if a newborn child often jerks in a dream and wakes up, this may be due to the uncomfortable sensations that cause intestinal colic, teething and other health problems.

In most cases, there is nothing wrong with this situation. Nevertheless, if your child every night wakes up more than 10 times and at the same time loudly screams and looks frightened, you should consult a specialist.

It is also necessary to consult a doctor if your baby does not have ordinary twitching, but convulsions. Determine what exactly are the movements of the baby, in most cases is not difficult. With convulsions, there is a feeling that the entire body of the child or some part of it trembles tremendously. Such a disorder, especially at night, may be a symptom of epilepsy and other diseases associated with the pathology of the nervous system of crumbs.