The newborn has a shaking chin

Usually parents refer to the health of newborn babies with special trepidation and begin to worry because of the most minor symptoms, for example, if the newborn has a chin quivering. Because of what can shake the chin of an infant and how much is it really dangerous?</ p>

If a newborn has a shaking chin or a hand trembling when crying, do not worry: up to three months, tremor (namely, the so-called involuntary muscle twitching) does not count pathology. What is the cause of tremor of the chin and limbs in newborn children?

The reason lies in the immaturity of the nervous andendocrine systems of a newborn child. Children under the age of three months have not yet fully developed nerve centers responsible for movement. And the immaturity of the adrenal glands responsible for the production of the hormone norepinephrine leads to an excess of this hormone in the blood when the child displays emotions. Together, these two factors lead to tremors.

Usually a newborn has a shaking chin afterphysical exertion or emotional experience, this indicates an overexcitement of the nervous system. However, if the child does not cry and does not strain, the tremor of the limbs or chin should alert the parents: the involuntary jerking of the muscles in themselves may indicate hypertension. In this case, you need to contact the pediatrician, who will advise how to relax tense muscles.

With hypertension of the muscles in newborns, a regular relaxing massage is most often recommended, as well as warm baths with broths of lemon balm,mint or valerian (herbs that have a calming and relaxing effect). We do not need to abuse the tubs, it's enough three times a week: the broths can provoke an allergic situation in a newborn baby.

When parents should be bothered by tremorschild? We need to address the child neurologist as soon as possible if the tremor spreads not only to the chin but also to the entire head, and also if the chin does not stop shaking when the child turns 3 months old. Not wanting to stop tremor may indicate serious problems with the nervous system.

These problems can be caused by a variety of reasons. So, tremor is more common in premature infants, because their nervous system was initially immature, and even if the care for a premature baby was correct, all the same the development outside the mother's body is different from development in the womb.

Also a prerequisite for tremor in newborns may be stress during pregnancy, which lead to increased production of noradrenaline in the mother. Through the placenta, this hormone enters the blood of the fetus, and this leads to disruptions in the development of the central nervous and endocrine systems.

Tremor can also be triggered by fetal hypoxia during pregnancy or during childbirth. Insufficient supply of brainoxygen is caused by a variety of causes, including: abnormalities of the placenta, bleeding, threat of miscarriage, polyhydramnios, intrauterine infections, mild labor, rapid delivery, placental abruption, umbilical cord entanglement, etc. If the brain lacks oxygen, its normal functioning is broken, which leads to a tremor.

So, if a newborn is shaking with a chin, do not panic: up to three months, tremors in newborns do not require correction. Worry if the tremor is too strongand there is no reason, and also if the child is more than three months old. In this case, as soon as possible, contact a pediatric neurologist: correct and timely treatment will help your baby's nervous system to recover.

In most cases the performance of neurologist appointments, relaxing massage and water procedures (including early swimming) help to cope with tremors and strengthen your baby's nervous system.