Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Hmmm... mysterious shudder
Monday afternoon Adelaide had a little shudder that I've never seen before (in any baby). I was holding hear facing me, she was straddling my knee. She was smiling and making eye contact then when my mom walked up from behind me, Adelaide looked away from me a bit and her head slightly moved back and forth quickly while the rest of her body was still. Not like a full head shake of a 'no' movement. It was a little strange. Her expression was odd too. She went a little blank then displeased, almost as if she was ramping up for a crying outburst. Mom and I were surprised that once I hugged and reassured her that Adelaide returned to smiles and regular movements. I only thought it was a little odd at the time, but didn't become concerned until I described it to Rick and realized it could be a seizure or indication of something more serious. I researched and watched some baby videos and was happy to see true infantile seizures look very different. So for now we'll just keep our eyes on her and mention it next time we see the doctor.
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Hey Catie my experience of Monday and Adelaide is very different... I saw her turn her head but I thought that was a response to me coming up behind the two of you and her noticing me and doing a double take as she did so... Also her body was not at all still, she did an intense shudder and quiver that was very odd, but I know that it was not a seizure, I've seen seizures before... But yes her response to this little oddity was a look of blankness and self puzzlement prior to a look of displeasure which we both thought was going to be followed by tears but didn't. Your eye contact and reassurance was all she needed and she was our happy baby again! Please know if I would have thought that was a seizure or anything serious I would have told you so... I've seen babies do allot of odd movements and reactions, even some similar to those adults have, but of course it wouldn't hurt to tell your doctor. I just thought I'd let you know what I saw, and you could include that within your description as well; know too that our experiences regarding Adelaide's little oddity movement was indeed different.
ReplyDeleteNot really different... glad we discussed and saw the same thing and no worries (only monitoring) remain :)
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