Quite often, parents complain that their chin is shaking in a newborn baby. What are the reasons for this? In fact, this kind of twitching is observed in absolutely all children from birth. Specialists call it tremor. Most often we have to talk about tremor of the chin or, for example, limbs. However, sometimes the child shakes his head, which is typical for neurological problems with the health of the baby. As for the chin shaking in the newborn or its limbs, this does not belong to the group of pathologies. In any case, only an experienced doctor can determine the cause of such phenomena. It is for this reason that parents must undergo a scheduled examination by a neurologist from the moment the child turns a month old. So why does the chin shake in the newborn? We will try to understand this issue later in the article.
According to most experts around the world, tremor in young children occurs because the nerve centers are not yet sufficiently developed. It is these areas of the brain that are responsible for all the movements that the baby makes. In addition, at the time a child manifests strong emotions in his blood, the level of norepinephrine rises. This excess, in turn, is again characteristic precisely for the immature, so-called brain layer of the adrenal glands, which are responsible for the production of such a hormone.
In the life of a newborn baby, there are periods characterized by a crisis in the development of his nervous system. In the first year, she is very weak and vulnerable. That is why pediatricians recommend every three months during the first year to visit a neurologist with the baby, who can easily identify certain disorders in the psyche and motor skills of your child.
If the chin shakes in the newborn for a long time, and such attacks happen very often, it means that the child suffered some kind of damage directly to the nervous system itself. This happens not only in the first year of his life, but also during the pregnancy of the mother or in childbirth. In addition, the causes of disorders of this type can be severe stress or prolonged depression of a woman during pregnancy. As a result, the child has an imbalance in his endocrine and nervous systems. It is worth noting that such a phenomenon as fetal hypoxia also leads in some cases to violations of the normal activity of the children's brain. Oxygen starvation is possible even in the womb, if the placenta is damaged or there is a threat of spontaneous abortion. The chin of the newborn is shaking if the baby was born prematurely. However, in such situations, tremor of his limbs is more often observed. In any case, in a premature baby, all organs and the nervous system are simply still immature. For this reason, tremors in babies up to three months often do not require absolutely any correction and treatment. However, such attacks should force parents to devote more time to this aspect. This must be carefully monitored.
At present, it is quite simple to cope with a problem of this nature. If the chin is shaking in a newborn, you should regularly visit a specialist. In addition, the nervous system of babies at this age is not only a dynamic formation, but also very malleable. Proper treatment contributes to the rapid restoration of its functions. Everything returns to normal, and after a while your child will be completely healthy. In such cases, doctors often recommend early swimming in designated pools. The most important factor, which, of course, has a huge impact on the recovery of any child, is considered to be a smooth and, above all, friendly atmosphere in his family.