Baby Stiffens Legs When Picked Up

Experts believe infants recognise when their mothers move towards them with their arms outstretched and make their bodies go still and stiff in anticipation making it. And his legs might cross. 9-month-old babies are on the go.

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Some infants seem to really like doing this and prefer to stand rather than sit on a carers lap.

Baby stiffens legs when picked up. The baby feels stiff hypertonic or floppy hypotonic. This disorder was not recognized until 1962 when it was described by Drs. My baby is hitting all her milestones some a little early.

Infants with very stiff muscles may clench their hands and feet such as clenching their fingers into a fist or curling their toes or cross their legs in a scissor-like fashion when picked up. 3 to 6 months. After 2 or 3 months stiffens crosses or scissors his legs when you pick him up by the trunk.

But then after hes fine and smiles. He keeps his arms straight out to the sides with fist clinched facing back. These positions limit movement and muscle activation.

The baby has cortical thumbs. Her entire body gets so stiff that I cant bend her arms or legs. There are many causes for an infant to be stiff and most of them resolve over time.

Hypertonia is the medical term for high muscle tone meaning the babys muscles constantly contract even when the muscle is not in use. My son is almost 3 months old and has been having episodes where he cries really hard stiffens his legs and arms straight out and arches his back his face turns purple and blue then he stops breathing. Baby stiffens up when he is picked up.

Here are a few points about the management of this acid reflux. This is exhibited by baby arching back and turning his head. It sounds like she is close to a well baby visit at 4 months so you can ask the doc then just to give you peace of mind.