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momee2b

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Is This Normal??? Posted: 02-11-05 11:00am


Hi all, my baby gets startled from time to time ( as if she's falling from a building and want to grab on to something) and when she does she cries a lot sometimes without breathing, is this normal for a ten weeks old baby? Hope you guys can help me. Thank you.

lil_blaze2004

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Posted: 02-11-05 14:21pm


I'd post this in the pregnancy forum as not a lot of people come to this forum and there are lots of great moms in the preg forum who can help you.

shuett

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Posted: 07-07-05 23:43pm


Hi mommee2b this sounds a little bit like the moro reflex if the baby has a sense of falling or not being supported, the arms stretch out to the sides, and the legs stretch out full length and baby clutches his/her fists, as if trying to grab hold of something. - just like being startled. This is normal, and all babies do it. The same reflex is found in baby monkeys - another reason they think we evolved from apes. Getting upset and trouble breathing is not part of this though. Sorry, hope you can work it out. Best wishes, sandy

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