Newborn children are the subject of close attention of their young parents. Dads and mothers catch every movement of the baby in order to be sure of its full development. So there are all sorts of anxieties and fears when something disturbing appears in the baby’s behavior, for example, trembling of the chin, limbs or lower lip. It should be noted that these phenomena are very common, therefore all or almost all of them are known. Let's figure out what can mean if the lower lip is shaking in the newborn.
Immaturity of the nervous system
Trembling limbs, chin and lower lip is also called tremor. This is a medical term that defines a phenomenon in which, due to the immaturity of the control centers of the brain of the newborn , uncontrolled movements of body parts occur.
In other words,
the baby’s
nervous system cannot yet control the signals entering the brain centers, which leads to such trembling of the limbs. This is one of the reasons why a lower lip is shaking in a newborn.
Tremor. Do I need to be treated?
Trembling of the lower lip, chin, and limbs can be caused by increased intracranial pressure in the baby’s head. Such a diagnosis can only be made by relevant narrow specialists on the basis of a comprehensive examination. If the lower lip shakes in the newborn before 3 months of his life, then this is considered an uncritical symptom. As was said, the reason may lie in the immaturity of the nervous system and adrenal glands, which are not yet able to control the release of hormones into the blood when emotions appear.
The fact is that in the newborn, the lower lip shakes after physical exertion (fatigue, anxiety) or after receiving too bright impressions during the day. This is considered normal. If trembling is observed without the presence of provoking factors, then you need to consult your pediatrician.
Therapy Features
Tremor in newborns up to 3 months should not cause panic in parents. If there are no problems with intracranial pressure , then this "ailment" is quite easily eliminated. Prescribe physiotherapy, massages, swimming in the children's pool, sedative baths, vitamins. However, treatment should be agreed with the doctor, it is strictly forbidden to prescribe something to your child.
As a rule, after the measures taken, the lower lip of the newborn baby no longer shakes. In terms of treatment, massages and swimming are especially effective. Massages are recommended to be done only by a professional who has experience working with the smallest patients.
Why does the lip shake in the newborn? Other reasons
In addition, trembling of the lower lip can cause:
- muscle hypertonicity;
- prematurity of the baby. In these babies, the maturation of the nervous system occurs in a special way, because in the womb this process did not have time to complete;
- stress of the mother during pregnancy. The adrenaline released into the blood through the placenta got to the baby, which could adversely affect the formation and development of the structural parts of the brain;
- hypoxia during childbirth or pregnancy. The lack of oxygen saturation also negatively affects the above systems of the body.