As a baby grows up, he constantly learns new movements, for example, turning his head. This behavior is very disturbing for parents, because they do not understand the reasons and do not know if this is just a stage in the development of the child or a reason to contact a pediatrician.
Possible reasons
Most babies begin to shake their heads at about 5-7 months (an older age is also possible), many different factors can serve this. Of course, the baby can turn his head negatively during the game, just enjoying his new skill, but still most often this indicates some health problems of the baby. So, for example, the reasons for this behavior may be:
-increased intracranial pressure;
- headaches, otitis media, teething;
- problems in the tummy;
- rickets.
Pay attention to the general condition of the child, watch him, he may have other characteristic symptoms. If the baby turns his head against the background of rickets, then it can be determined by the accompanying symptoms. Sweating of the whole body increases, and especially of the head, hairs are erased and fall out. This can be very uncomfortable for the baby, so he turns his head in an attempt to scratch the back of his head. To prevent this disease, pediatricians strongly advise all children to take additional vitamin D in the spring, autumn and winter.
If your child suffers from problems with the tummy, then he turns red, turns, squeezes his legs, goes to the toilet with difficulty and turns his head in a negative way in powerlessness.
Your little one may have chosen head shaking as a way to distract themselves from some annoying irritants, such as teething or ear pain.
If you have undergone a full medical examination, and the doctor has not found any of the above diseases, then you should not worry, because shaking your head is not always an alarming factor, maybe he just likes to perform new movements, to have fun in this way. Some babies even rock themselves like that. Or maybe the kid, doing so, is just copying your body movements.
How to behave for parents
If a disease has been discovered, then, of course, you need to quickly take up its treatment. If not, then you shouldn't pay too much attention to it.
Shaking your head in a dream can lead to injury, so you should worry about the safety of the child, equip the crib with soft bumpers and check the mountings.
Scary dreams can provoke an unconscious shaking of the head in a dream, at these moments it would be good to gently stroke the baby on the head or back, your warm touch will calm the baby.
