Baby Thrashing Legs While Sleeping
If he is very young he may just have a very strong fall reflex.
Baby thrashing legs while sleeping. 14082009 at 915 am. My son did and e would randomly thrash his arms and legs. And take a while to calm down.
Leg BangingIn this movement which generally occurs while a child is on their back the legs are lifted and then knocked back into the bed. 5 12 month old little boy is going crazy when he is trying to sleep and while he is sleeping. LO Leg SlammingThrashing in Bed.
Lets break it all down to get to the bottom of this interesting phase shall we. Thrashing legs at night. The truth is a baby thrashing arms and legs is seldom anything to get upset about.
Preet Pal SB April 20 2021 baby No Comments. He lifts up his legs and slams them down on the mattress over and over and over. He sleeps slightly better on oh chest but still thrashes to some degree.
Also young babies are just learning to control their movements so they appear very awkward. This carries on all night but usually lasts around 20 mins in cot til head thrashing starts again ðŸ. You could try pumping or hand expressing a bit before starting a feed so that your let down has already happened.
Try spending more time keeping your little one awake during the day seeing if that makes any sort of change in their movements during the night. This is one of the reasons why using bottles can lead to prematurely stopping bf - babies start to prefer fast flowing milk and choose the easier option. My 14 week old baby doesnt sleep for more than 2 hours at a time then becomes very frustrated thrashing and crying in his sleep.
