Why does the child throw back his head

Often, parents notice that the child throws back his head and begins to bend. This behavior of the baby should be paid special attention, since this can be a sign of any violation of the development of the nervous system.

What to look for

Before you visit a doctor, you should carefully observe the child. In this case, it is worth noting for yourself a few points:

1. When the child throws back his head: during waking, sleeping or when crying.
2. Is there a muscle strain at this time, whether the legs or chin are shaking, what view of the child is the blue nose of the nasolabial triangle.
3. At what age did this behavior begin for a baby?

The main causes of

Head tilting can occur for several reasons:

1. Child is so convenient.
2. Heredity.
3. Something or someone is located near the baby's head.
4. Hysterics.
5. Injury received during labor.
6. The child learns to turn over from back to back.
7. Pathology of the nervous system.
8. Deviation in the development of the musculoskeletal system.

Signs of abnormalities in the nervous system

When the deviations in the development of the nervous system the child throws back his head and often begins to bend. Pathology can arise as a result of a birth or intrauterine trauma. In this case, the doctor can diagnose an increase in intracranial pressure. In our country, such a violation refers to a particular disease. In Western medicine, increased intracranial pressure is a sign of a serious ailment. In addition to the fact that the child throws back his head, there may be other symptoms, among them:

• Anxiety, irritability, intermittent superficial sleep.
• Strabismus, partial closing by the lower eyelid of the pupil, bulging eyes. Hereditary features in this case are not taken into account.
• Head asymmetry. Its upper part can rapidly increase in size. Tremor chin, convulsions.
• Change in color of nasolabial masonry. Usually it starts to turn blue.
• Reduced or increased tone.

Whims or hypertonus: how to determine

If a child tilts his head back and arches during wakefulness, and there are no other symptoms of the disease, it can be just a whim. But often a doctor diagnoses hypertension. This deviation is difficult to recognize.

To determine, you can put the baby on the legs. In this position, muscle tone will increase. They will be very tense. The legs will cross. The child can not make a step. Quite often hypertonus leads to transformations of the arch of the feet. In the future, pick up the shoes baby will be very difficult.

The toddler should be put on his back and slightly raise his head. The weight of the body should be transferred to the shoulder blades. As a result, the tone will subside, and the head will return to its normal position.

Transfer the baby to the stomach. In this position, in the presence of hypertonia, the head will tip over, shoulders - rise without the participation of hands. If the tone on one side is higher, then the baby will turn over on his side involuntarily.

Hypertonus should be treated. In the future, such a deviation can lead to more serious diseases.

Convenient position

Often a child throws back his head in a dream just because it is so convenient for him. Babies at the age of 4 months are very difficult for a long time to lie on their backs without any movements. For babies a curved position is the norm. After all, for many months the child was in a rather tight space, and he learned to straighten the legs and pens. In addition, some sleep postures are passed on to children by inheritance. Watch your loved ones. Perhaps they also throw their heads back when they sleep.

If the child was born with a physiological tone, then this is not considered a deviation. To relieve muscle tension, it is worth a full course of relaxing massage.

Hysterics and Lamentation

Many parents are frightened if a child throws back his head and arches, and cries. It's hysterical. Such a situation during crying does not indicate the presence of any deviations in the work of the nervous system. A newborn baby is very different from an adult. His nervous system is immature. If the kid wants something and does not get it, then he begins to be capricious, shaking, throwing his head and knitting.

What to do with the parents

If the child throws his head back when crying, sleeping or awake, this is not a sign of a serious illness. Parents should watch their baby. If there are suspicions of a deviation in development, you should visit a neurologist. The doctor will be able to make an accurate diagnosis after a series of studies.

Do not panic at once. Perhaps the reason lies in the other. If the child is naughty, then all the causes of hysteria should be eliminated. It can be the inattention of one of the parents, wet panties, loud sounds and so on. All toys that are of interest to the baby should be placed in his field of vision. Do not allow the head to roll back just out of curiosity.

To calm the child, you can make the child a relaxing massage. It is not necessary to have special skills for this. It is enough to take him in your arms, massage your fingers and stroke the body. Do not forget that the touch of the mother always calms the crumbs.