YYYY@YYYY newborn brother whose 1wk old is shivering and jerking anytime since today morning.. we are worried since we can t find any reason for these things and also its summer season.. so I did like to know what might be the possible cause of this and how can it be diagnosed.
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor, Shivering and Jerking in a 1-week-old baby with no other possible causes can be due to a couple of things commonly - low sugar levels in the blood and low calcium. I would suggest the baby to be breastfed more aggressively every 2 hourly. That's the best you can do at home. I would suggest you to consult a pediatrician, so that the moments can be witnessed, and appropriate blood tests can be done before any medical therapy is initiated. Sometimes these subtle moments can be normal in a neonate. Hope the info helped. Take care.