I have a 2 year old son and ever since he was little he would kinda shake a little bit.....at first I thought it was when he went to the bathroom, but now it is happening alot more than before. I asked the doctor about it and she said that "It's really nothing to be concerned about." Well.....I am concerned about it. When he has these shaking episodes, sometimes it shakes his whole body and sometimes it's just his head. This happens at least 3 or 4 times a day. I don't think its epilepsy just because he looks at me when this is happening and sometimes when he has an episode he will shake...look at me and laugh....shake again....and this will go on for maybe like 45 to 60 sec. I know that doesn't seem long but when its going on it does seem like forever. Sometimes he extends his jaw and locks it kinda...it's really hard to tell what really is going on. I am just wondering if he is just a "normal" toddler and has premature neurological brain development or......what....I dont know. Please let me know if any of you mom's out there are going thru the same thing.....Thanks for your time!
I just want to say THANKS a BUNCH!! For all the advice! I really appreciate it all! I have notified his daycare to have them monitor it as well....I am going to see what comes of it! Thanks again moms!!!!
UPDATE!!!
I took Kaden to the Dr the other day and she said that we should do an EEG since it is not something that is going away with time.....The procedure is going to be on the 19th! I really appreciate all the support and know that God is on our side!! Thanks again moms!!!
I agree with everyone else. Also, video record the episodes if you can so they can actually see what he's doing when it happens. That will help.
Good luck!
Get a second opinion!! I listened to my son's pediatrician tell me that "everything is fine" for too long and it delayed the Autism diagnosis by 1.5 years. I knew something was wrong but listened to the "expert."
If he has some type of neurological problem, the sooner you get it diagnosed the better. He's at such a vulnerable age for developmental delays.
Good luck.
Definitely get a 2nd opinion. It sounds like your doctor is not taking you seriously. If you're worried, your doctor should be worried, or at least want to calm you more than just saying "It's nothing to worry about." I have no idea what is going on, maybe your son is just playing, but the hard thing is that he can't tell you. I say, go see another doctor, and see what happens. Also, start documenting when your son shakes. Maybe it is related to a certain time of day or event. Good Luck. I'll be thinking about you and your son.
I'm no doctor, but I'd perhaps talk to a neurologist. My son has had physical and other problems and I've learned the hard way not to trust all you hear from doctors or teachers. If you have a gut feeling that something isn't right or are not okay with your child's doctor's response, then get a second opinion.
Good luck!
Jackie
I think you should trust your instincts. If the shaking doesn't feel right to you, then your "mommy radar" is probably right and something is going on that needs attention. I would suggest seeing a holistic practitioner since the doctor was dismissing it. There's many good ones out there. If you need a name, let me know, otherwise there have been past mamasource requests for holisitic doctors that you could probably look at and get some names. Trust yourself. You know when something is up with your child.
Good luck, P.
You can always go to webmd.com and enter in symptoms to see what it could be but if I were you I would insist on your Dr looking into it. I have three children and don't recall anything like that. It might be nothing but I always say better to be safe.
D. :-)
A....definately get a second opinion. That just doesn't sound right. You can never be to careful. My son who is now 3.5 has had 5 febrile seizures. They were not what I thought a normal seizure would look like. He barely shook, more like pulsated and got rythmically rigid. It would last for about 20 min. He wasn't able to look at us or hear us though. This is more common in boys as well. He'll grow out of this, but it was nice to get a specialist involved and know for sure that he wasn't being injured along the way. He still shakes a little when he is really tired, it is mainly his head and his hands that I notice. The Doctor did tell me he'd also grow out of that. I still think either go back to your Doctor and demand more info. or get a second opinion. Good luck, and please update us!
That doesn't sound normal at all. Reminds me of terrets or epilepsy type stuff.
Bring him to another doctor or bring him back to his regular doctor and demand help.
If you can video tape this and show the doctors.
Get an appointment with a neurologist. In the mean time, record in a note book the date the time this "episode" begins and ends and exactly what happens. I don't want to scare you, but people don't always shake when they are having a seizure. Some people stare off into space and most people would never recognize that the person was seizing. I hope that it really is nothing. You feel this is not right and if you do all that you can to find out what may be wrong, no one can fault you for it and if you don't you may regret not finding something later on.
Definitely get a second opinion. Also i would video several of these episodes so that you can show the doctor what actually happens not just describe it to him/her. This could help them understand what is happening. Yes keep a log of when they happen. The more information you can gather the better...
