Banging legs down in sleep.....

Does anyone else's baby do this.......

When Todd Jr is moving around in his sleep, he lifts his legs up a lot then bangs them down, he keeps doing this till he gets comfy I guess, then goes to sleep. It freaks me out cause it sounds so loud on the mattress, and I don't know if its something normal he's doing, Julia never did that.

I was asking DH if I should call the Dr or not about this--lol

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DS did that and I used to get freaked out too. Once I got use to it, I took it as a sign that he was on his was to a nice sound sleep. He started around 4 months and did it for a while. DD does it took sometimes.

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My dd did that doctor said it was a nervous system thing.. a good thing thats supposed to happen. I guess its like a reflex.

occasionally dd still does tho not as often.

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Erik does it sometimes.

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DD does that too...interesting that it is a nervous system thing

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Jacen has done this since he was probably about 2 months old. He's 4 months old now and now that he's getting stronger... watch out!

I just thought it was him fighting going to sleep.

He also moves his head from side to side and fast sometimes (he's swaddled). I swear the kid is going to get whiplash. Does anyone else's dc do this?

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Posted by aliwnec10

Jacen has done this since he was probably about 2 months old. He's 4 months old now and now that he's getting stronger... watch out!

I just thought it was him fighting going to sleep.

He also moves his head from side to side and fast sometimes (he's swaddled). I swear the kid is going to get whiplash. Does anyone else's dc do this?

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Posted by JenandMikey

Posted by aliwnec10

Jacen has done this since he was probably about 2 months old. He's 4 months old now and now that he's getting stronger... watch out!

I just thought it was him fighting going to sleep.

He also moves his head from side to side and fast sometimes (he's swaddled). I swear the kid is going to get whiplash. Does anyone else's dc do this?

my dd does both of those things too! i thought the leg thing was fighting sleeping too and she also does the moving her head from side to side fast also i also thought that was her fighting going to sleep

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My baby does this too- since he was about 5 months old, he is now 9 months. He moves his head, sometimes bangs it, and his legs too. I think he does it to settle himself down.

I can hear the "thump thump" on the monitor- it scared me at first!

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DD does it too! Glad she's not the only one!

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Ella either bangs her feet or her head on the crib mattress when she wants to sleep. I was very concerned but her Ped said that it is just her way of soothing herself to sleep.

Melissa, he is just soothing himself.

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WOW Glad to read this post Peter does the same thing...It seems like he is going to break his crib!

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Ryan thumps down on the mattress too - I have to check the monitor to make sure no one is in there with him it's so loud

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DS does it too. He started at a pretty young age and I used to think it was because he didn't want to be swaddled, but he kept doing it after we took him out of the swaddle.

He's almost 11 months now and rarely does it now that he can move around, but every once in a blue moon, I still hear it.

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My son used to do this a lot too. he doesnt do it as much anymore. i think its normal.

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yes DD did this she deosnt do it so much anymore at 20 months

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Wow! I'm so happy other babies do this too! I was so nervous it was something bad, thanks girls!

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My son (4 months) does it too. He has done it for a while. It wakes me up in the middle of the night when I hear it.