Head hanging limp randomly

Recently within the last 2 weeks my baby had randomly started doing these repetitive motion where she will just hang her head down to the side or back. It's just got a couple seconds and then she goes back to normal. She has always been very strong and on the larger side of the growth chart above 90 percentile for height and weight. She has met every milestone and has had no health issues thus far.

Then, within the last month she has been throwing up. Also randomly. She had a fall off the bed but she stopped crying pretty quickly and I didn't feel or see any injuries.

Last week she also got covid, we all did. We traveled on the flight and went to a wedding.

Today her poop was really dark green with white specks like almost like curds.

With all these events I'm having a tough time figuring out what is really happening. I know the answe is go to the Dr but I'm scared!

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You should definitely go to the doctor immediately!! I would be scared too but even if just for peace of mind definitely take her to the doctor or urgent care right away and tell them all of this.

I don't want to freak you out but you should definitely tell the doctor about the nodding/head hanging episodes. Is that still happening? It can be a sign of infantile spasms. If it is you want her to get evaluated quickly and get medicine. If it's not, you can stop worrying. Either way you need to take her in though. And try to get a video of the head movement so they can see.

Oh no I read up on infantile spasms. It looks exactly like the head bobbing examples online, I am confident this is what it is and freaking out!

Infantile spasms are scary but you are catching it right away and you can get her medicine and help asap. Don't let them brush you off, make sure you get a referral to neurology so they can check her out.
You are doing amazing taking care of your daughter, she is lucky to have a mom who is noticing her behaviors and getting her all the help she needs. ❤️❤️

That's what I just needed to hear thank you for kind words. I've been tracing back all the moments I saw it and didn't do anything. I will definitely get neurology asap

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When does it get better?

I was crying on the phone with the perinatal mental health team today and the lovely lady, bless her, kept assuring me that it gets better. I kept telling her I hope so because people have been saying that since having my LO and it just feels like it keeps getting worse. She assured me it gets better....

Rant/WWYD

My sister (youngest, 24) has two kids, 4 & 1, and i (oldest, 30) just have my one who’s 6mo old right now, so i ask her for advice or call her to vent about things sometimes. Well im tired of her turning around and telling my other family members that I’m “losing my sh*t.” Literally have not lost my sh*t nor have i ever freaked out to her about my baby, i just call her to talk and tell her what stage my baby is in or talk through how im feeling, but she chooses to tell people that im like a complete nutcase or something which worries me that my family is going to start being judgmental about me as a mother or looking at me funny like I’m some fragile ticking time bomb.

What would you do in this situation? I’m already pretty much decided that I’ll stop telling her anything about my struggles, but I’m almost at the point where i feel like it should be confronted because she, of all people, should understand what I’m going through.

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I’m going crazy. Baby born at 2.26kg. Slow to put on weight. This last week hasn’t put on any. Been trying to feed him at night and he’s not interested at all. Fast asleep. During day he will have 5 minute gulps and that’s it. He don’t cry for milk. I’ve got to keep offering to him. I try to offer it every hour but I don’t know what I’m doing. HV said nutrition comes after 5 minutes so I should pump first and then give him. I find it so hard. I tried to pump one boob nothing came. The other abit came. Tried giving him express he’s not interested in that too. Sometimes he will go for a longer a feed but not long at all. He’s 4 months and is currently 5.46kg. I have no family or friend support here and wish I had a cook, cleaner and nanny to help with everything so I can concentrate on the little one. I don’t know what’s wrong with him but I’m loosing it. It doesn’t help that my also stressed generally about my relationship and life circumstances. Any advice that will work. Any comfort you can give. I’m fed up. Is this regression - not feeding. He’s fast fast asleep. I’ve been trying to push the nipple in but that mouth is closed shut. I took some clothes off. Changed his nappy but he’s still asleep. Please help

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8 week old in sleeping bag for first time as big enough! Do you feed your child in the night whilst in the sleeping bag or taken them out, feed then transfer back to sleeping bag before putting down?

i just want someone to talk to😔😔😔😔

when things get hard i have nothing not any support from my partner im convinced he doesn’t even love me anymore but thats another story
I have a 3 yo and a 2yo that are in bed sleeping only just now. I have a 1 yo that’s been sleeping from 8 o’clock to 10 o’clock. I just gave her her milk and she would’ve gone back to sleep if it wasn’t that
I lost her dummy earlier in the day when I went out
so now she won’t go back to sleep and she won’t accept any of the other dummy’s i have!😔😔and it’s 10 o’clock and I’m gonna be up until 3 o’clock with her and when she does want to go to sleep i won’t have any dummy to give her she will accept and she won’t sleep without it i just wanna cry 😔i have nobody to talk to and i feel so alone i get no support from anybody i’m so tired and i don’t feel well to top it off😔

Leaky nappy help

What nappies are you using to stop leaks?? We use pampers ultra dry size 5, and for the past few nights he has lashed through and we’ve had to completely change him during the night. Last night he leashed through twice!! He sleeps on his front and stays leaks through at the top of his leg where the tabs connect. Didn’t know whether to size up, he has a bit of a belly on him but he’s smack in middle of weight guidance so shouldn’t need too