my daughter is 6 months next week. she’s started doing this thing at bed time and sometimes in the middle of the night where she fights sleep and like aggressively thrash’s her legs and bottom half around like in the video, sometimes even more aggressively and she’ll start to get mad sometimes aswell. is she just fighting sleep and using her legs because she knows how to now? she has her 2 bottom teeth and i think she’s got her next coming in so maybe is it all just her way of showing discomfort? because i know lifting legs can be discomfort sign like from gas or something also. she seems ok otherwise and she will usually eventually calm down and feed to sleep. i feel like i know it’s normal and i just kind of need to talk about it because i stress about everything she does and no one ever gets that they just say i’m overthinking it. please tell me someone relates 😭 i worry about literally everything and that something is wrong when she learns new things
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My 7 month old has been doing this for months. Leg thrashing is a self soothing behaviour according to my gp and unless your kid seems like they’re in pain, it’s a normal behaviour. Bedtime lately has been a FIGHT. If they already have some teeth, maybe they’re starting to teeth again, but if you’re worried, consult a gp or paediatrician for peace of mind
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