Baby's Legs Shake When Standing

This is an expected and safe developmental stage that will progress to pulling up independently and wont cause them to have bow-legs.

Baby's legs shake when standing. The infant with tight hips abductor muscles also stands with the legs wide apart sometimes with the knees locked into hyperextension. I have a 3 month old whos legs shake I was told its called Sastained Clonus B and that he has to have a MRI done to find out whats wrongI have done some research and saw that CP seems to be what everything points toThe Dr wrote something about infantile CP I have read a lil but dont understand what I am reading cause its all in Dr termsTE neurologist said it is sustained. Newborn shaking chin and leg.

This position makes pulling up to standing difficult. This just is a physical sign to tell you that your bab. I have a 2 month old baby and when i stand him up on my lap only one leg shakes really bad.

Coming to whether or not an infant can get bowlegs by standing too early scientific studies suggest that infants who stand or walk early get predisposed to a medical condition called Blounts Disease which is a disorder of the legs in which a lot of pressure is put on the physis above the tibia resulting in the tibia of the child growing abnormally and the child. This is simply them learning to exercise control over their body. You might have observed that some babies have a tendency to shake their heads from side to side.

Primary orthostatic tremor is a rare movement disorder characterized by a rapid tremor in the legs that occurs when standing. Finally cerebellar ataxia multiple sclerosis and pyramidal trait dysfunction with marked clonus can also produce shaking of the legs and lead to unsteadiness upon standing but history examination and imaging will usually distinguish these conditions. You should call a doctor however if the shaking is rhythmic or symmetric where both arms do.

Our doctor said he would send us to a nuerologist if we wanted but he honestly said the testing and medication would probably be worse for the baby than the head shaking itself. In fact the best way to combat bowleggedness is to practice standing correctly and to strengthen your childs legs with exercise. Ugh - google got the best of me again.

At five months old the moro reflex should have resolved. The neurons within their brains are still developing adjusting to the new world. Here are two common and harmless reasons why.