My three year old is twitching during sleep

Last night we allowed our three year old to get in the bed with us. After just a few short minutes into her seep, I noticed that she twitched about every three to five minutes. We watched for well over an hour and a half and she continued this pattern even after I fell off to sleep. Periodically we would wake her and ask her questions like "why are you shaking?" or "what are you thinking about?" and although her responses seem to be normal, I don't think
this twitching is. Can anyone shed some light into this situation for me?

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

These could be the normal twitches experienced when one falls from a light sleep into a deeper stage. Throughout the night, the sleep cycle repeats itself. During each transition from light sleep to deep sleep, one can have these twitches.

You have no cause for concern. But you may consult a pediatrician and get an EEG to rule out any seizure activity in the brain.

Regards

[s_han]

I just sent you my info as a message, please check you inbox. My 3 1/2 year old daughter has been having the exact same issue for the pass 3 nights. Love to know if you've found anything out about your son. I hope he is doing well. Please let me know how is is doing and if you learned anything new. Thank you so much.

[Kimmike]

My 21 month old daughter just reciently started getting tremors while she sleeps. It starts before she is asleep just as she gets sleepy and you can feel her body relaxing. She starts to randomly twitch all over(legs, arms, sholder, ect.). Most are mild though constant but every once and a while there is a big one that will scare her and wakes her up. I don't know if they last all night, but I held her for a 2 hour nap and she did it the entire time. I am really worried there is something serious going on does anyone have any information or advise. I have a appointment on Monday for her with her ped. should certain testing be demanded? She seems perfect other than this. Please send me an update on your kidos.

[lesliewatt]

my 15 month old does this in his sleep as well did you find anything out about this?