Facial Spasms

[Kome_Lika]

I have a wonderful baby girl named Makenna. She is 10 months old. We noticed her teeth are finally cutting a few days ago. It seems like since that day she has been having facial spasms. My wife and I are very concerned. It happens very quick (between a half second to two seconds), often when she is either excited or frustrated, but sometimes just out of the blue. She doesn't seem to notice them at all and just continues about her business. After a serach on the internet I am terrified. Could she have Infantile spasms? Prognosis is poor for IS. Her spasms don't look like the IS spasms I am seeing online, but I don't know if they start small and then progress. We have an appointment with her Ped tomorrow morning. We have no idea what to expect.

She has been a miracle baby since she was born. She has been breastfed since day one, she has slept through the night for months, she eats anything we give her, and she is really the happiest baby I have ever seen and rarely cries unless she is tired. I can't imagine anything actually being wrong with her.

[Degrouv]

My 6 month old son has the same symptoms listed above. They just began this morning and happened again tonight while eating.
We are going to the doctor tomorrow morning-has anyone found any answers?

[jesslyynn]

MY 8 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER JUST CUT HER FIRST TOOTH ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND OVER THE WEEKEND WE NOTICED HER HAVING SPASMS IN HER FACE.  THEY ARE SHORT AND WE CAUGHT SOME ON VIDEO FOR HER PED.  SHE HAS AN APPOINTMENT FOR AN EEG AND AN MRI AS WELL AS HAS BEEN REFERRED TO A NEUROLOGIST.  SHE HAS ALSO HAD NO MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND HAS BEEN VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY.  IT IS VERY PUZZLING AND SCARY AS TO WHAT IS THE CAUSE.

[jakemsu]

We have a 7 month old boy who has just started having the same sypmtoms you described.  He makes a strange face only for a second and it seems involuntary.  We went to the doctor yesterday and of course our son didn't make the face the entire time.  We are scheduled to return to the doctor on Monday.

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