My three year old is twitching during sleep

[lilmomma156]

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?

[cmgambit23]

Quit being a hypochondriac.  If it concerns you so much just make sure they don't eat anything at least 4hrs before bed.

[cmgambit23]

What a dumb ***

[Mia0025]

Hi my 2 year old daughter just started twitching a week ago after she had a bad fall, I haven't been able to sleep lately I'm just so worried about her and after I saw this last comment that you found out that it was seizures it just made my heart stop. My daughter has an appointment this week to see a pediatric neurologist and I'm scared to death that I will find out the same and I don't know how I'm going to handle or cope with it. I love my daughter so much and I want the best for her and I'm just scared that this will make her life hard for her when she's older

[Gpmmjs]

Update?

[sheesaysomg]

Do you have an update please. How old is she now and how did she do. Does she outgrow it?

[Vuk2016]

Please how is now your baby? Mine baby boy eight months, also start doing the same thing after fall.I hope everything finish ok.

[Kimmike]

We have had 2 EEG's and an MRI since this post. Brain waves show seizure activity when the twitching happens but it is NOT in an epileptic pattern so they say they are not true seizures. Thank goodness. My daughter is now 5 years old, she still does the tremors every time she is about to fall asleep and during sleep. She is an active healthy smart child other than that. The only other thing that stands out is she seems to be more fragile than our other children, smaller build and tires easily. She has broken 2 bones in situations that we feel should not have broken a bone and her ortho is watching her growth along with her neuro we started seeing when all of this came up. they seem to be interested mainly in mental growth and phisical growth than anything else, they measure her head to see if it has grown and check reflexes.  She is used to the twitching and it no longer bothers or wakes her. I hope this response will help some of your worries, I know how you feel and searched for answers myself. I was told by h neuro that there is some like 60 illnesses that can cause these symptoms. This is considered a symptom and not an illness. So I assume this means that there is an underlying cause, we just hope the cause is not serious.  Most can be ruled out by a simple blood draw. The rest require EEG or MRI, which are not good at ruling everything out for sure. Most dr.s are hesitant on testing on young children and seem to go to doing the least amount of testing and a wait and see approach when it comes to young children, which is hard for us parents who are left to worry. If you are concerned you can demand the tests done. I wish the very best for your children. Please let me know if you have more questions and I will do my best to answer.

[MIKYMOM]

hi there i know its an old post but u have any updates about your daughter....Our daughter its 7 and just started doing these and she is also petite and tall and very sensitive .....an awake Eeg showed nothing wrong i will keep looking ...also other cause can be lower erratic in blood the iron supply of the body ...thx u in advance for the answer

[Kimmike]

My daughter is now 10 and has adjusted to the twitches, but still continues to have them. At first she seemed tired after sleeping, but now it doesn’t seem to bother her. She is a healthy little girl. They diagnosed it as benign monoclonal movements, but said this is also not a diagnosis, but can be a symptom of many other conditions. All her tests came back good. The sleep EEG did show epileptic events, but when the pattern was viewed by the doctors, they said it was not in an epileptic pattern. I have spoken to many other parents of children with this symptom and have concluded it the result of a viral infection. All kids, some right after being sick, started this symptom. It’s the only thing we can come up with. However, after she was sick, she did have low iron, so....? Perhaps it does have something to do with it. I hope this reassures you a little that my daughter still has this, but is other wise healthy. I know how the fear can be. Please feel free to contact me again if you have more questions.

[JSep29]

My daughter's been doing this for quite some time, her father does this as well, I don't know if its hereditary or if its just her. I really don't know. She is also very sensitive to sounds like fire works or sudden loud changes in tv or radio. I wish I had a sure answer.

[aishal]

Did you ever find out the cause?  My son is the same.  Also sensitive to loud noises and his father also has spasms while he sleeps.

[MannyJo1982]

Hi I have twitched in my sleep since my mom can remember. (I'm 34) But she never thought twice about it. I have had seizures, but since I was put on xanax at 15 and tried to taper numerous times, the seizures were explained as benzo withdrawal. I've been told I have seizures without knowing it, during the day and at night. I apparently just stare off for a few seconds. I have always always been sensitive to light, loud sounds, sometimes not so loud sounds, someone's footsteps, the pitch in their voice, etc. I was , for awhile, diagnosed with aspergers. But once I got the ptsd diagnosis and more importantly, was put on xanax, they actually took the Asperger's diagnosis off the plate. Which was odd. I just recently saw a forensic psychiatrist and am seeing a neurologist for the first time in my life later on this month. I will post the findings. Bc reading abt your daughter reminded me of myself. Unfortunately the ptsd clouds a lot of other things so I'm trying to get things sorted out. I will comment again once I see neurologist. I know it's not much help but I just had to say something.

[lesliewatt]

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

[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.

[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.

[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