Just a little curious if anyone has had their infant(mine is 4 months)suddenly start making his body go limp in their arms. He puts his arms above his head when I pick him up and relaxes his legs making it hard to hold him...I think he finds this amusing as I laughed about it when he first started doing it. I can't figure out if it is a game to him. Do they start doing these things at this age to get a reaction? He usually is so rigid the way he holds his body, especially if he is standing on my lap.
maybe he's comfortable. if you think something might be wrong, call your doctor
A 4 mo old baby cannot be combative or spoiled....they're too young. I don't want to alarm you...but tell your pediatrician about this...at 4mos. babies do a lot of weird things that are totally harmless; but it's better to be safe than sorry
E., I am no expert but I have never heard of a four month old doing that before. My baby was a premie so we had a nurse come to our home and give us paperwork on each month's development. Our four month info says....baby may
*sit with support and support myself on forearms when on tummy
*lift head when on back
*hold toy, play with fingers, reach with hands
*pull a cover off face
*begin to put hands around bottle
*turn head toward sound
*following moving object
*begin to be aware of strangers
*put everthing in mouth
You can always call your pediatrician and ask the nurse.
If it is only when you pick him up I wouldn't worry too much. If it is all the time and there are other oddities, maybe worry a little. But, then again, when I was a first time mom I called my mom and the doctor's office ALL THE TIME. About stupid stuff too. If you are worried, call them. They'll likely tell you to just watch it and see if anything else pops up that seems related or weird. My kids all started doing things for reactions early on--their minds develop more quickly than we are aware. If they sense positive reinforcement they will try to get it again--even at this young age. This is not, however, the age of discipline. An infant cannot be spoiled too much so don't worry about trying to get him to stop by force. Just let him outgrow it if it turns out to harmless play. Distract him; get him to notice something else.
I heard once that babies are stronger than they let on - they are able to sit up for longer periods than they actually do, for example, and when they are sitting, will sometimes just fall over. The reason was given that they just want to. Interesting! ;)
Hi- I think that 4-months is too young to do anything for a reaction. You may want to check with your pediatrician or a pediatric physical therapist. It could have something to do with his muscle tone or a reflex that he is not outgrowning yet.
It could definitely be for the reaction. That would be funny the first time. How clever and obnoxious, lol!
