My 13 month old has been doing a weird,
kind of a trance thingy to go to sleep.
She doesn't do it at night but she does it
thru out the day. She will cross her
legs, she makes fists, she squeezes what
ever she can, she does leg lifts, and she
becomes sweaty, red patches in her face
and head, and she twists her mouth, she
will do this for a while until she falls
asleep. we try to stop her and we try
talking to her but she is in her own world
and she becomes upset if we interrupt her
and will cry angrily. Help?! Is this a
disorder I don't know about. She has been
doing this since she is about 3-4 months
old. She will also pinch herself really
hard to the point of scratching and
sometime making her skin bleed a bit. She
does this to her lower back on the sides
right above her butt chicks. The doctor
just says that this is her way of soothing
herself to sleep but she doesn't do it at
night, and the pinching the doctor says
she likes touch. I am worried.
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 09-12-07 09:36am
Sounds kind of like a temper tantrum. My
baby would bang her head on the railing of
the crib until I freaked out and got her
out. Now, she figured out that hurting
herself makes ME feel bad.
Whenever she hears the word 'no' she will
start banging her head on anything near
her. If nothing is around, she will hit
herself in the head and pull her hair. A
new thing she has discovered is to pinch
her tuti.
She doesn't want to stop playing for me to
change her pants, so she gets mad at me
and starts pinching her tuti.
I thought something was wrong for a while,
then I just began to ignore the tantrums.
They still happen, just not as much.
Try ignoring the rituals and maybe she
will stop. Try putting soothing music on
and just shutting the door and walking
away.
Hope this helps.
