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My 12 day old baby is having these random body spasms when shes sleeping and now her head is doing the same thing and her face also starts quivering as if she got a cold, now she is doing it when she is awake and at time gets this blank stare ?

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Dr. Elizabeth Finley-Belgrad answered

Call the pediatricia: definitely worth a trip to the pediatrician today, no reason to wait , may be nothing but worth the trip

Dr Modi agreed

Answered 9/28/2019

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A member asked:

My 12 day old baby is having these random body spasms when shes sleeping and now her head is doing the same thing and her face also starts quivering as if she got a cold, now she is doing it when she is awake and at time gets this blank stare ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Elizabeth Finley-Belgrad answered

Dr Modi agreed

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