Baby Shaking His Head From Side to Side? This Is When You Need to Worry

There are a few reasons why your baby may shake their head from side to side. Teething, self-soothing trying to sleep, Ear infections, breastfeeding, playing, sensory feedback, or imitation are all normal.

1. Learning to Control Their Head Can Cause a Baby to Shake Their Head From Side to Side

1. Learning to Control Their Head Can Cause a Baby to Shake Their Head From Side to Side

When babies learn to control their heads, they sometimes shake their heads both side to side and backward and forwards.

2. Fatigue, Sometimes a Tired Baby Shakes Head While Sleeping.

2. Fatigue, Sometimes a Tired Baby Shakes Head While Sleeping.

It is common for babies to shake their head from side to side to enable them to self soothe and fall asleep.

3. Ear Infection

3. Ear Infection

If you find that the head shaking is accompanied by a fever, cold, cough, fatigue, lethargy or pulling and tugging on the ears it could mean the child has an ear infection.

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