Hits Herself In The Head When She's Tired

Hits Herself In The Head When She's Tired

by Dee Dee
(Charleston, WV USA)

Is it normal for a baby to hit themselves in the head repeatedly when they are tired? Is this something I should be concerned about? The doctor said her ears are clear but has no answer for why she hits herself like that.

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Hits Herself In The Head When She's Tired

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Jul 24, 2009

dont know if it is normal but...
by: Anonymous

my baby is 5 months old and hits herself in the head.... DRIVES ME NUTS!! I feel bad and that something is wrong.... I have read it is normal and I just hope it stops soon! Who knows maybe she is "special" Let's hope not and move on!

Aug 29, 2009

i hope so
by: Anonymous

my child is 11 months old and is still doing it so i hope that it's normal.

Oct 22, 2009

My 7 month old hits herself in the head too.
by: Anonymous

When I nurse my seven month old daughter, she starts hitting herself on the left side of her head, pretty hard. She is my third child and the
only one who has done this. I am hoping it will stop soon, she's been doing this now for about two weeks. My doctor thinks it could be pain from teething.

Nov 05, 2009

Mine too
by: Anonymous

My daughter is 4 months old and hits herself in the head when she is going to sleep these days...Had me worried to, but it seems to be pretty common.

Nov 09, 2009

baby hits head while nursing
by: Anonymous

i think his arm may have no where comfy to fall and he discovered bonking his head with it? or maybe its from my coffee drinking or from my meds

?

Jan 12, 2010

My baby hits herself on head when tired.
by: Riley's Mommy

Omg you do not know how happy I am to hear that your babies do this too! My daughter is 5 months old and has done this for over a month now when she is trying to fall asleep! It's really scary! I hope she grows out of it!!!

Mar 21, 2010

Wow
by: Anonymous

Thank God mine isn't the only one. My 5 month old daughter does this too and it worries me bad. She only does it when she nurses and most of those times she is extremely tired. I hope she stops soon.

Apr 12, 2010

My baby also hits herself on the head
by: Anonymous

My baby has been hitting herself on the head (and hard!) while drinking her bottle, especially she's tired and ready to go to sleep. I mentioned it to her pediatrician and she wasn't concerned. She's 9 months old now and has been doing it for a few months. I usually try to catch her hands so she hits my hands instead of her head.

May 12, 2010

I feel so much better
by: Anonymous

I thought my 14 month old had a problem. She does it all the time when feeding. I am so glad to hear she is not the only one.

May 12, 2010

Me too
by: Anonymous

My 9 month old also hits the side of her head when she is tired. I think she does it when she is struggling to fall asleep. I also think it has to do with her teething as well. Maybe somehow keeping the rhythm helps her to fall asleep and also to ignore the tooth pain.

Jul 10, 2010

head hitting
by: Anonymous

as first time grandparents we were very worried when our 6 month old grandson starting hiting his head. thank you for your re-assurance that he is not alone

Jul 14, 2010

MY BABY HITS HIS HEAD AGAINST THE PILLOW
by: Anonymous

Well, my baby is 2 years old and I'm extremely concerned about this situation. He hits his head every time he is goes to bed. He does it against the pillow, but anyways that scares me. I'm not sure if that situation can cause a brain damage

Jul 26, 2010

yup, mine too
by: Anonymous

My baby is 5 months old and just recently started bonking herself on the head while drinking her bottle, and usually she's tired. I am hoping it is related to teething pain and isn't anything to worry about. I am relieved it is so common.

Jul 30, 2010

granddaughter hitting self in head
by: Anonymous

My granddaughter is hitting her self in the head also on the left side. We all pull her hand away and so no pretty face. It is always same area of side of forehead near temple. Any othet parents having the same area of head?

Aug 03, 2010

mine too!
by: Lucy

Yes. My 6 month old hits herself with left hand near left temple. We don't like it! It sound pretty common though?

Aug 12, 2010

My kids too
by: Anonymous

My 11 month old son recently started smacking the side of his head and the back of his head gently everytime I try putting him too sleep .. I was exremley scared . My three year old son bangs his head againgst a pillow everytime his about to go to sleep . And my daughter sucks her thumb. I've done alot of research and asked alot of doctors and nurse's what does that mean in my son's case and no one seem to be able to give me an answer. so i took it upon myself to research it. And it's nothing extreme. They hit their heads against pillow because it their method of rocking themselves to sleep. They smack their heads to either rock themselves to sleep and or becuse their teething . It's their way of dealing with teething and falling alsleep without the use of a pacifier. don't be scared you guys it's normal.. They will soon grow out of it.

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