The arms may flay out without control and may even start shaking, almost as if the baby has a mild seizure. This is called jitteriness. My midwife called it the “newborn movements” and told me they disappear quickly. They did, especially the shaking. (Read about shaking in slightly ...
I remember the first time she had a seizure. I was feeling good and I was ready to take her out and ‘show her off’. She was in the pack and play while I was packing the diaper bag. I went over to get her to put her in her car seat and she was blue and wasn’t breathing...
I suddenly realized: We were all the same. This woman was openly crying. I had openly cried in the subway so many times, I’d lost count. I didn’t even care, I didn’t care who saw me. I had been in my own world, always. You get wrapped up in yourself when you’re going ...