Eyes rolling back in newborn - is it wind?

[kando]

Could someone put my mind at rest please? DD3's eyes roll back after feeding - is this caused by wind? (She does the smiling/crying thing as well.)

[josey]

sounds like she could be exhausted after a feed but hasnt quite worked out how to close her eye lids my dds eyes roll back when she is very sleepy - if your really stressed phone the health visitor they wont mind.

[alliep30]

dd did this with wind..was like something off of the exorcist

[iris66]

My DS (almost 5 weeks old) does this every few days and has done since birth. It freaked me out as I thought he'd had a bad reaction to something (he looked drunk)Apparently it's normal - as josey said, they forget to close their eyes when really tired. HTH

[RedZuleika]

Mine - now four-ish months - occasionally still does this too, when she's really tired (but still trying to fill her tummy...)

[TinyGang]

I can remember mine doing that. I'm sure it's ok, but do check with the HV if you're worried at all.

I actually used to think they looked really cute -like they were drunk on milk. They'd get this dreamy smile and then the eyes would go up and then they'd zonk out to sleep.

[kando]

Thanks ladies!

[yorkshirepuddling]

I think I read somewhere that its something to do with not being able to control their eye muscles when they are tired. I remember looking this up when my dd did it. As they get older they gain more control.