Things you might say if you have a baby with high or low muscle tone:

High Muscle Tone Baby (Child):

• My baby is stiff
• My baby can't bend their legs, their arms
• My baby startles a lot
• My baby is very colicky
• My baby has bad reflux
• My baby is delayed in their baby milestones

Low Muscle Tone Baby:

• My baby is floppy
• My baby is nonresponsive
• My baby has no head support
• My baby is delayed in their baby milestones

Atypical Development Baby and Hypotonia Muscle Tone or Low Tone Baby - 5 Low-tone Secrets

Atypical Development Baby and Hypotonia Muscle Tone or Low Tone Baby - 5 Low-tone Secrets

How Low and High Muscle Tone is Initiated at Birth 

During a natural delivery through the contractions of the mother, this is the first time that the baby gets to experience active and passive muscle response.

As the uterus contracts, the baby experiences the stimuli of active or high tone muscle, and the muscle tone transfers into the baby.

In between the...