Newborn baby lifts her head at just three days old: tips for moms
Mum is stunned when her three-day-old newborn lifts her head and begins to crawl, just like a baby months older: “Is this normal?”
- Newborn begins to lift her head, leaving mom and grandma shocked
- Incredible moment captured on camera with baby lying on her stomach
A mother was speechless when her newborn baby started lifting her head and trying to crawl three days after birth.
Samantha Elizabeth and her mother captured the incredible moment on camera as little Nyilah Daise lay on her stomach in the hospital bed.
You can see the little one squirm, make noises and lift her head for a few seconds as she looks around.
In a video, you hear Samantha ask her mother, “Is that normal?” and she replied, “No, she is three days old.”
“Mom, she’s crawling! How is that actually normal? What does it matter!’ Samantha said, and her mother added, “God, she shouldn’t be that strong already.”
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Samantha Elizabeth was shocked to see her newborn baby lift her head three days after birth
In a TikTok video, Samantha from the US can be heard asking her mother, “Is that normal?”
The new mom also claims her daughter rolled over for the first time almost three weeks later and then “tried to get up” again
According to The punchbabies cannot hold their heads up at all and their necks must be supported, but tummy time is recommended.
The 30-second video caught the attention of the masses after it was shared on TikTok with the caption, “Still can’t believe this happened.”
Samantha also added text to the clip that read, “POV, your daughter is three days old and raises her head, crawling and talking.”
The mesmerizing video has since been viewed more than 48.3 million times and left thousands speechless.
“Babies born after 2020 are definitely built differently,” one commented, while another added, “What kind of baby is that?”
“Girl has places to see people, let’s go,” a third said.
“When I see babies doing this, I think they’re evolving because they know they have to go faster,” a fourth wrote.
Another confessed: “That little girl can plank better than me.”
Someone else said, “She’s getting very sophisticated, so get your running shoes on.”
Some gave an explanation, stating that the baby was hungry and looking for a food source.
“It’s the reflex – looking for food,” one wrote.
Another suggested it was the baby’s crawling reflex, saying, “It’s there for the first six weeks and then goes away.” It’s a special adaptation that allows a baby to eat while crawling.’
Samantha has since shared follow-up videos with the baby at home and claims she first rolled over at just 18 days old.
And when she was three weeks old, Nyilah was seen “trying to get up” while lying on her mother’s legs.
In the comments, several other moms encouraged Samantha to have a pediatrician check her baby’s hypertonicity and muscle tone.