Symptoms of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

The withdrawal symptoms that babies suffer are comparable to those that adults experience, such as:

• Anxiety

• Shakiness

• Colic that is out of control

• Sweating

• Diarrhea

• Congestion with a runny nose

• Sleep disturbances
  

NAS commonly begins within the first 24 to 48 hours after birth and lasts for the first five to seven days.

NAS newborns are famously colicky, unhappy, and have trouble ingesting enough calories to gain weight in their first week or two of life.

During the withdrawal period, these newborns are frequently kept in the hospital for a week or more to ensure that they are eating and growing well.

Things that others can see or know about you, such as a rash or coughing, are signs of an illness. The symptoms of NAS vary from newborn to baby. The majority occur within three days (72 hours) of delivery, but some may occur immediately after birth or several weeks later. They can persist anywhere between a week and six months after birth.

If your child shows signs of NAS, contact her healthcare practitioner straight away. Among the warning signs are:

• Tremors (body tremors), convulsions (convulsions), twitching (overactive reflexes), and tight muscle tone are all symptoms of epilepsy.

• Excessive crying or a high-pitched wail are all signs of agitation.

• Slow weight gain due to poor feeding or sucking

• Breathing difficulties, include the inability to breathe quickly

• Fever, sweating, or blotchy skin are all symptoms of a fever.

• Having trouble sleeping and yawning a lot

• Diarrhea or vomiting

• Sneezing or a stuffy nose
  

The following factors influence the appearance of NAS symptoms:

• What drug did you take during your pregnancy, how much did you take, and for how long did you take it?

• How the medication is broken down in your body

• The gestational age of your baby upon birth (number of weeks of pregnancy)