The early intervention evaluator was here yesterday. Hopefully the specialist will be able to see DS soon.
I am really getting upset by DS's motor skills. He still has his hands curled alot more than I think they should be. When he is holding onto our hands and walking he always has his toes curled under. And he has developed lefthandedness. He still falls over alot when sitting and isn't really crawling.
he was fine up until his first round of vaxs at 4 months. :cry: I do feel like crying when I see him with other babies and how far behind he is. And I swear if one more person points out how small he is I am going to go postal on them. :banghead:
mOmof3
12-16-2008, 12:32 PM
:hugs:
AngelW
12-16-2008, 03:32 PM
Breathe, Mama. Breathe. There MAY be nothing wrong, but a slower development that will come out fine. There might be really nothing to it. My son who is now almost 22 months, didn't sit up on his own til he was 10 months old and never crawled before he stood up about 11 months old. He did this army crawl thing on his stomach, pulling himself along with his arms before that.
He didn't really walk til he was about 14-15 months old. Now he can run and jump and climb fine. The playgroup leader thinks he has a problem with balance (and is going to get a specialist in to observe him), but I see him standing on stools and chairs on one foot with the other in the air and I don't think there's a problem. He's a bit bowlegged and his feet turn in a little, but not disabling him. He loves to run and walk and play play play! I enrolled him in toddler dance class (with parents attending) and he just loves it. He doesn't always do the things in the class with the others, but he does it at home later on his own.
Hang in there!
eileenAKAmommy
12-16-2008, 03:36 PM
Breathe. Relax. I know how hard it is. But worrying will only make it worse. I know it's hard not to compare, but try not to! *hugs*
earthmamastyle
12-16-2008, 03:57 PM
:hugs:
massbb2
12-16-2008, 04:09 PM
The biggest thing is that you see progress from month to month. There is a FAR range of normal. It is hard not to compare to other babies, but you really should only compare your child's progress month to month.
Getting evaluated whenever there is a concern is a good thing. Hope they are able to help.
Brenda
mommy2kaitlyn
12-16-2008, 04:15 PM
Awww :hugs: My DD would be lefthanded if she didn't injured her finger at 22 mos while at daycare. I think it is cute that she would have been. She still prefers it for non detail stuff(like grabbing stuff but not handwriting).
ETA: My DD never really crawled. She went from maybe a kinda scoot to pulling up and cruising in a matter of 2 weeks! She skipped all the in between stuff. She crawled for the first time after she had been cruising for a while and she had every opportunity to learn to crawl first.
oh and his size I can't say on here what I want to say to those people that say that. lol DD was small for quite some time and then now she has evened out by 3 years old to 50% from not on charts to that by 3 is great for me. I think she hit 25% at like 15mos I forget now.
:hugs:
happymommyto2
12-16-2008, 05:22 PM
The important thing is that you are getting the help he needs mama. I work with EI and often see parents that wait waaaay too long to get help. He will get the help he needs mama so just work with him as much as you can! PM me if you ever need anyone to talk to. I know lots about the EI program and development. I have also been there as a parent and a sister. :hugs:
Treighsie
12-16-2008, 06:48 PM
My son is left handed- is that considered bad?
I agree-- breathe. It's good you're getting him evaluated. IF something is wrong (IF) there are so many therapies out there and they can do amazing things now!!
weintz8
12-16-2008, 07:06 PM
My son is so small I started lying to people about his age. He is not even on the charts at 5 years and my dd (3yo) is in the 100%-tile! I started flipping their ages saying she was older.
It's good that you are getting an expert opinion - sometimes not knowing can be even harder then knowing! I hope everything works out.
ttachuk
12-16-2008, 07:29 PM
My DS was evaluated by an early intervention program at around 10 months of age. It was more on the insistance (sp?) of his pediatrician than any major concern I had. He was (and still is) very thin, had a history of feeding issues and wasn't crawling or even able to get up on all fours to crawl.
In the end he was found to have some gross motor deficiencies, and we were given a few "exercises" to do with him to improve his strength and abilities.
Now at the age of 19 months he is a super-fast, run everywhere, climb everything boy.
:hugs: Hang in there. Follow your instincts.
escapethevillage
12-16-2008, 10:26 PM
My DS was evaluated by an early intervention program at around 10 months of age. It was more on the insistance (sp?) of his pediatrician than any major concern I had. He was (and still is) very thin, had a history of feeding issues and wasn't crawling or even able to get up on all fours to crawl.
In the end he was found to have some gross motor deficiencies, and we were given a few "exercises" to do with him to improve his strength and abilities.
Now at the age of 19 months he is a super-fast, run everywhere, climb everything boy.
:hugs: Hang in there. Follow your instincts.
Good advice. Especially the "follow your instincts".
YOU know best. Just don't stress out too much. Most kids, no matter how far behind they are when they are little end up in the same place by grade school.
