I'm worried about my little guy being behind with some milestones and I know its because he was 6 weeks early but it still makes me worry even though the doctor doesn't seem to worry. I don't want him to have developmental delays. Are/were anybody else's LO's behind? And do you go by their actual age as far as monitoring progress with milestones or do you go by their adjusted premie age?
Re: Premie moms come in please!
DD was a micropreemie and they usually are expected to catch up by age 2. If you are worried about delays, monitor them and mention them at check ups, but inless it's really severe, your doctor will likely not be worried until close to 2.
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DD was also 6 weeks early, she had been about 6 weeks behind on sitting, but once she sat she immediately crawled and is now pulling herself up and standing. After she sat it just all fell into place for her. We were taking her to physical therapy and the doctor told us to give her that extra 6 weeks to catch up, and once she did she just took off and is on mark with other 9 month olds now
Even babies who aren't premie are all so different, please try not to worry!
Don't stress. Looking back, I had an over zealous ped and it wasn't necessary. We wound up going to the developmental ped because she wasn't rolling onto her back at 12 months and wasn't talking yet. The developmental ped made me feel so much better. He sees all types of cases and wasn't concerned at all. First, most of the milestones you are likely concerned about, aren't even the ones the doctors are concerned about. Things like walking, crawling, sitting, rolling are not big concerns, but things like smiling, tracking, listening etc. are. She didn't even come close to qualifying for service.
My preemie didn't roll until 12.5 months, only had non-specific words (said mama but not consistently regarding me) at 12 months, didn't walk until 15.5 months. At 18 months she was caught up, with 2 word phrases, rolling, running. At 2 she jumps, has 5 word sentences, knows her ABC's, can count to 20. Don't worry, unless your LO is non-responsive in some manner, or you have serious concerns (not concerns based on a chart).
My guy was 6 weeks early and was behind and our doc put him in PT at 2 months old. He did not crawl until 12 months and walk until 19 months (not adjusted age). He is going to be 3 in March and he is still a little guy wearing 24 months/2T clothing, but you would NEVER guess he was early. My advice if you are concerned ask your doc about physical therapy (PT) and how it would help your LO and most importantly dont sweat it they catch up!
My second is now delayed from being caught in my pelvic for 10 weeks so early or stuck, both are now delayed and in the end they will catch up! Good luck