My general philosophy about baby weight/milestones is not to worry until the doctor tells me to--especially with two when there's so much temptation to compare. But the twins' next appointment is a month away ... they are three months and the smaller one still doesn't lift his head during tummy time. He also is a bit "floppier" than his brother when you hold him, if that makes sense. He seems to kick and wave his arms okay when he's on his back, and he had gained *just* enough weight at his 2 month appointment not to cause concern, but I'm starting to worry just a bit. They were born at 38 weeks so not premature.
Is this something I should be concerned about? Or am I just borrowing more stress than need in my life?? I worry about him needing physical therapy or something.
Re: Would this worry you?
FWIW, one of my girls did not really lift her head during tummy time until she was 3.5-4 months old; she was also a late crawler, walker, and talker. But always finished her bottle or cleaned her plate first. I would have expected her smaller sister to be the one delayed just because of their size differences.
They were 34w5d, so a little earlier than your pair.
I am no means a medical professional, and from what you've described, it seems like he is just a little delayed. I don't think I would start calling the dr just yet. Maybe give it a couple of weeks. It's strange how sometimes one of mine has seemed to be stuck at a stage, not hitting a milestone, and then a few weeks later, he/she hits 3 milestones at once.
But definitely bring it up at your appointment, even if he starts to catch up by then. Depending on where you live, you may qualify for a type of Early Intervention based on their ages and not necessarily income..
We moved from WV to GA over a year ago, and a few months back I shared my concerns with my ped about the girls' possible speech delays. Ped gave me a referral for the state's program to be evaluated by their therapists and helped me get on the schedule for the eval.
The girls tested a different speech levels, confirming my suspicions of delays.They will remain in the program until their 3rd birthdays when they will have to be re-evaluated to see if they need further therapy. They have already improved drastically in their abilities to communicate and has helped with their frustration-fed tantrums.
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