Question about Teen Mom Leah?

Rebekah1021

I know this is random and it was like 2 days ago, but I am still thinking about the baby. Do you think your pedi would have picked up on the problem with the baby at an earlier appt?

I am really hoping that the pedi she saw was just one call because he was a total couchbag. I just keep thinking that I would am certain it would have been noted earlier?

So sad though...

*Amy*

I was thinking the same thing myself.  Do we know what is wrong with her baby? 

Andrewsgal

I was thinking the same thing, I would put money on the fact that the baby has a syndrome of some sort, she just looks off to me. I can't believe a ped would not pick up on the legs and lack of grip it is all just odd.

joseysbride

I was thinking the same thing.  How old is the baby?  I didn't catch that.  But I think I would have noticed right away that she wouldn't put any weight on her legs.  Babies like to stand up and bounce from a pretty early age; you know?

jessicaclare

How old are the girls? All of the stuff that doctor check is stuff my pedi checks at every appointment, so I would think they would have noticed beforehand. Who knows, though.

 I watched the rerun of that show last night and cried during that part.

mommy06

It was so sad.  I was wondering the same thing. I wonder if they just kinda played it up for tv?  I think any pedi would have noticed that, her eyes were very crossed as well.  SOMEONE should have figured that out. 

I also feel bad for the mommy.  Poor Leah got preggo at 16, had TWINS and now something is wrong with her kid.  At least the daddy seems to want to be with her and she seems like a good mom. 

*Amy*

Her liitle feet look like they turn oddly in too.  It would seem if nothing else they would notice that. Poor little girl.  I cried too.

CleoKitty

I don't know but I wondered the same thing: how on earth could any doctor not have noticed that earlier during a well-baby visit?

I feel bad for Leah. So young and so much on her plate. I really hope things work out for her and the boyfriend, they seem like they are trying so hard and have such good intentions. 

DandelionMom

My guess is that was a little staged just for mtv.  I bet it was something that's been noticed at well baby visits but now it is time for referrals and further testing. 

xbrooklyngrl

That doctor was a total d!ck! "uh, you see how her arms are too short..." derr idiot.

Jodi&Joe

Did they say what's wrong with the baby?

tslmom87

DandelionMom:

My guess is that was a little staged just for mtv.  I bet it was something that's been noticed at well baby visits but now it is time for referrals and further testing. 

I never in a million years thought of that!!!! Good point though, you never know how much of that show is scripted, some things are just off on the show sometimes.

I cried when she was in the dr office and then i cried even more when Corey was holding her and she was crying.

eclaires

I think Dande's right.

On another board someone mentioned that where they were was in some city in WV that was pretty far from where Leah/Corey live (like 3-4 hours) - so the douche they saw was probably a specialist they were referred to via the pediatrician.

Also, it made more sense that Corey couldn't go and had to work since it was an all day thing and not just an hour or something at the end of the day.

NewNameSameGame

DandelionMom:

My guess is that was a little staged just for mtv.  I bet it was something that's been noticed at well baby visits but now it is time for referrals and further testing. 

what???????????

you mean to say reality TV isn't really real??????????

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!  Everything I believed to be true is possibly dramaticized (is that a word?) for ratings??????????????????

This is worse than finding out about Santa.

DandelionMom

Of course it is real, I was just kidding! 

AHblessed01

*Amy*:

Her liitle feet look like they turn oddly in too.  It would seem if nothing else they would notice that. Poor little girl.  I cried too.

I felt so sad watching that..

AHblessed01

xbrooklyngrl:

That doctor was a total d!ck! "uh, you see how her arms are too short..." derr idiot.

Yea that's what I thought! What an as*hole!