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MrsPteranodon
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NCDR: worried about Tiny
MrsPteranodon
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My ticker is wrong he is 14 months now. He started walking a couple weeks after his 1st birthday. I wasnt terribly worried about him not walking. But now that he is walkin I'm concerned his legs really now out. He walks on the sides of his feet, my mom pointed out that he is really bow legged.
He also doesn't talk. He grunts, makes raspberry sounds and bites. He'll babble "mamamamamama or dadadada" but he won't say milk or more or ball or owl or brother. All of his favorite things.
Is this normal? I hate comparing him to Buddy because i think Buddy might be the exception. I mean he tells me when tiny is being disobedient, he knows his shapes, colors, left and right. At his 3 yr appt they said he speaks at a 5 yr level for a boy.
Tiny is also painfully shy. He cries when anyone he doesn't know touches him. I'm just kind of worried he's behind. I read to him a ton, way more than I ever read to Buddy. We don't talk for him at all.
Would you set up an earlier appt or just wait till his 15mo appt?
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He also doesn't talk. He grunts, makes raspberry sounds and bites. He'll babble "mamamamamama or dadadada" but he won't say milk or more or ball or owl or brother. All of his favorite things.
Is this normal? I hate comparing him to Buddy because i think Buddy might be the exception. I mean he tells me when tiny is being disobedient, he knows his shapes, colors, left and right. At his 3 yr appt they said he speaks at a 5 yr level for a boy.
Tiny is also painfully shy. He cries when anyone he doesn't know touches him. I'm just kind of worried he's behind. I read to him a ton, way more than I ever read to Buddy. We don't talk for him at all.
Would you set up an earlier appt or just wait till his 15mo appt?
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Re: NCDR: worried about Tiny
Ginny DX 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Charlie DX Specific Antibody Deficiency & ASD
I'm worry about my LO too,he is 16 months now and he doesn't said to much worlds yet just a few,but most of the time he babbles and screams a lot,I know he understand and he tries,but i'm sure my LO is going to have speak delay,because at home my DH and I speak english, my dh talks to him in japanes,and my I speak to him on english,and i try to speak on japanes too I read to him and sing on japanes,also he hear me talking on spanish when i'm on the phone talking to my sister, plust every time we see my dh family,their are always talking on japanes so he listen to many language so i'm worry that he is going to be very late at speaking.
I'm just worried in my gut I think something is amiss with his speech
End of may. So about 4 weeks. I know that it's such a leaps and bounds stage but at the same time I work with him everyday with his speech and he hasn't made any real progress. I think the part that freaks me out is that instead of speaking he just grunts, points and makes bubble sounds.
Thank you that is really helpful. He is very good with directions, well as good as a 14 month old I guess. He's just been a little slower in a lot of areas. Nothing wrong with that. But I just worry about him. I don't want him to fall through te cracks cause he's a second kid. Kwim?
The bow-leggedness would be more of a concern, especially if other people are noticing it. I'd probably put in a call to the pedi to see if they want you to come in before his 15-month appt. I have no idea if walking on the sides of the feet is normal...but my cousin walked on his tiptoes for like a year and a half before figuring out how to walk normally.
Personally, I rarely think a mother is overreacting when it comes to their child. You are reacting appropriate to your concern level. If I told you not to worry, you still would - it's your job! Will he survive another month? Of course!! But there is nothing wrong with using the resources available to ease your mind. You're just being a good mom.
Ginny DX 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Charlie DX Specific Antibody Deficiency & ASD
My daughter didn't start using words until a few weeks ago. She did know dada and cat before that.
Does he understand you? My daughter started recognizing what we were talking about just before she started to say some words. They're still not complete words at this point, but we can understand them.
Also, try emphasizing the last part of words. It's the hardest part. My sister in law does this to help her daughter who was born with a cleft pallet.
Jess & Adam, married 2009, precious Audrey born in 2011. BFP 1/6/13, 6-wk MMC discovered at 9 wks 2/11/13. D&C 2/18/13, second D&C 4/23/13 for retained placenta.
BFP 8/24/13!! EDD 5/1/14, delivered healthy and sweet Zoey Leanne on 5/5/14 by repeat c-section.