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| Worried Mom |
| My daughter Chelise is going to be 15 months on february 1st. She is a beautiful healthy little girl. However, she doesnt walk yet. She tried, but she cant seem to do it without holding on. All the playgroups I go to, all the kids her age and even much younger all walk and she cant participate in a lot of things because she cant walk. she is always stuck with babies because of it. I am told by many mothers not to worry, you dont want them walking, but i am concerned that there may be a problem. The doctors say to weight until she is 18 months old and if she isnt walking then, then they would run tests and stuff, which i dont want. are there other mothers who child is perfectly healthy but walked real late? |
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| Hi. My daughter was a late walker and I spoke my concern to her pediatrician as well. I did get her involved with Early Intervention. I started the process when she was about 15 months old and her physical therapy started when she was 17 months old. I think sometimes doctors say "wait and see" a little to often. My piece of advice would be to follow your heart and your gut instinct. She has other issues and I've had doctors tell me to wait and see. While we certainly need doctors, our kids need us in on the decision as well. Good luck. |
| posted by Valerie on 01/29/2008 |
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| P.S. You could have your daughter evaluated by a physical therapist. He/she could give you a good idea where your daughter stands. |
| posted by Valerie on 01/29/2008 |
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My first daughter walked late and had absolutely no problems after that. Trust your gut. If you think there's a problem, you should check it out, but don't let comparisons cause you any alarm. Children's brains and muscular control develop at very different rates and it does NOT necessarily mean that one child is smarter or stronger than another. The brain develops from back to front and the body develops from the core to the outer limbs. I'm not a doctor, but I believe you need both brain development and body development for walking. In addition to development, some children seem to need to decide to do something before they do it. It's as if something just suddenly clicks.
Good luck to both of you! |
| posted by Jennifer on 01/30/2008 |
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My daughter did not walk until 15 months. I think you should go with you gut, dont let you gut be confused my mothers that believe walking and talking are a competition. Their kid vs yours type attitude. My daughter just decided to walk one day and she did.. I always used to say she will walk her whole life and crawl a short time... Enjoy the crawl
Good luck you and your family..
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| posted by monica on 01/31/2008 |
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| My son didn't get the hang of walking till he was 16 months old. Boy did me and my husband worry, but it just took him longer to get the logistics down. And his doctor said the same thing about tests...but I just knew nothing was wrong with my boy. Sometimes I think since he was an only child then and didn't have any friends his own age it maybe held him back a little. He was perfectly happy to crawl, and maybe got annoyed with us when we were always trying to help him walk. Please try not to compare your children with someone elses its something that is so hard not to do with milestones. |
| posted by connie on 01/31/2008 |
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I have five children...and some of mine didn't walk until 18 months...some crawled, some didn't, some walked at 9 months...each child is different...hang in there...it is probably nothing to be concerned about!
Blessings,
Hayley |
| posted by Hayley on 04/25/2008 |
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