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My 15 month old son isn't really walking. He just started pulling himself up on things about 2 weeks ago. He is an expert crawler, and gets around that way.
His Dr. suggeted PT for an evaluation and tips. The problem with that is, he won't let any stranger touch him, or really go near him! Also, I have a 2-1/2 yr old, and no babysitter.
Please tell me someone is going through this.
I am getting questioned by in-laws and other family members about his inability to walk. Frankly I am ready to tell them where they can take their comments!! |
| Posted by Felicity on 10/15/2008 01:02 PM
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I understand how you are feeling. My son did not crawl at all until 13 months, and did not walk until 17 months, nearly 18 mths! I was worried sick all of the time and even envious of mothers whose children were walking young! Everyone and every doctor I talked to said to not worry at all as long as he was on task in most other areas of development. It is hard though, when it is your child to not worry! I was so relived when he finally got up and walked in his own time. Try to just hang in there and ignore people's relentless comments! It is very difficult to do this if you are like me! I guess they are just trying to help, but it is very frustrating! Good luck to you and keep in touch with a doctor or nurse as he gets older. I hope this helps you. I'm sure there are lots of others that are going through this also. Now, I am dealing with a late potty trainer! I think my son is just slow on purpose to aggravate his mother!
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| posted by Holly on 10/15/2008 01:19 PM
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| My son is 27 months old and he didn't walk until he was 22 months. I think every child is different. My son has OT,PT and ST which I think is alot but you know it has helped him so much. His therapist come right to my house. I would call your local health department and see what they have to offer. All this stuff is at no cost to us which is good for the pocketbook. |
| posted by Hope on 10/15/2008 01:57 PM
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| Kids will walk when they are ready too.. Give him time he will. If he is pulling up and crawling he is doing great. For your in laws I would tell them to just mind their own business.. My son just started talking and not everything can be understood, though I can understand it and he is 2 1/2. My in laws also, have comments and I don't appreciate them either. Just tell them to get a life.. and leave yours alone. |
| posted by Suzanne on 10/15/2008 02:00 PM
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I think your son sounds like he's doing just fine! :)
My best girlfriend's son is about your son's age and just now is starting to show signs of walking. Every child is different and I read that the "average" age for walking is anywhere between 9 and 18 months old. He'll be walking before you know it...careful what you wish for, haha. I miss the days of crawling...I now have a runner on my hands!!!! |
| posted by on 10/15/2008 02:14 PM
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| I have your same situation, my daughter started crawling by her 1 yr old "the inch worm crawl", then by her 13 month she started crawling on all fours. Now that she is about to be 16 months( 4 days away), a week ago she has started to cruise around her bed and playpen, she just got the hang on pulling up and stay up, and she learned to get down, all in a week. I can see her legs are getting strong, cause she balances much better when I hold her and make her walk (which she doesn;t like too much). She crawls so fast. Her doctor asked me to take her to a PT to check out her gross motor, that was 2 wks ago. I am sure the PT will say she is fine since she is ok in other areas. She likes to do everything at her own pace, she doesn;t like to be guide or held to do something, I have her in Gymboree and everytime there is an exercise she doesn;t follow. Then after a while she does the exercise by herself. She is very stubborn and she has to do everything on her own terms. When she is ready she does it. So I have learn that each baby is different, her friends are all diferent, one started crawling and standing up at 6 months, other who is 10 months is already walking, her best friend crawled and walked like the average kid, and she is the only in her group that is a late crawler and walker, but being around her friends on playdates has definitely help, watching other kids doing the walking has encourage her to do more pulling up and cruising around. |
| posted by veronica on 10/15/2008 10:10 PM
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| Hi there, I have two kids. The older is almost 3 he started walking when he turned about 13 months old then my daughter started walking when she was 14 months old shes 18 months now. But, I can relate on your situation, I have a nephew on my husbands side that is 20 month old and he isn't walking either. He crawls but really slow. He started pulling himself up and started to take steps but just falls down. He isn't talking at all either! No words! just babbles. Also, when he eat solids, he makes faces like his gonna threw up or something. I told his mom that she should take him back to the doctor and get him checked out. But, hey, I have no say into that. I can only give advice. The sad part is, after all this time she hasn't taken him to the doctor. It's so frustrating! |
| posted by grace on 10/16/2008 12:51 PM
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i'm sure he'll start walking in no time.
but enjoy these moments, because once they start walking, you're on your toes 24/7 |
| posted by hoot on 10/16/2008 02:33 PM
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| so, totally agree don't rush the walking.. Mine took off at walmart today and I had to chase him down to get him.. I was so embarrassed and mad!! He got in sooooo much trouble when we got home.. My daughter never did this.. Boys are sooo different. |
| posted by Suzanne on 10/16/2008 02:58 PM
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Hi my Name is Dawn im new to the site and had noticed your post. First and most inportant is every child is diffrent. We went threw the same thing with our son Avery. But he struggled,with avery thing,from sitten to crawlen,pullen up.
A few reason is what caused it. When he was in utterall i kept leaken my fluid, so in the later term when he was builing muscel tone he couldnt because he couldnt move. Then he was a big boy, with a bigger head so that was alot he had to carry n move so he needed to build strength. Our ped. sayed the same P.T. and Avery was just like your son. Wont go toany one and still freaks with new people. But they do it for a living and know how to handel it. Wont lye its not easy but, it needs to be done. They can give you excersises to do with him at home. So if he has a hard time, at least do a few sessions if he cant adjust, ask for @ home excersis and they can re-vale every few months. But is very important for him to get these skills or it can delaye others skills. Its ruff, scarey,and heart breaking but it needs to be done. And will help in the long run. Please keep me up to date, im hear just to listen or help hun. Dawn P.S. As far as ANYONE'S comment ignore them. YOU are raising you children, and YOU now them the best. Do what You feel is best,with out holding your children back. Just figure ways to work with it. Any pt place has accomidation for your daughter while your son has pt. She play write there with you and your son. |
| posted by Dawn on 10/16/2008 03:59 PM
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| the child like acts like throwing up.. who are you to say anything.. It might just be normal for him. Don't make that mom worried about it. It isn't anything to take the kid to the dr. for.. he is getting use to food and if he makes a face, oh well. maybe he doesn't like that food. That is soooo bad that you would do that to that mom. She has enough to worry about. |
| posted by Suzanne on 10/16/2008 04:19 PM
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| suzanne, i know i don't have the right to tell her what to do. But, I am not the only one who notices something. It's not just one kind of food he makes faces and looks like going to throw up but all foods. And because of this, at his age his not eating anything solids at all! Just milk, even baby food number 3 he can't swallow and chokes on it. She took him to the Ped once and the Ped suggested PT but she refuses just because she doesn't one someone coming to her house. |
| posted by grace on 10/16/2008 04:33 PM
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if the kid is a picky eater, be sure to give him vitamins.
Poly-Vi-Sol is the choice for infants.
but then again, ask your pedi. |
| posted by hoot on 10/16/2008 06:20 PM
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| Grace my daughter is kind of going through the same thing as your nephew. She is almost 16 month old and doesn't like the little pieces in the food, only mash and blend, no milk or pediasure, only juice and water. Pedi send me to a speech therapist to check why she spits up the chunky food. Therapist said she is find, because she chews on toys and swallows water so she only is taking her time with the different texture, her advice was to keep exposing her little by little to chuncky food and small pieces of food. Since she is not having milk and my Breast doesn't give her enough fat pedi send me to a nutritionist and she actually has given me lot of tips of how to introduce the food and what kind of food. It is so touchy to tell a mom something about their children but perhaps you should talk to the husband and let him know that his wife is doing a good job but perhaps they could ask the doctor on their next visit about the baby eating pattern..however is the doctor hasn;t told anything so far is because he thinks the baby just needs time. and perhaps he already gave them advice. By personal experience I can say it takes lots of time and patient to get a baby to eat something that doesn't want to eat. the worst thing to do is to force the food on them, this will only get them upset and refuse to eat it completely. So your nephew's mom might already be trying to feed him but he stubornly refuses it, it will come to him to eat when he is ready, he needs only vitamins and lots of food with calories. My nutritionist told me a kid over 1 yr needs 1200 calories a day, eat 3 big meals and snacks and eat every 2 hours. |
| posted by veronica on 10/16/2008 11:05 PM
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| Thanks for all the responses, ladies. I am glad to know that I am not alone! |
| posted by Felicity on 10/17/2008 02:59 PM
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