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10 month old not sitting up

Valorie - posted on 02/21/2011 ( 2 moms have responded )

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i had my son at 31 weeks, he is now 10 months and 3weeks. He is still under weight, can't sit up on his own and he doesn't crawl. Not sure what to fix first, they say he can't sit up because he's still in the 'bobble head stage' (his head is still too big for his body) which of course makes it impossible for him to start crawling. We saw a nutritionists who said im doing the right things for weight gain he just has a very high metabolism. It kills me for him to be behind his peers at even his corrected age. I need all the suggestions I can get on how to jump start the growth so we can get to where we need to be. It's hard to try to work with him because i am a single mom who is active duty army and trying to go to school. By the time i pick him up from daycare he's out for the night so i only really get weekends with him. Any and all advice will be appreciated.

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Caroline - posted on 07/04/2012

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My daughter was born 9 weeks premmie, weighed 3 pounds & 11 ounces, stayed in hospital 4 weeks, she had many challenges. She was not able to walk un-assisted, she needed support to sit up, drooled constantly, developmentally delayed, frequent body tremors, some seizure like episodes, kind of in a daze all the time, clenched left hand, choking on her food, speach problems, left side weakness etc. She was elevated on her toes when holding her to walk, she was splinted for a leg brace & they wanted to give her botox, but after researching botox and discovering how it’s made and there were no long term studies I decided against it. Her life was restricted & so was mine ...and it looked this way for the rest of her life ... & mine. I felt hopeless.

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Angela - posted on 02/27/2011

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My daughter was a thirty weeker and is almost one ( not adjusted) She still has cant sit up and is trying to crawl. She works with a physical and occupational therapist once a week. SO i would suggest getting incontact with the early intervention program in your area to do an evaluation. Most of these programs will also have the therapist come to his day care to work with him. I know how you feel about your child being behind. You just have to remember that he will get there and each child is different and come around on their own time. Good luck to you!!

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