18month old can't walk yet,and was born at 34 weeks.

Caroline - posted on 07/04/2012

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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Michelle - posted on 04/16/2012

That's great Tammi. I know she will do the best she can with you by her side. Keep us informed of her improvements any tips you learn along the way. I'm sure they will help others in similiar situations.

Tammi - posted on 04/14/2012

Yes they came out last week. And she is approved for there program. She has had therapy though since she was 3 months old.

Michelle - posted on 04/09/2012

Our son is 15 months old and just starting to take a couple of steps. We actually use early steps for another issue. The've given us a developmental specialist. The best thing about the specialist is that she has a lot of resources. We actually needed speech therapy and she is setting us up with it as needed. My only recommendation is that when you take your child in for testing that you fight for what you need. Don't settle for a developmental specialist when you need a therapist. We were actually lucky because our developmental specialist isn't well versed in our issues and doesn't have an issue with letting us know that she will have to have the speech therapist come with her during the visit.



We were also told by a preschool teacher that she really didn't care if our son was walking ata this time as long as he was crawling correctly. She actually reteaches her preschoolers how to crawl correctly because she feels it has a direct link to their ability to read.

Ruby - posted on 03/30/2012

my six month old has low muscle tone and he tries so hard to stand up but he cant i know hes too yound to walk but he ont even crawl yet he was born 37 weeeks in gestation goodluck with the little one

Heather - posted on 03/18/2012

Don't worry Katie was 30 weeks and 5 days and she was only 1llb and14oz, she astarted to walk at 2. Well worth the wait I will tell you. Lets us know how you got on. x

Tammi - posted on 03/13/2012

So Monica has Cerberal Palsy.That is what is causing these delays.The doctor said ,she won't talk for at least another 6 months to a year.

Tammi - posted on 03/11/2012

Thanks you guys.I am hanging in there.Hopefully we get the answers we are looking for Tues.

Amanda - posted on 03/11/2012

My 27 weeker is almost 20 months and just now started cruising the furniture. He also has really low muscle tone in his trunk. Once he learned how to pull up on things I literally took his feet and made him take steps. He then figured out how to cruise within minutes. He's still not walking on his own yet but I think it will be soon. Don't get discouraged:)

Sharon - posted on 03/08/2012

Pulling up is a great thing! It show that her legs are getting stronger just stay postive and continue working with her

Tammi - posted on 03/08/2012

She goes through Physical Therapy ,and was told she has low muscle tone throughout her body. She just started pulling herself up. They said she will need braces to support her ankles. She goes for a MRI tomorrow in Las Vegas.

Candace - posted on 03/08/2012

Have you thought about contacting the early steps program in your area. They will come out and evaluate the baby, let you know if there is anything for you to be concerned about and if so then they will come out and work with the child