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Could my baby have muscular dystrophy?

Lisa - posted on 04/27/2012 ( 4 moms have responded )

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Hello,
My son is almost 13 months. Recently had him evaluated bc of delayed Gross motor development. Right now, they think he just has mild hypotonia and will eventually catch up with physical therapy a couple of times per month.

Lately, I have been reading a lot about Muscular dystrophy and I am wondering if my son might have that.
-He only army crawls.
-He can't get up when he is on his back.
-Pulling up is extremely difficult and can only be done on low surfaces to his knees.
-He seems to tire easily and sleeps a lot and often (12/13 hours at night, 1-2 hour naps up 2-3 times per day)

If anyone has a child with similar development or even children who were diagnosed with MD, could you please let me know if your children were like this at his age? Am I worrying too much too soon?

Thanks so much

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Jennifer - posted on 08/15/2012

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I have almost the same problem, My son has Global Development Delay, He has had genetic testing done and were waiting for the Genetics team to tell us what is it... 2p16.1-p16.2 what is that... who knows, anyways hes 18 months old, and just had an xray to see if he had hip dysplasia and it came normal... so what is it now... who knows, his fathers cousins have MD and im concerned that he may to, he doesnt walk, eats baby food nothing else, chokes all the time, crawls starting at 13 months old but gets tired very easily, sits up starting at 8 months, but gets tired very easily, shakes alot while on his feet, feet are turned outwards they call it wide base at the feet, im a very concerned mommy, cause the doctor said its quite possible its a muscle disorder the only thing i can think of is MD and most of what it says he has.... someone please help me if there child is going through the same thing

Jennifer - posted on 05/09/2012

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My son has mitochondrial myopathy which is very closely related to Muscular Distrophy. The symptoms you have described are the same plus more that my son experiences. The tiring out very easily is a flag for mito and one you may want to ask your ped about if you continue to notice a pattern of wearing out very easily. Now my son is at a more severe level of disability due to the number of mito cells affected but at 13 months he could not sit, crawl, walk, talk, or eat. He finally started sitting by himself just before he turned 3. He is in a wheelchair because he still is unable to walk and he is non verbal due to autism. He is hypo and hypertonic in different areas of his body.

Lisa - posted on 05/07/2012

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Hi Amanda
Thanks for your post. It is very difficult not to worry! His Ped didn't seem too worried about him at his 12 month checkup and said we will see what he is doing at 15 mts...I have PT coming to the house on the 15th of this month, so hopefully she can help me help get him moving more!

It's hard not to worry also when you see children your kid's age and younger moving around so much more. :( Just keeping my fingers crossed and praying that it is nothing serious.

How old is your son?

Amanda - posted on 05/05/2012

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I think it is definitely too early to tell from the symptoms you've listed. My son has hypotonia and he cannot arm crawl, get up from his back, or pull up. But, I think the best thing to do would be to mention it at your son's next checkup. I always appreciate when I start to panic (like when I thought my son might have hypoglycemia issues) going through the checklist of symptoms with his pediatrician. She takes my concerns seriously since he has special needs, but keeps me sane too.

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