I have a wonderful little boy that I love very much. I have always struggled with anxiety, especially health related and lately I’ve been worrying about him a lot.
I’m scared he might have a motor problem and am convinced it’s dyspraxia.
He has reached most of his milestones on time, but usually toward the end of the ‘normal’ range.
Sit unassisted - 5.5 months
Rolled both direction - 8 months
Crawled (textbook) - 10 months
Walked - 16 months
He feeds himself with a spoon and learning with a fork. He can drink from a straw. He is learning to drink from a cup but still dribbles.
He seems to be really clumsy. He falls down a lot and looks a bit ‘drunk’ when he walks. He trips over his own feet. He doesn’t really avoid obstacles and just seems really uncoordinated. I know he’s learning, but when should I worry? He’s been walking for 2 months. I just don’t know how long it takes for them to be more steady?
He is constantly on the move. He comes to me for lots of snuggles, but it’s for 30 seconds and he is off to something else. He seems so awkward when he rolls over. He rolls over his arm and it tends to get stuck. He hadn’t tried to lift his arm up or bend it. Is that weird?
Sometimes he just crawls all over me, trying to get into a comfortable position, but it’s like he can’t figure out what that is.
He eats fairly well but doesn’t like certain textures like meat or rubbery veggies. He spits them out. He hates the wind or a fan on his face. He gasps and gets upset. He also hates the sun on his face. He will cover his eyes or cry if it’s too bright. He hates being dried with a towel and having his hands and face wiped. Is this sensory?
He also pulls at his hair constantly. Usually during quiet activities.
His daycare provider said his speech is a bit ‘off’, but that he is still young. He can say the following things:
- Mama, ma
- Dada, da
- Reese ‘ssss’
- Car ‘cawww’ ‘brum, brum’
- Door ‘doughh’
- Airplane ‘pane’
- Grandpa ‘bampa’
- Kenna ‘Kenna’
- Noah ‘booah’
- Banana ‘nana’
- Roomba ‘boomba’
- Chair ‘cheahhh’
- Blueberry ‘BmmBmm’
- Spoon ‘boum’
- Done ‘Dan’
- More ‘moor’
- Ball ‘baa’
- Turtle ‘turte’
- Poo ‘poo’
- No ‘now’
- Milk ‘ma’
- Book ‘ba’
- Button ‘baat’
- Star ‘staa’
- Moon ‘mun’
- Camera ‘canya’
- Turn ‘tun’
- Fan ‘chan’
- Clock ‘tick tock’
- Dinosaur ‘Din’ ‘rrrrr’
- Sticker ‘ticka’
- Paper ‘paypa’
- Yes ‘yayaya’
- Bye ‘bye’
- Again ‘gain’
- Sun ‘san’
- Cheese ‘chhse’
- Eye ‘eye’
- Drawer ‘draw’
- Grape ‘pa’
- Santa ‘sana’
- Bunny ‘bun’
- Tree ‘tree’
- Stair ‘stairs’
- Down ‘dun’
- Bear ‘bear’
- Baby ‘Bae bae
- Tower ‘towr’
- 50.
- Drum
- Up
- Sleep sack - ‘see-sa’
- Theresa - ‘tee-sa’
- Memere - ‘mer’
- Window - ‘dun-da’
- Umbrella - ‘bum-beh-ba
- Sadie - ‘say-day’
- Dump
He usually pronounces things the same way but there can be slight variation. He also will say a word perfectly and the never say it again? He is a parrot and mimics what we say constantly. He also babbles non stop.
He won’t mimic me when I stick out my tongue or blow raspberries.
I’m just so worried. After reading about dyspraxia, I feel so anxious.
He was just at his 18 month appointment and his doctor said he is doing great. His daycare provider ( who is also an early childhood educator) says developmentally he is on track. And as usual, my husband has no worries.
Am I completely mad?
What you're describing all sounds entirely normal but if you are worried I would see your GP/HV as it's so hard to be sure from just a post on a message board. Remember to look after yourself too and seek help if your anxiety is getting too much xx