To be worried about my babies development?

Just to add, from what you describe regarding his communication and social skills I wouldn’t be concerned at all, but looking at the overall scores I think you would be within your rights to ask for a referral. Although if I was the HV I’d be 50/50 as to whether I’d follow up in 2 months before doing a referral.

just found this online but I can check tomorrow to make sure it’s accurate if you would like

I can’t be sure without checking but I think this is wrong. Is it definitely the 12 month one as you can’t see the age.

They shouldn’t be used at all, they make babies lazy, can affect their hips and when they do start walking they often do it incorrectly due to them.

I can’t say if this has contributed but I certainly wouldn’t be using it, especially if you are worried about a delay.

Are you sure communication is not in the dark at 15?
He should definitely of had his 1 year review with the HV so give them a call. I think given the scores I would push for a referral, but try not to worry. As others have said, by the time the referral goes through you might have seen big changes.

Have you got a playpen ? We popped dc in ours with loads of toys which encouraged them to reach over etc and pull up on the sides.
My ds didn't start walking until 15 months. Dd walked very well by 13 months.

It looks bad but you may be looking for what he can’t do rather than subtle signs he can do it. Very often parents score their children lower but when the health visitor or nursery nurse goes through it in person they pick up on things you might now been seeing as you are with him every day and worried. Plus babies and children even by a year will do things for strangers that they won’t do for their parents!

there are so many little simple activities that can improve the scoring, that’s why they often give you activities and advice to do then recheck in 3 months for the grey zone and sometimes the black if their experience makes them think that it is a case of just needing a bit of time rather than an actual problem. Don’t take the ASQ as gospel though, I scored lower on gross motor skills than my 4 year old god daughter!

Ring and ask to speak to the duty HV tomorrow, explain your concerns and ask if he can be seen in clinic or at home by a HV or nursery nurse. Is he not due a 1 year review soon?

I'd go gp for weight bearing , take the questionnaire and say you want a physio referral.

OP what are the ASQ scores for each area? 10 for yes, 5 for sometimes, 0 for no. So marks out of 60 for each one.

In my trust physio will not accept referrals unless the child is not weight bearing by 14 months. But, if more than 1 area is in the black we may do a referral to a paediatrician.

As somebody else said, anything in the black should be referred. In practice, this does not happen. Especially with the 9-12 month reviews as it’s so common for gross motor to be in the black. Communication is also quite common and we definitely would not automatically refer but would be doing a holistic assessment and using judgement as often they do need a little time.

Why has your child not had their review with the health visitor?

I don't think there is necessarily anything wrong. Agree you should push for a referral to get the ball rolling but try not to worry too much. He might just be on the slower end of normal physical development.

Is he in a sit in walker? If so, get rid. They delay babies walking.

Push along walkers are great, though.

I would definitely go to your GP. My health visitor was a bit useless.

if it helps, one of my DC was at risk of having cerebral palsy after birth and got monitored regularly as well as going to physio for something unrelated. Only started crawling at 13 months, wasn’t weight bearing or anything like that prior. Started pulling up shortly after crawling and then was walking by 16 months with no issues.

I don’t think they are particularly worried unless your child still isn’t walking by age 2….thats what I was told. There’s also nothing they can do it’s just a waiting game, but obviously you can support them and encourage them to pull up and crawl by moving objects further away and making movement into a fun game.

Children all so develop at very different rates. My other child was so much faster.

Could it be that he hasn’t had enough floor time? And that’s NOT me ‘blaming’ you, I was the same with my son, I suddenly realised just how much time he spent in the pram/car seat and basically just plonked him on the floor with some toys for 20 minutes, about 4 times a day. He went from just sitting but not moving to crawling/pulling to stand in about 10 days. It could be worth a try?

That sounds like something that needs investigating. My 3rd son wasn’t weight bearing etc until 15/16 months then tiptoed whilst holding 2 hands, wouldn’t walk on uneven surfaces holding hands. I knew there was something not right.

Pushed for physio referral, which I got and son has hyper mobility. My second son also has it. And now my fourth. My 3rd son is the only one it really affected with his mobility. Not saying that’s what is going on with your child op, but it doesn’t sound right and I think further investigation is warranted.

I know a baby with very similar gross motor skills at that age, he was referred to physio by a HV and has recently started walking, I think he's about twenty months now. I'm sure your baby is absolutely fine but it's worth pushing for a referral.

I think the communication and problem solving skills are really subjective and not worth worrying about at this stage, if he's babbling, interacting with you and playing games I'm sure he's fine. Don't let your imagination run away with you and start assuming there's anything seriously wrong.

No! I was just seeing if there was anything that could be hindering him for example HOURS in a jumperoo, or ‘he loves playing on the tablet’ type stuff. Walks with you, fresh air, interacting with you at meals, sounds like he has plenty of attention.

Do you go to any baby groups or is he in daycare? Just thinking there might be people there who would have advice for you or even reassurance

What’s his daily routine like? Do you have a ‘typical day’?