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Very “lazy” toddler

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Jackleila14 · 16/06/2020 09:21

Just a bit of background my ds has just turned 2 and we are in the middle of sending off referral forms for speech therapy and my hv is referring him to a paediatrician because his development has been quite slow and he doesn’t talk (not through lack of trying) and what he does say isn’t clear at all but what I am really starting to worry about is that he is always so lethargic . He sleeps a normal amount of hours for his age and eats well but unless I am actively playing with him or we are out of the house he just lays around on the floor . It’s really starting to concern me because he can have a full night sleep but then all he seems to want to do, if I’m concentrating on something else like home schooling dd5, is lay on the floor he looks like he has no energy and he’s been like this for as long as I can remember but I guess being in lockdown has just really highlighted it . Of corse I’m going to contact my gp but I was just wondering if any one else has ever experienced this before with their little one and what was the outcome ? X

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Jackleila14 · 16/06/2020 09:24

Not sure if this is relevant but I should add he has had multiple hearing tests as well and failed them all even though the lady that done them is convinced he can hear she just can’t get him to turn .

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Canalhouse · 16/06/2020 09:35

A paediatrician will hopefully check everything that could be a potential
Issue so it’s good your HV has referred your little one. I don’t have any ideas and am not a medic but he definitely needs looking at and a more thorough hearing investigation. It could be that if he can’t hear well that he’s just not able to engage in things around him enough to keep his interest and so he becomes apathetic. It could be something else entirely such as anaemia . I really hope you have more answers soon.

LittleMissRedHat · 16/06/2020 10:13

I'm no professional either and hopefully your doctor will be able to help find out if there is any cause for his seeming lethargy, but for what it's worth, my daughter was a "still" child. She didn't have any speech or hearing delays but was quite happy to just sit or lay on the floor if she wasn't doing anything else. She is dyspraxic, not that I'm sure that has any relevance. But then I'm the same, if I need to be busy, I can be, but if left alone, I'm quite happy to sit or lay on the sofa for eons! Grin

Maybe it's just that, maybe he's just already a relaxed, chilled out little dude! Smile He may well one day just get up, start running around and be a whirlwind and you'll long for the days when he was still! Wink

But in all seriousness, hope all goes well.

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