My baby is 12 and a half months old and doesn’t roll, crawl, try to stand and so on. He is my fifth baby. I KNOW something isn’t right with him. This isn’t just a delay in his gross motor skills. Even silly little things, like him never having lifted his bum off the floor when laid on his back. His mental capability and social skills are all normal, it is purely his physical development. I have had four other children, two of which are autistic and I knew almost from the day they were born that something wasn’t right.
I feel like I’m not being taken seriously however. The GP has said that until he is 18 months old they wouldn’t even consider him delayed. The HV has listened more and at least agreed to put him forward for a referral to a paediatrician but in the current situation I imagine I’m looking at months before he will be seen.
It’s actually affecting my own mental health, in that some days I can ignore my instincts and I’m okay, other days i am really upset and feel like I’m not doing enough to get him the support he needs. Am I supposed to sit and wait for months?
I’m not even sure if he is in discomfort as he has always been a high needs baby and is very prone to crying jags. I can’t even say what it might be, I just know that there is something going on. AIBU to think I’m not being taken seriously enough?