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Really struggling and not sure what to do

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Mirshid · 06/08/2014 18:19

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this and I'm not sure if this is my dd development or my own. My dd is 7 months old and at 4 months old was v chatty but since about 24 weeks she has been very quiet. She will laugh with considerable effort on our part and she smiles and eye contact seems reasonable. She has just cut her first two bottom teeth and is sleeping through the night. She has been sitting since just before 5 months and is rolling but not crawling.
We started weaning about 6 weeks ago but since the beginning she has refused a spoon and various cups. She has been EBF since birth and refuses a bottle.
My problem is that I have convinced myself she is autistic or has some other developmental delay and nothing seems to be able to set my mind at rest. I feel anxious all the time and it's starting to impact my relationship with my husband who doesn't see any problems in our dd. I just feel I have failed with the weaning (she is eating some finger food but mostly mushing it) and am now failing emotionally as well. I'm not sure if dd needs evaluation or whether it's me!!

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Mirshid · 14/08/2014 12:02

Just to update have seen HV this morning and she is referring dd to the audiology department so hopefully we can rule out any hearing problems

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