Hi there,
I've NC for this because I'm slightly ashamed of how many times I've posted worrying about DD(15m)'s development. I'm a first time mum and the lack of access to HV has been difficult as I never really know what's normal/what's not and have no real experience of babies to compare!
I'm just going to bullet point things I'm concerned/not concerned about as my brain is a little foggy at the moment (I will preface by saying I was diagnosed with PND when DD was 4m and have been having CBT for a few months for chronic anxiety/depression, so I'm well aware these things may be clouding my judgement).
Points of concern:
Gross motor skills: She belly crawled at 7m, crawled properly at 9m, pulled to stand at 9m, cruised at 10m but has been very slow to get walking (tentative steps in the last month but she can't go far without falling and her ankle rolls inwards).
We have noticed her right foot sticks out sideways and this seems to give her a limp. We've seen the GP twice (an original appointment then a follow up a month later) and been referred to paediatrics to check it out. He says there is no issue with her hips but I am worried as she was a forceps delivery. GP says it could well be nothing but should be checked.
Speech:
She says 'yeah,' 'wow,' 'mama' and a funny, closed mouth 'mbaw' for 'ball.' Oh and 'wowah' for 'flower'. What concerns me is she has never said 'dada'. Never even made a 'duh' sound at all. Her babble is varied and has lots of conversational tone, but I'm worried that she seems to have missed any 'front of mouth' sounds like 'duh' and tuh', especially when all the babies I know of have said 'dada' first. She now calls Dad 'gaga' sometimes. Combined with the foot issue, this makes me worry. Also I've heard she should have far more words at this stage..
Food: She's obsessed. Never seems full. Can eat an insane amount and sometimes cries when her bowl is empty.
Sleep: She sleeps a LOT at home - 7.30-7.30, 30m nap in the morning and 2h nap in the afternoon. She does sometimes wake for bf once in the night, but this seems quite excessive? At nursery (5d week) she doesn't sleep much at all, maybe a 45m nap at midday so she could just be catching up?
Not concerned:
Understanding - she can follow quite complicated instructions ('brush teddy's hair, feed your teddy in your kitchen, put the bowl back in the sink' etc. She understands the concept of something being 'behind' her and will fetch things if asked for, gets excited if we tell her we're going out etc.
'Imagination': She seems to play little mimicking games without prompting, like feeding her teddies or making her dolls walk or dance around.
Mood: Aside from the start of tantrums she's happy and sociable, engages well with adults and smiles and waves. She claps lots to congratulate herself!
Fine motor: she can do a basic 'fit the shapes in the wooden board' puzzle, build block towers etc. Cannot do a shape sort except for circles.
I just have this nagging feeling there's something 'up,' that she's somehow. I'm so bloody worried about her foot and about the speech thing, but feel like we have no chance of getting help because of covid. She was referred over a month ago to the paediatrician but we've heard nothing yet about an appointment. HV appointments for 16-18m have been cancelled because they're short staffed in our area. I sometimes look at the list of things that she's doing 'well' with and think I'm paranoid but I just feel like something is up...
Am I paranoid?
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15m Development. Have a 'nagging feeling.' Please help.
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HaveYouSeenMySerotonin · 03/03/2021 13:00
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