My gorgeous 24 month old DD is so desperate to walk, but she is so so wobbly. She can walk holding onto our fingers with both hands, but she is so unsteady it breaks my heart. She has been waiting since January to be seen by physiotherapy and orthotics for her significant hypermobility and pronated ankles, but their waiting lists are ridiculous, still no word on when we're likely to see an appointment come through. I have chased. The developmental paediatrician said my DD is one of the most hypermobile children she had seen in her career (she even called in another doctor's medical student to come and take a look, "you don't see many this bendy!" ) she has said she will need special orthotic boots and a lot of physio to build her strength and correct her posture and hypotonia. This waiting is just so unfair on her... She needs the help. She needed it months ago. Private costs are too prohibitive for us... The GP still keeps just saying that she will "get up and walk in her own time".... She's two years old and hypermobile!! They've fobbed me off with that since I first raised concerns about her walking at 16 months.
Have you had very late walkers? Any advice? When/if the day comes that she walks I will be crying a flood of happy tears.
We do have some other concerns about my DDs development, and she's potentially being referred on the autism pathway if things haven't improved by the next paed appointment, which I understand may have some bearing on her late walking... I just want to help her in any way I can.