Poor Joshua remembers the doctor's office as he cried the whole time we were there and he didn't even have to get shots! The only times he was happy was when the dr sang to him (she asked if he likes singing and we said he did so she sang) and when we read to him. Anyway he is proportionate in all areas. He is 34 inches tall (54th percentile), 28lbs (51st percentile) and his head is 49 cm (72nd percentile).
We discussed with her all the concerns we had that Joshua's PT had brought up and pretty much as I thought the PT was trying to scare us. The dr seemed perplexed about his legs not growing because he wasn't on his feet enough and she saw no problems in his legs being turned in. So he is healthy, just behind developmentally. I even asked about him seeing an orthopedist and she didn't see any reason for it since she examined him and he looked fine. His ears are clearing up nicely from his ear infection. She said of course we should continue the therapies and work with him at home but agreed that we can't do it all the time. She was pleased to hear that he is now cruising more and can stand up for a few seconds at a time. Overall she was pleased with his progress.
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Sounds like you have an awesome pediatrician.
She's pretty good. She doesn't know much about developmental delays so she kept telling us stuff for typical 2 year olds but that's ok. She talked about switching from crib to bed which he is not ready for but yeah she's pretty good.
When did ya'll find out he had delays? Like what age?
We first suspected at 9 months when he wasn't able to sit up unassisted, then we started early intervention. We went to a genetic clinic and got his diagnosis that way.
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