![]() ![]() I was laboring without medication for about 8 hours waiting for a birthing suite to open up. I had an epidural and it was a HUGE relief. Or maybe our microphones are broken too and we can only text Next year we’re going to pretend our cameras are broken and we can only do voice calls. Of this was at a super loud volume while the baby was trying to fall asleep. My maternal grandmother narrated everything our baby was doing in a baby talk voice at the baby. Dude, what? I didn’t know how to respond at first but then I said, “… uh, yeah he’s gaining weight like crazy.” My husband was equally confused/weirded out - he commended me on the quick answer and my even quicker switch to a new topic. My paternal grandfather asked me how breastfeeding was going. ![]() And they wonder why we live so far away… Here were two highlights. Several people also asked us to wake him up more because his eyes weren’t open. Almost everyone demanded to see the baby and have us hold him up to the camera, even while he was sleeping (we did not do this). We live far from all family members and our baby is 9 weeks old. We did MANY video calls yesterday with various family. Self-stimulatory behavior is also normal and present in all people (think of thumb-twiddling, leg bouncing, drumming fingers, we all do it to some degree) so again, don’t be too concerned about a behavior unless it has hit a point that it’s fundamentally interfering with their functioning. So I wouldn’t consider your child’s babbling a regression, it sounds totally normal, and I hope that helps give you some peace of mind. Pediatricians or developmental specialists can tell you when the appropriate time to intervene is or when a delay is genuinely present.Īlso, I want to clarify that true regression is when a child masters a skill and then they backslide (e.g., child was saying two-word phrases, had a total vocabulary of 50+ words but is now back to babbling exclusively and uses no vocab words). You are clearly observant and thoughtful parents, if it’s a big delay I am confident you’ll identify it and keeping regular appointments with their doctor (and advocating for your concerns) will be important. Don’t we all! As your child ages there are going to be skills/abilities that develop faster and slower because they have unique strengths and weaknesses - this will be true for the rest of their lives, and ultimately part of what makes them unique. Plenty of older children, who are right on track when they start school, may have had some little delays or blips in early development. The windows for early development are huge and are really rough guidelines - don’t panic if kids lag a little, building all of those physical and mental connections takes time! At early ages, even for 4/5/6-year-olds it can be really tough to pick apart autism from adhd from kids that are more sensitive/lean a little anxious.Īny loving parent wants their child(ren) to be healthy and happy, and your larger concern might be that you don’t want the world to be a harder place for them and/or you don’t want to miss any signs that they need specialized supports/resources. Development isn’t a straight line, at any age, and as several people have already pointed out there is a huge difference between when skills or abilities first emerge versus when they are fully mastered. Clinician that diagnoses autism in children here! (but not in babies - because no one does that/can do that). ![]()
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