Hi everybody,
I'm Dawn, mom to Cassidy 12months with a ROBPI. Cass had her primary surgery in February and I posted this question over at the general forum but I wanted to ask all you adults that have this injury the same...I'm curious about the age at which you walked and if it was later than the usual 12 months and maybe some things (if you know) that your parents did to help you out in that area. thanks for your time and info!
Dawn
late walkers?
Re: late walkers?
I'm not sure at what age I walked. However I never crawled . I was able to skip that stage though and moved on to walking just fine. I'm sure she will catch up.
Becky
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Carolyn J
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI. I am 77 yrs old and never had a name for my injuries until 2004 when I found UBPN at age 66.
My injuries are: LOBPI on upper body and Cerebrael Palsy on the lower left extremities. The only intervention I've had is a tendon transplant from my left leg to my left foot to enable flexing t age 24 in 1962. Before that, my foot would freeze without notice on the side when wearing heels AND I always did wear them at work "to fit in" I also stuttered until around age 18-19...just outgrew it...no therapy for it. Also suffered from very very low self esteem; severe Depression and Anxiety attacks started at menopause. I stuffed emotions and over-compensated in every thing I did to "fit in" and be "invisible". My injuries were Never addressed or talked about until age 66. I am a late bloomer!!!!!
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Re: late walkers?
Hello Dawn,
I was told I walked late,@2-2&1/2-3yrs...I never crawled.
My ownpersonal theory is...[my own son had a trauma birth,NON-BPI, with multible "anomalies" most corrected surgically]...each individual has their own internal time clock for developmental milestones.Each will reach at their own pace with interventions such as PT, OT & Surgeries. Children ARE RESILIENT to surgeries and tend to recover faster than adults.
Thats My Opinion.
HUGS all around,
Carolyn J
LOBPI/age 68
I was told I walked late,@2-2&1/2-3yrs...I never crawled.
My ownpersonal theory is...[my own son had a trauma birth,NON-BPI, with multible "anomalies" most corrected surgically]...each individual has their own internal time clock for developmental milestones.Each will reach at their own pace with interventions such as PT, OT & Surgeries. Children ARE RESILIENT to surgeries and tend to recover faster than adults.
Thats My Opinion.
HUGS all around,
Carolyn J
LOBPI/age 68
Carolyn J
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marieke
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no external rotation against gravity, can only go to 90 degree fwd flexion, no hand-to-mouth
1 surgery at age 14 (latissimus dorsi transfer). In 2004, at age 28 I was struck with Transverse Myelitis which paralyzed me from the chest down. I recovered movement to my right leg, but need a KAFO to walk on my left leg. I became an RN in 2008. - Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada
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Re: late walkers?
Hi,
My mom said that I walked early... though didn't crawl a lot, as I had trouble doing so, did more of the 3 leg/arm crawl... Guess I got fed up and decided to walk!
Marieke (31, LOBPI)
My mom said that I walked early... though didn't crawl a lot, as I had trouble doing so, did more of the 3 leg/arm crawl... Guess I got fed up and decided to walk!
Marieke (31, LOBPI)
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Kath
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Re: late walkers?
My Mom said I walking around at 9 months old.
I never crawled but I think genetics plays a big part when it comes to the age a child walks. All of my children were really walking around on their own by 9 month. All of my nieces and nephews walked early and were on their own around the same age. So I just assumed that was the right age to walk. Until I realized none of my friends children were walking around until they were a year or in some cases much older.
I would guess most obpi children never crawled.
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I never crawled but I think genetics plays a big part when it comes to the age a child walks. All of my children were really walking around on their own by 9 month. All of my nieces and nephews walked early and were on their own around the same age. So I just assumed that was the right age to walk. Until I realized none of my friends children were walking around until they were a year or in some cases much older.
I would guess most obpi children never crawled.
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Re: late walkers?
Thank you guys for the info! I appreciate it.
Dawn
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