Hello,
My son, who is now 8 months old, is having difficulty achieving some of the physical milestones for his age. He can sit up, but he started late. He is also having difficulty crawling. I was wondering if anyone else had any similar difficulties and if they are related to BPI. Thanks so much!
Johanna
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Re: Other difficulties
Johanna
I think it would be hard for some of us to answer about the milestones we made as children. My mother said I never crawled but I walked at 9 months... then again all of my own children were walking on there own fully at 9 months... so I guess OBPI did not hold me back. According to my Mom I walked and talked very eary.
You will get better answers on the General Board to this question.
Kath
I think it would be hard for some of us to answer about the milestones we made as children. My mother said I never crawled but I walked at 9 months... then again all of my own children were walking on there own fully at 9 months... so I guess OBPI did not hold me back. According to my Mom I walked and talked very eary.
You will get better answers on the General Board to this question.
Kath
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Re: Other difficulties
Hi,
I didn't crawl either. My mother said I rolled. I guess I rolled all over the house. Once I fell asleep under my aunts bed on a trip to West Virginina and they thought I was lost in the hills. I'd forgotten all about that. We Erbies always find a way to adapt and make things work. Pat
I didn't crawl either. My mother said I rolled. I guess I rolled all over the house. Once I fell asleep under my aunts bed on a trip to West Virginina and they thought I was lost in the hills. I'd forgotten all about that. We Erbies always find a way to adapt and make things work. Pat
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Re: Other difficulties
I never crawled either. Mom says I laid on my back and pushed myself around with my feet. I had a HUGE bald spot on the back of my head apparently. She was soooo thankful when I started to walk early (9 months) and my scooting days (and bald ones) were behind me.
Re: Other difficulties
I asked my mother over the weekend if I crawled. She said that I didn't, but my other (non-OBPI) siblings didn't either. We all started walking around 9 months. I guess we had too much to do & didn't want to waste any time!
Cyndi (50 ROPBI)
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