Posted by Laurie on 3/12/2008, 1:24 pm, in reply to "Re: 6 month old not rolling back to front or sitting alone"
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Karin, i bought the toy and he seems to love it. Still hates bumbo seat but since I have been working really hard with him over past 2 weeks - he can sit for 20-30 seconds without falling over, so he's making progress. Still zero interest in rolling over!
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: Here is a link. You can get it also at Amazon
: and Toys R Us.
: http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=112341&e=detail&pcat=bulnl&pid=43888
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: Karin - thanks so much. I don't recall being
: warned against the exersaucer, but it makes
: sense now. Like I said, with 2 1/2 year old
: twins running around it seems like a safe
: option! My twins had these when they were
: little and had no issues so I didn't think
: twice. No, my son is not trached. He is
: lucky enough to be considered
: "positional" and was only on a
: PulseOx and an apnea monitor for his first 3
: 1/2 months of life. No other intervention
: was necessary. Because of that, I was
: terrified of putting him in any position
: that might have compromised his airway
: (including his back, which is funny, b/c
: that's his favorite place to be and has been
: since he was born.) I don't think his doc
: will be "concerned" but I am going
: to ask what they think about PT - it would
: make me feel better if there was some
: intervention. I have the bumbo seat and he
: pretty much hates it as well and the only
: time he tolerates it is when there is some
: sort of toy at eye level - I will have to
: find the “Singing Stage" and give that
: a try! Thanks again for your input!
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: You mentioned monitors. Is he trached? I
: had
: a few thoughts when I read your post.
: First, my son (who is trached and was born
: on June 19th) was over-coddled by the
: nurses. He was locked in lots of seats and
: never allowed on the floor unless I
: insisted. When we got rid of the nurses and
: switched to a good nanny, his developmental
: skills immediately began to improve and have
: remained steady ever since. Having said
: that, we have some issues with him rolling
: over. He is capable, but unwilling. We
: believe that, because of the trach, there
: has always been someone hovering around, not
: letting him get too frustrated or cry,
: because it would clog his trach. So, he
: lacks a lot in motivation. He has developed
: an attitude about, "If I wait, they'll
: give it to me." (We're trying hard to
: undo that.)
:
: Last, we have (like everyone, I'm sure) been
: warned away from the exersaucer. We have
: never listened to that, and really don't
: intend to listen to it. Having said that, I
: FINALLY got an explanation that makes sense
: to me as to why I might want to be
: concerned. For kids with tendencies to low
: tone or similar issues, the exersaucer
: apparently stimulates lower body strength at
: the expense of upper body tone. Until the
: child can sit up by himself, the exersaucer
: apparently works all the wrong muscles and
: is not truly helpful. (I still think that a
: few minutes a day works the brain more than
: it harms the torso, but that is just my
: opinion.)
:
: My son's tone issues were fairly minor.
: They are real, but the pede isn't worried.
: Early Intervention was gravely concerned at
: first, and now they aren't at all.
: Candidly, all through this, I was never able
: to see what they were talking about. But,
: we did intervene. We found the Singing
: Stage a helpful tool for sitting up, and we
: were told the Bumbo is a good tool for tone.
: My son hated the Bumbo, until we paired it
: with the Singing Stage, and it was smooth
: sailing. Then, ever since his 7 month
: birthday, the Bumbo has been a thing of the
: past.
:
: Anyway, just some thoughts for your
: consideration.
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: Angela,
:
: Oh no, he's very strong and definitely not
: going to slip through anything. If I had to
: explain it, I would say that b/c he spent so
: much time on monitors, I was afraid to let
: him just be a baby and he was constantly in
: swings, bouncy seat, etc., so he didn't have
: as many opportunities to move around. In
: addition, I have 2 1/2 year-old twin boys
: who make it very difficult for him to be on
: the floor b/c they are like flies on a cow
: around him, so for his safety, he spent a
: lot of time in the exersaucer and the like.
: I JUST bought him a big play yard that
: encloses him so that he has opportunites to
: move around without his big brothers on top
: of him constantly.
:
: I am going to mention hypotonia to my
: pediatrician, but I'm hoping it's just a
: normal developmental thing for him. He
: didn't track objects until he was 3 1/2
: months yet his vision is just fine.
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: I was going to mention hypotonia before even
: reading through the entire post. I'm not
: sure the correlation between PRS and low
: tone, but it's a definite possibility here.
: When you pick him up, under his arms, can
: you feel his back and torso strength, or
: does he feel as if he's going to slip
: through your fingers?? It can't hurt to ask
: at his well check. Your ped will be able to
: tell and can direct you.
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: Hi all - my son has PRS/Stickler Syndrome
: and
: will be 6 months old next Monday, March
: 17th. He is very big (no feeding/weight
: issues), has incredible leg strength
: (prefers to stand to anything else), has
: age-appropriate fine motor skills (using
: both hands, can grab objects), but he has NO
: interest in moving (such as rolling) or
: sitting. I am less worried about his
: sitting, b/c he is not even 6 months yet and
: he can do it for about 10 seconds (he just
: doesn't really want to) - I am most
: concerned that he is not rolling over.
:
: At 3 1/2 motnhs he flipped front to back
: effortlessly, but now HATES to be on his
: tummy and really isn't even trying to flip
: anymore. Even though he can hold his head
: up well, he gets "sad" and kind of
: just lays his head down instead of looking
: around, reaching for things, or trying to
: move/roll over. He loves being on his back,
: and is in love with his toes, but has no
: desire to try and roll over back to front -
: he goes on his side and that's it.
:
: In my heart of hearts, I don't think there's
: a major problem, but I keep reading about
: hypotonia (low muscle tone) on this site, as
: a condition associated with PRS and I really
: don't understand the correlation.
:
: Can someone explain why low muscle tone is
: associated with PRS and also let me know
: what you think about my specific concerns?
: He goes to doc for 6 month well visit on
: 3/18, so I will bring it up then, but would
: love your input and/or insight. Thanks!
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