Brooke
July 7th, 2008, 08:37 PM
Anyone on here have a child with CP? I'd like more information about the symptoms.
My neice as born at 40+ weeks, induced vaginal delivery, no complications, no epidural. Labor was only 12 hours. She was small, 6lb 8oz, but that's still bigger than Rebekah was.
She was always a quiet baby - lazy, liked to sleep. She was "floppy", she didn't put weight on her legs for a long time. She didn't walk until 15 months. She has always had touble with bowel movements.
She was 2 in April. She only weighs 22 lbs but she is tall for her age. The other day, she was wearing size 3month shorts! She has not gained weight in 6 months. The pediatrician says she's fine. She cannot walk down steps without being extremely careful. She usually sits down to go down. She has alot of trouble going up too. She has very poor balance and she falls over easily. If you walk past her too fast, she falls over. She seems to have poor grip with her hands but she is still a little young to judge scissors or crayons. She will scribble, I think.
She walks "funny", almost like her legs don't bend quite right when she walks. She trips alot and runs very slowly. She has taken swimming classes for the past year but it hasn't helped with the muscle tone. She also complains that her legs/arms/knees/back, etc hurts all the time. Something always hurts. It's usually her legs or knees. She also cries when she needs to poop, cries throughout the whole BM, and often bleeds from it.
Anyone have an opinion or more information? My mom and I feel that something isn't quite right but my sister hasn't pursued it and the ped isn't concerned. I haven't even thought about how I'd approach my sister about it if I decide I need to.
I should mention that she is extremely smart, talks in perfect sentences that are easy to understand.
My neice as born at 40+ weeks, induced vaginal delivery, no complications, no epidural. Labor was only 12 hours. She was small, 6lb 8oz, but that's still bigger than Rebekah was.
She was always a quiet baby - lazy, liked to sleep. She was "floppy", she didn't put weight on her legs for a long time. She didn't walk until 15 months. She has always had touble with bowel movements.
She was 2 in April. She only weighs 22 lbs but she is tall for her age. The other day, she was wearing size 3month shorts! She has not gained weight in 6 months. The pediatrician says she's fine. She cannot walk down steps without being extremely careful. She usually sits down to go down. She has alot of trouble going up too. She has very poor balance and she falls over easily. If you walk past her too fast, she falls over. She seems to have poor grip with her hands but she is still a little young to judge scissors or crayons. She will scribble, I think.
She walks "funny", almost like her legs don't bend quite right when she walks. She trips alot and runs very slowly. She has taken swimming classes for the past year but it hasn't helped with the muscle tone. She also complains that her legs/arms/knees/back, etc hurts all the time. Something always hurts. It's usually her legs or knees. She also cries when she needs to poop, cries throughout the whole BM, and often bleeds from it.
Anyone have an opinion or more information? My mom and I feel that something isn't quite right but my sister hasn't pursued it and the ped isn't concerned. I haven't even thought about how I'd approach my sister about it if I decide I need to.
I should mention that she is extremely smart, talks in perfect sentences that are easy to understand.