Overreacting...or cause for concern (cerebral palsy? Epilepsy?) Googling is stressing me out

[Anonymous]

Oh, please, being on the SN board doesn't mean were going to feed into what is more likely a mom doing way too much googling.

Infants have next to zero neck control that's why they need their necks supported.

An infant arching his back could be having reflux, passing gas etc. Yes, it can be a sign of a neurological issue, but more than likely is not.

An infant getting stiff and screaming again could be reflux, gas, or colic.

OP, make an appointment with a developmental pediatrician at Childrens or KKI and stop googling signs for neurological disorders.

[Anonymous]

My brother, 20 years younger, was born with cp. also has seizures. see a neurologist op.

Doctors don't like to give this news. But early gross and fine motor therapy and speech therapy are crucial.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, my kids are NT (although one had lots of issues during early childhood that were resolved through interventions) so please take this for what it's worth. But I think you are overreacting, and I think PPs who are advising you to go see the "foremost expert on CP" based on a description of baby reflexes that are extremely common (arching his back!! locking his legs!!) are also overreacting.

There are plenty of times when you may need to trust your gut and demand to see world class specialists. But as a FTM, you're more about Google now than an informed gut instinct. Talk to your ped about your concerns. Stop trying to practice medicine by Google. Enjoy your child. And perhaps if you can't get over this, consider googling how PPD often manifests as anxiety.

I think diagnosing OP with PPD is as hypocritical as calling her out for suspecting her infant has CP. And NT mom, you have no idea what it's like to suspect your child has special needs and not be taken seriously. Seriously, STFU. Telling someone they have PPD is okay in your book because they think their child has special needs, according to your "informed gut"? Really?? Really??


You really suck. Please don't come to Special Needs.

Sorry, you don't get to decide who posts where. I may be an NT mom, as you describe me, but as I said in my post, I have a child who had significant interventions through his first 4 years: years of physical therapy, speech therapy, MoCo Infants and Toddlers services for other issues. I have spent a lot of time on this particular forum, most of it beneficial. So I am as qualified as anyone else to contribute to this discussion. I didn't diagnose anyone in my comments but I did point out what is a legitimate fact: that many new parents develop anxiety about their children's development and that this can be related to PPD.

And honestly telling posters that they suck and to STFU simply because you disagree with their perspectives is way out of line. Notice that while I disagreed with PPs, I did so politely and respectfully. You might try that some time, PP.

[Anonymous]

OP has your ped checked his mobility? If his muscles are tight/spastic, the doctor may be able to tell by manipulating his limbs.

Get a second opinion if that's what you need. He is pretty young for a diagnosis though, I think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you see something, try to video it with your phone. That helped my friends whose dd was eventually diagnosed with a type of muscular dystrophy. It's honestly hard to say from your description - could be something, or not. Don't go crazy googling symptoms, but try to build clarity about what you are seeing. Maybe document what you are concerned about when it happens.

This .. a video is worth a thousand words. The first time we saw the neurologist, even the photos were helpful in explaining what we were talking about.

[Anonymous]

Op your kid is just too young. He's not five months. You're not going to get an all clear. I was you and that was what I was looking for when my son was early. There's no guarantee that all is okay. you have to step away from google. It's very unlikely that your child has cp but you can look for scissoring etc. as for seizures, those do sound like seizures. Watch those. Video the next one and make an appointment with a pediatric neurologist if you see one again.