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[quote=Anonymous]My preemie is in OT, but that is 100% due to a genetic condition that causes low muscle tone. He would have had to get OT even if he had been full term. I would say wait and see and ask the pediatrician. Keep doing tummy time; that's basically what OT was for us for the first couple months anyway. Our therapist was able to give us some useful tips (different positions to try, ways to support him using towels, etc), but honestly you can get a lot of similar tips from YouTube. (There's a woman named Emma Hubbard on there who seems to have good advice.) Now that our son is older OT has been more useful, but there's just not much you can do with kids that little. Don't judge your baby's skills based on their birthday, but rather their due date. But if your kid is not progressing, discuss with your pediatrician whether you should check out Early Intervention. Your child has to be in the bottom quartile to qualify, though. [/quote]
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