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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Adding to the chorus of "these aren't reasonable expectations".  You can chat with your pediatrician but nothing sounds unusual.[/quote]

The wonder weeks app lists skills [b]such as "plays peekaboo with a younger baby, mimics what people do, indicates that you think something is dirty, ask parent to build a tower of blocks by handing them blocks" etc. for her age. [/b]Hence my anxiety that she doesn't do ANY of these. And of course autism is what I worry about when she is mostly meeting physical milestones but social milestones appear delayed. [/quote]

At EIGHT MONTHS?????? Nope, that's too early.   Drop that app and get something different to use.  Or don't use anything at all and surah with your pediatrician at the 9 mo checkup.

I am an early childhood educator.... breaths not an 8 month old baby who would play peekaboo with a YOUNGER baby!!  Might play it with you when you initiate,  but not worth a younger baby![/quote]

Agreed almost no 8 month old is doing those things op. The wonder weeks has some thing where it says kids will develop trh skills they mention all at a different rate and sometimes in different leaps, what it is telling you is this type of skill is going to stem from this leap not that they should have that skill at that exact time. It’s confusing and the way the app is set up makes it feel like your kid is supposed to be doing xyz when that isn’t what they really mean.

I will add to the chorus that your 8 month old sounds so so normal. I would look into upping the dose of the Zoloft (I’m on it as well for postpartum anxiety) - there is a huge range I think 25-250mg or something is the range so it sometimes takes some time to get the dosing right. Sending good thoughts your way, it is hard! But your baby is doing great [/quote]

Agreed. Delete this app from your phone, dont google any milestones. Your pediatrician will check her milestones at the 9 month appointment. Please don’t call early intervention over a completely normal baby because some app has set up ridiculous expectations.[/quote]

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