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[quote=Anonymous]Yep. 1 and done.

Born at 35 weeks, so minor health issues from day 1.

Never napped longer than 37 minutes a day in his life. That was his exact sleep cycle, once it was over he was wide awake. Dropped all naps by a year. Didn’t sleep through the night until after a year old. Never fell asleep before 10 pm (he is almost 10 years old and still never has without melatonin)

Didn’t talk until 2.5. Didn’t make a noise other than silence or screaming until then either.

Sensory issues up the wazoo. Food on his face? Screamed, refused to eat. Messy hands? Sobbing, frozen in fear. He lived his life in a bubble. We took him to the beach at 2 and he just froze on the towel and refused to move because sand.

Could not entertain himself until probably 8 or 9, and then only for 10-15 minutes at a time. Needs constant mental stimulation from other people.

Signs of ASD, OCD, ADHD, and anxiety now that he’s in elementary school, although the Neuropsych was inconclusive on all of it.

I just couldn’t do it again. Maybe baby 2 would be easy, but maybe I’d get another baby like the one I had. I adore my child now that he’s older and the extensive therapies have started to show progress, but the first 5 years were literally hell. I would honestly not be alive if I had to do it all again, it was that hard.
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