Feeling alone

Hey mama! Speech therapy is nothing to feel bad about, TONS of kiddos need it! You're doing a great job giving him the resources he needs!

My daughter is 6yo 7 in October.. she is still under SALT at the hospital and has weekly S&L at school. She also suffers regularly with chest infections..

It's tough being a mum, but you've got this!!

You're far from a bad mum he is lucky to have you as his mummy 🥰 x

I just wanted to share that when I was little, early intervention speech therapy wasn't really a thing unless your child was developmentally delay. Because of that, I never got it and ended up with a speech impediment when I was around 11 or 12 years old. I had to cut my recess short to attend one on one sessions with a speech therapist. Between that and the fact that my speech sounded "like Elmer Fudd" (according to my lovely peers), I was teased brutally in fifth grade. It has had lifelong consequences for me.

All of that is to say you're a GREAT mom for getting your lo help early on. You are following what the professionals recommend to give him the best chances long term and that is HUGE. It is not at all abnormal either.

Give yourself a hug for me, it's gonna be alright.

My stepson is 4 now, but almost a year ago, he got tubes in his ears. Prior to that, he got ear infections what felt like once a month at least. After the tubes, he's only had maybe one in the past year, if that.

He also has a speech delay. His speech hasn't improved over night, but now (with help from other adults at his therapy), he can say my name (pronounced May). He has only ever called me "Day" before now. The communication has been frustrating both ways at times, because sometimes he only gives us one chance to guess what he's saying if it's not a pronunciation of a word we already know, and it's hard not to compare when kids his age are rambling with such large vocabularies.

You are not alone!! ❤️ Feel free to message me if you have any questions. I will try to answer to the best of my ability!