Worried about babies development..
I have contacted our HV a lot and to be honest, they haven’t been that helpful or have made me feel like I’m going mental!
My boy is nearly 10 months old, he does not babble, transition into sitting or standing (I know standing is still early), not crawling or copies.
He has always hated tummy time, he was a late roller as he only rolled belly to back at around 7.5 months.
I thought by now, we would have more babble noises or be wanting to push up on all fours but he just screams and flattens.
He’s never been the happiest baby, I’ve just always felt like there has been something wrong but have never put my finger on it or know what to tell people..
He SCREAMS whenever he is put on the floor but throws himself back to hit his head on us when we hold on, he flaps his arms a lot and just seems miserable, all of the time.
I’m kind of at a loss here, I’m a first time mum and other babies his age just seem a lot happier and are doing a lot more.
I feel like I’m missing out on my first time baby experience as he’s just upset all the time and cannot do anything..
We had our 9 month health visitor appointment the other day and I ticked “not yet” for a lot of the boxes, the health visitor kind of downplayed a lot of this and I felt like I was talked into ticking sometimes for a lot of the things but he doesn’t do them? I don’t know, it’s just making me really upset, I just want my happy boy but I don’t know what else I can do 😢😢
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Im so sorry youre experiencing this :( I would an appointment with your gp so they can refer you to paeds to get a paediatric assessment.
If you feel up for it, I would put in a complaint against hv its her primary job to catch any issues with development / parental concerns and come up with a management plan. And if she's this way with you chances are she is with others also. Not saying anything for sure is wrong with your baby, but needs to be reviewed for what you pointed out. Plus I wouldnt discount mothers intuition
Request a GP appointment or call and ask for another HV evaluation and share your concerns.
Mine hated tummy time. She had reflux. She had a difficult start with an operation and NICU stay, she sat on schedule then just never crawled. Bum shuffled about 14 months, walked at 20 months. I was watching 8 month old babies walking around like wtaf 😂😭😭 there is a big range of normal. It's ok to be behind and some things like talking can come on quickly. Have you tried any baby signing? I found it amazing what our daughter could communicate before she could speak, it helped cheer her up because we could understand her needs better. Tummy time doesn't have to be on the floor, have you tried with a rolled up towel, facing towards you on your chest etc. Mine was also a real grump for the first year or more of her life , basically hated everyone but me, but is absolutely loving, charming, ahead of the curve in communication, loves learning and singing and all sorts. Try not to stress. Find what he likes, get out the house, watch bluey episode baby race, have a good cry and remember you're doing great 😊
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