Re: Baby not Walking Question, slight OT

[Guest guest]

I would also take him to an orthopedic dr. you never know but it

could be the way the bone has gown, the hip joint misaligns, etc. I

have two brothers who had leg/feet problems that were corrected

because they were caught early.

Greta, mom to Bram, ASD, 4.75yo, SCD 1+month

> My 13 month old is not walking yet, he is little for his age,

height-

> wise, 15th percentile. When he walks holding onto my hands, his

left

> foot sort of drags and turns outward to the right quite a bit. He

> seems happy and healthy, but he doesn't seem very strong in his hip

> area. I am wondering if he could have been damaged somehow by the

> shots he received up until this point. His last set was at 9

> months. I wish I had known then what I have learned since, but I

> didn't know.

>

> We are all SCD, and when we initially made the transition to the

> gf/cf diet because of my oldest son, he was 6 months old. I have

had

> people comment that maybe he wasn't getting enough nutrients when

we

> transitioned and that is why he is behind. I am still nursing him

> frequently as well. He has never even had formula.

Developmentally

> as far as mind function, he seems to be doing quite well. People

> comment on his alertness, overall awareness of his surroundings,

> friendliness, etc. But, his walking concerns me. Should I be?

What

> should I do? Also, sometimes I have a feeling that him putting

> pressure on his legs sort of hurts him. I am wondering why this

> could be, if it could have been linked to those vaccines in any

way.

> Or if there is something nutritionally that was wrong, or is

wrong.

> We cannot do eggs, avocados, butter, or some of the good fats he

> needs. That concerns me, but... Also want to know if anyone else

> has experienced this.

>

> I believe he will be okay, and he is growing nicely weight wise

(he's

> getting to be a chunk of lead), but still petite in his stature,

(my

> hubby and I are both tall). Thanks!

>

> Tina

[Guest guest]

Another, not to alarm you too much post.

My sister (who was born in 1978) was born with her hip dislocated. She

was breech and birthed vaginally, which probably had something to do

with it. My mother, though, was born with the same

ailment......strange, I know.

My sister's hip problem wasn't found until she was about 1 yo and

trying to walk. My mother described it the exact way you do. She

wanted to walk so badly, but the foot on that side would just drag. My

mother knew right after she was born that something was wrong and the

dr. kept telling her everything was fine. It was corrected and her

spirited and headstrongness got her through the hard year that

followed her diagnosis. She's fine to this day. My mom had a nerve

pinched when they repaired her hip and is very arthritic in that area.

This is something that is generally checked thoroughly at well visits

the first year of life now adays. I would be very surprised if this is

the problem your son is having, but it's definately something to check

into.

Good luck!

Chrystee

[Guest guest]

Kristy and Tina,

> Sounds like he might need more vitamin D. He can have whole milk

at

> this age, which has it in it and/or give him Polyvisol with iron.

If you plan to keep him on SCD diet you could introduce whole milk

yogurt (and or half and half yogurt) at this time. That would help

with getting him some good fats. Fat is very important for children

in their first year. Although whole milk has vitamin D added, when

you heat it to make yogurt the vitamin D is destroyed. One good

reason to supplement with vitamin D.

> >

> > We are all SCD, and when we initially made the transition to the

> > gf/cf diet

Sheila