About a month ago at one of Brooklyn's well checks, her pediatrician was concerned about a few developmental milestones that she hadn't reached yet. At one, she isn't pulling up to stand or cruising, and won't crawl on her hands and knees. So, for the past month or so we've gone through a process of having Brooklyn evaluated to see if she is eligible for physical therapy, or if she should just continue to develop at her own pace.
It has been determined that Brooklyn is indeed developmentally delayed and qualifies for physical therapy. I'm not sure how I feel about it all. I freaked out when I first found out that she was behind (I hadn't even noticed that she hadn't hit specific milestones!) and I calmed down over time, convincing myself that she was just fine and that she wouldn't need therapy. It's hard to hear a specialist decide that your bundle of perfection needs help. It's hard to not feel guilty for...gosh, I don't even know what to feel guilty over, but guilty I feel. Did I not pay enough attention to her? Should I have spent more time correcting her crawl? Making her stand? More fruits and veggies? You know, all the things moms tear themselves up over.
The bright side of the rainbow is that at least once a week a physical therapist will be here to play with Brooklyn! I'm excited to learn new things to help her grow and thrive, and I know that this is the best thing for her. Hopefully soon I'll be posting a video of her walking! :)
2 comments:
Liam's right arm is behind so he's been going to physical therapy every week since 9 months. It helps so much and we love it! It's hard not to feel bad sometimes, but focus on what you CAN do going forward, that's all that you can do! Looking forward to hearing about her progress!
Precious lamb... of course it was nothing that you did or didn't do! I know your head knows that to be true... but your heart is telling you something different. But either way, it's not your fault. And there is nothing wrong with Brooklyn. She is perfect and she will thrive with her physical therapist! You will love watching her grow and learn!
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