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Baby doesn't reach out

 
 
Reply Sat 22 Aug, 2009 02:54 pm
My 10 months old baby (8 months adjusted) does not yet reach out for toys, can not sit without support and has not started crawling. Is it because she's a premie or is there need to be worried?
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Reply Sat 22 Aug, 2009 03:04 pm
@Onyemachukwu,
It could be because she was a preemie. Has her size adjusted to her chronological age? When looking at the development of a baby who was born prematurely, their development is calibrated from their due date - not their actual birth date- so if your baby was born eight weeks early - you'd expect them to be hitting the developmental milestones of a child two months younger.

So at the adjusted age of eight months- I'd be concerned that my child was not reaching out for toys.
In terms of sitting up - is she a big girl - or is she still tiny for her age? How's her muscle development and head control?
I wouldn't be concerned about the lack of crawling yet.

What does your pediatrician say? Surely s/he's following the baby's development.
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