Posts by greenmom17

It's called the Landau reflex and should be present by 3-8 months. Pick up baby under belly to a "superman" type hold, preferably with one hand. Do his head and legs stick straight out? If you gently push his head down do...

Thank you for the suggestions. Can hypotonia exist by itself, or is it always a symptom of something larger?

My dd just turned 9m yesterday, and I'm concerned about a few things. She can sit on her own, but will easily fall over - and not try to catch herself at all. She falls straight back and onto her face if we don't catch her. She has...

Thank you both. I'll make an appt. for her 9m checkup to look into this. I did some research online last night and it looks like her lateral reflexes have not emerged yet (usually happens 3-8m). She's sitting next to me on the...

My dd just turned 9m yesterday, and I'm concerned about a few things. She can sit on her own, but will easily fall over - and not try to catch herself at all. She falls straight back and onto her face if we don't catch her. She has...

http://www.ageofautism.com/ Thought I'd share for those who may be interested!

Thank you both - and I forgot to add that dd is already showing an allergy to milk through congestion and excema. Cleared up when we went to soy. I'm afraid the ped will ask what my son has to do with getting my dd's...

I have a 8m dd who has had some vaccinations, delayed, but I've decided to stop all until she is 2 years old to let her immune system develop. I have well child visit coming up and I'd like to share my thoughts, but I tend to get very...

I have a 8m dd who has had some vaccinations, delayed, but I've decided to stop all until she is 2 years old to let her immune system develop. I have well child visit coming up and I'd like to share my thoughts, but I tend to get very...

Found this while googling fever & allergic reaction, very interesting... "When inflammation or fever occurs as part of the immune response, it may be localized at an area of infection or be dispersed throughout the entire...