Weakness on right side? - Page 2

littlekitten8 · Dec 19th, 2009, 15:34 PM

I try to encourage him with toys by holding them on that side and the little monkey reaches across with the other hand lol. He is pretty advanced with his cooing and laughing and reaching. But it seems not with that side.

nkbapbt · Dec 19th, 2009, 15:38 PM

It could be habit...I hope it is.

Could Erb's Palsy make sense? Sorry Im not purposefully trying to make it out to be worse than it may be...I just know with Erb's babies can recover and its not always presented that they cannot move their arms totally, they may just have a weaker arm. The way he holds his arm that was my first thought.

I dont think they can actually diagnose CP until they are 2 can they? Or they usually just prefer not too because babies can grow out of it and it might not turn out to be CP.

littlekitten8 · Dec 19th, 2009, 15:44 PM

I don't know. I guess we will see when I see the paediatrician.

Emmea12uk · Dec 21st, 2009, 08:16 AM

I just want to wish you well. I hope he is ok. It looks like cp to me, but as a nurse I am sure you only see the severe cases. Cp can be really mild. A friend I have know for 10. Years or so told me he had it recently. Now I know, I can see it but only because I was his sports coach. He works hard to release the muscles and it works.

littlekitten8 · Dec 30th, 2009, 08:01 AM

Well thought I better come on and update you girls. Got a phone call this morning from the paediatrician and she has managed to squeeze us in tomorrow. She hadn't actually received the letter about his weakness so I think that's why she has got us in tomorrow as she originally said it would be next week. She said they will probably get the physio involved. Have been encouraging him to stretch out the arm and he is starting to use it more so I'm hoping that with encouragement he will continue to do better with it. He is starting to pull himself forward too so at least it looks like his trunk control isn't affected.

24/7 · Dec 30th, 2009, 18:05 PM

Hope all goes well. x

littlekitten8 · Dec 31st, 2009, 12:13 PM

Saw the paediatrician this morning and still not much the wiser. She said she thinks the twitching episodes are something called Benign Myoclonia. Basically normal newborn twitching in the sleep. She has referred us for an EEG just to rule out anything else because he has blank episodes when he is awake too. With regards to the weakness she has referred us for physio. No explanations just a referral to physio. So we now have to wait for the appointments to come through.

Emmea12uk · Dec 31st, 2009, 16:08 PM

Best of luck xx No news is good news! Hopefully

littlekitten8 · Dec 31st, 2009, 16:31 PM

Thanks hun. Hoping so. Happy new year.

Dec 19th, 2009, 15:34 PM	#11
littlekitten8 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bristol Posts: 2,298	I try to encourage him with toys by holding them on that side and the little monkey reaches across with the other hand lol. He is pretty advanced with his cooing and laughing and reaching. But it seems not with that side.

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Dec 19th, 2009, 15:38 PM	#12
nkbapbt Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 3,771	It could be habit...I hope it is. Could Erb's Palsy make sense? Sorry Im not purposefully trying to make it out to be worse than it may be...I just know with Erb's babies can recover and its not always presented that they cannot move their arms totally, they may just have a weaker arm. The way he holds his arm that was my first thought. I dont think they can actually diagnose CP until they are 2 can they? Or they usually just prefer not too because babies can grow out of it and it might not turn out to be CP.

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Dec 19th, 2009, 15:44 PM	#13
littlekitten8 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bristol Posts: 2,298	I don't know. I guess we will see when I see the paediatrician.

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Emmea12uk Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 5,135	I just want to wish you well. I hope he is ok. It looks like cp to me, but as a nurse I am sure you only see the severe cases. Cp can be really mild. A friend I have know for 10. Years or so told me he had it recently. Now I know, I can see it but only because I was his sports coach. He works hard to release the muscles and it works.

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Dec 30th, 2009, 08:01 AM	#15
littlekitten8 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bristol Posts: 2,298	Well thought I better come on and update you girls. Got a phone call this morning from the paediatrician and she has managed to squeeze us in tomorrow. She hadn't actually received the letter about his weakness so I think that's why she has got us in tomorrow as she originally said it would be next week. She said they will probably get the physio involved. Have been encouraging him to stretch out the arm and he is starting to use it more so I'm hoping that with encouragement he will continue to do better with it. He is starting to pull himself forward too so at least it looks like his trunk control isn't affected.

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Dec 31st, 2009, 12:13 PM	#17
littlekitten8 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bristol Posts: 2,298	Saw the paediatrician this morning and still not much the wiser. She said she thinks the twitching episodes are something called Benign Myoclonia. Basically normal newborn twitching in the sleep. She has referred us for an EEG just to rule out anything else because he has blank episodes when he is awake too. With regards to the weakness she has referred us for physio. No explanations just a referral to physio. So we now have to wait for the appointments to come through.

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Emmea12uk Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 5,135	Best of luck xx No news is good news! Hopefully

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Dec 31st, 2009, 16:31 PM	#19
littlekitten8 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bristol Posts: 2,298	Thanks hun. Hoping so. Happy new year.

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