Therapy to Catch Up

Since Kaylee spent a bit of time in the hospital time she came home with a pretty big setback with milestones.

We started Therapy the month after she came home and it became very clear she was going to need ALOT of help to catch back up.

She has come a very long way with Therapy. She used to cry uncontrollably and refuse to cooperate at all. She didn't want to be touched or messed with by anyone, which made doing everyday things like taking a bath, changing clothes, and changing her diaper an all out battle.

We tried the medical brush technique in which a few times a day you take this soft bristled brush and brush her arms, legs, and back for a couple mintutes. We did this for about 2 weeks and you wouldn't believe the improvement we saw in her sensitivity to touch. She is still a little weird about anyone touching her hands, but everywhere else she goes with the flow.

She couldn't hold her head up without any support and couldn't really do anything when we came home from the hospital. We are happy to report now that she is making progress in the fact that she can hold her head up by herself, she can hold her pacifier and other toys, she likes to roll to her side, and can roll over from her tummy to her back.

She is currently at the rate of a 3 month old baby with her gross motor skills and a 6 month old baby in fine motor skills. She will be a year old next month.

Kaylee has and continues to make great strides in reaching baby milestones, but we are still a ways away from catching up to other children her age.