At Jaidyn's 4 month checkup our doctor was a little concerned regarding Jaidyn's upper leg muscles and how tight they were, she informed us that at the 6 month check up she would check again and if they were still tight then we would have to take her to a physical therapist for a diagnosis and to see if she will have to attend any physical therapy sessions. She had said it is a sign of possible cerebral palsy and that it could affect her walking where she would walk heel to heel. We of course got scared right away but she reassured us that it very well could just be because of her being 4 weeks early.
Over that last two months I noticed that she also always arches her back when you pick her up and won't relax her arms either. So on our 6 month check up I mentioned this to our doctor and she decided to go ahead and send us off to a physical therapist.
On Tuesday we took her to the physical therapist office and I have to say that place was really sad and scary and immediately put us on edge. They do all kinds of therapy at that office and some of the kids coming in really opened our eyes that we are blessed to have such healthy children. I don't know how those mom's could do that everyday as they were very very challenging kids!!!
After her evaluation we got the best news ever!! There was nothing wrong with her, meaning she didn't have cerebral palsy!!! Nicole the therapist said that she feels that she is just underdeveloped in her muscles since she was 4 weeks early and that it will get better! We were so relieved to know that everything was fine with her and we won't have to go back. We were told to keep an eye on her and if she doesn't start crawling then we may have to go back. I think both Tyson and I can now breathe a little easier knowing that she won't have these challenges!!
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