This is a post specifically for Ben’s cousin Jana to see specifics of Simo’s development in crawling and walking. Let us know what you think Jana!
Simo attempting to pull up. It is almost like he can’t get his right leg to move in the right direction, like it is stuck or something. Is this normal developmentally or is there something we can work on to strengthen this?
Scooting along the floor, again struggling with his legs doing the right thing. The right one stays tucked again and he can’t seem to get it in the correct positioning for crawling.
In the standing position after I have helped him up. Notice how his right leg turns out. If we try to walk holding both his hands (with us behind him), both his feet do this. But when just standing there it is only his right leg.
Jana – let us know what you think and if you want feel free to pass on to your friends who deal specifically with Pediatrics. Thanks for the help and suggestions!
Tags: twins
Hi! I am a PT friend of Jana’s and she forwarded this to me…what a cutie!!! I have definitely seen kids crawl like that before. Sometimes guiding them through crawling more typically (especially up some steps or on and off couch cushions) and practicing transitioning to standing leading with the weaker leg will go a long way…BUT…I think it would be beneficial to have someone (orthopedic MD) check his hips FIRST, just to make sure there’s nothing going on there. There’s a pretty simple test they could do that just involves moving his legs while he’s lying down. From that they could determine if an x-ray or other tests might be helpful. It looks like he’s avoiding taking weight through his right hip, which could mean it’s painful and that would need to be addressed first if it is the case. Hope that’s helpful.