Dancing Baby??
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Topic: Dancing Baby??
Posted By: FionaS
Subject: Dancing Baby??
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 10:43am
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My 9mth old rocks whenever music is played or if I say "dance". I thought she just liked music. She has also started doing it if I turn the blender or hairdryer on + she now also does this funny humming like squealing thing and rocks then too! DH thinks she is singing. Does this sound ok to you? She smiles and interacts with me while she rocks so it's not like she is zoning out or anything.
She is a really grizzly baby...really REALLY irritable so I'm a little freaked about neurological things (also, she doesn't roll or crawl yet either). Any one elses babies dance in this way? ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 10:51am
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hey FionaS....
I have a friend whos little boy has just turned 1yr old and he has rocked out to music since he was about 8mths old, to start with he use to just sit there and move his shoulders then he started to make noises when anything was going.. now he will rock out to any music and any sound that he like...looks so cute and i think its great. so no nothing to worry about...although i would get some footage to show at her 21st...lol ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 12:13pm
Caitlin stands up at the TV (p.s GRRR!) watches C4 and "rocks" her bum and squeals. We tell her "aww bubba, beautiful singing" and she claps 
I can understand why you would be concerned but they do some really "weird" stuff. Caitlin holds her shoes up to her cheek and goes "awwww"  (does the same with her teddy and toast  ) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 12:23pm
Joshie rocks and dances and sings too!! he loves it, will clap his hands when we cheer him on. Nothing to worry about I reckon 
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Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 12:53pm
| One question - have you had your wee girl checked out? It seems to be that you may be a bit concerned about her development? |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 12:57pm
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My wee man does the washing machine, but has now started to bob up and down to the beat. I think it is great that your bubba has found something she obviously likes. But as Clare said, if you are unsure maybe get her checked....? |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 1:16pm
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With regards to the rolling/crawling, Hannah only ever rolled a couple of times wwhen she was about 7 months and that was it. Crawled and walked the same week at 11 months. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 2:25pm
My 10.5 month old isn't crawling yet  and she only rolls to get a toy or something that she wants. She does all sorts of other crazy stuff! But she's fine lol
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 2:55pm
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Oh phew, that is all great to hear. And yeap, we've seen docs and paeds. Going to another paed next week and our request just to be sure. They agree that it is not normal for a baby to grizzle as much as she does + she is often so tense that she still holds her fists clenched much of time. They generally say that she seems fine BUT that we won't really know for sure until she is older as things like Autism Spectrum Disorders (not that she has autism) can't be diagnosed until later. All we know is that she way more irritable and tense than other babies but perhap she is just sensitive. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 5:10pm
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The "dancing" is definitely fine, my Hannah always loved music too. She only rolled or sat until 10mos, crawled for 3 weeks, learned to walk with our hands and then gave up on crawling! Walked at 12 1/2 mos. A lot of that had to do with her being a very settled baby though, wasn't much interested in moving.
I'm not concerned about your DD's lack of movement so far but I AM concerned about her being tense and grizzly a lot. That's a strong indication that something's not right and it must be pretty tough on mum too. -------------  |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 5:23pm
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Glad someone agrees re: the tenseness and grizzling! Everyone just tells me not to worry. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 5:31pm
| jake used to dance when the microwave beeped. |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 30 May 2007 at 8:35am
I think we should start a list of the most inappropriate things to say to a Mum #1 "don't worry" 
Fiona, I would just keep stamping my feet and asking to get her checked by all that will listen. You know in your heart that something is not "right" and that is THE most IMPORTANT ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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FionaS wrote:Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 30 May 2007 at 9:10am
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I think they think that we have to "wait and see" as things like neurological / developmental disorders can't be diagnosed until later. I'm useless at waiting. If there is something wrong that is going to impact her and our family long term I want to know! Impatient :). People just say that some babies are just grizzly...if that is true...why haven't we met any?? Anyone know any? ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Carmel
Date Posted: 30 May 2007 at 11:12am
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Piper loves to dance as well, she is so funny she has this pelvic thrust thing going on and she sways from side to side waving her arms
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 30 May 2007 at 12:45pm
Hannah was really placid, Krystiana is really placid, but Briona was a very unsettled, grizzly baby. She wasn't tense that I remember but she cried a lot. It turned out that she had silent reflux. She also had a strong will and unfortunately I put a lot of her unsettledness down to that and didn't pursue treatment for the reflux until it was too late. Now I wish I had. ------------- |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 30 May 2007 at 1:35pm
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Elle was on a good dose of losec for suspected reflux but it made no difference to her so the doc said it wasn't reflux. I used to hear her silent refluxing heaps and now she spills all the time. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 31 May 2007 at 1:48pm
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Get a 2nd/4rd/4th opinion? You're the one spending 24/7 with her. Perhaps write a diary for when she's at her most unsettled and note what happend to kick it off, what happend during and after.
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 31 May 2007 at 4:31pm
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Yup - going to see a paed again next Wed so hopefully if there is anything to find he will find it. Also seeing a cranial osteopath each week. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |