Erbs palsy baby now almost 4 yrs old
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Erbs palsy baby now almost 4 yrs old
Our son was born a 7lbs 14.5 oz premie with Erbs Palsy in his right arm. He is our middle child and the smallest of them all. I stopped asking why a long time ago. The truth is that we chose to take him to Texas Children's Hospital to have surgery at 5.5 months old. (And yes, we chose to have our next child by c-section and he was perfect and almost 10 lbs.)
Our son with Erbs Palsy is doing so well most people don't know there was ever anything wrong. His physical therapist kept forgetting what arm was affected and he was just evaluated for occupational therapy but is doing so well that they only want to moniter his progress once a month.
What do we do for our son? We take him to the YMCA for swimming lessons once a week every week. He still swims with a bubble even though he has been in swim lessons for months but he is doing just as well as the other kids that have been in the same class with him ever since he started.
Yes, it is unfortunate that he was born with Erbs Palsy but he is fortunate to be doing so well. Not everyone is so lucky but still there are others who do better.
We no longer worry every day about how he is doing or if he will get better because he is getting better every day. We are very pleased we took him to Texas Children's Hospital and would do it all over again in a heartbeat with no questions asked.
Our son loves to play ball - any kind of ball. Boy does he have an arm. Never thought I would say that when he was born...
My message is never give up hope. Our son is almost four now and he is doing great. He lifts his arm up over his head. He can hold his hand up with his palm up. He still has work to do as he needs to be able to bend his elbow without lifting his arm away from his side but he is still a happy little boy and we are very proud of him.
If anyone is out there wondering what to do - all I can say is we are very happy with our outcome. It is a difficult, costly, and emotional challenge but not impossible. Other people in worse situations manage to lead exceptional lives and we are fortunate not to have to summon the strength and courage to figure out how they mannage to do so. My respect and admiration to anyone who does.
Our son with Erbs Palsy is doing so well most people don't know there was ever anything wrong. His physical therapist kept forgetting what arm was affected and he was just evaluated for occupational therapy but is doing so well that they only want to moniter his progress once a month.
What do we do for our son? We take him to the YMCA for swimming lessons once a week every week. He still swims with a bubble even though he has been in swim lessons for months but he is doing just as well as the other kids that have been in the same class with him ever since he started.
Yes, it is unfortunate that he was born with Erbs Palsy but he is fortunate to be doing so well. Not everyone is so lucky but still there are others who do better.
We no longer worry every day about how he is doing or if he will get better because he is getting better every day. We are very pleased we took him to Texas Children's Hospital and would do it all over again in a heartbeat with no questions asked.
Our son loves to play ball - any kind of ball. Boy does he have an arm. Never thought I would say that when he was born...
My message is never give up hope. Our son is almost four now and he is doing great. He lifts his arm up over his head. He can hold his hand up with his palm up. He still has work to do as he needs to be able to bend his elbow without lifting his arm away from his side but he is still a happy little boy and we are very proud of him.
If anyone is out there wondering what to do - all I can say is we are very happy with our outcome. It is a difficult, costly, and emotional challenge but not impossible. Other people in worse situations manage to lead exceptional lives and we are fortunate not to have to summon the strength and courage to figure out how they mannage to do so. My respect and admiration to anyone who does.
