Premature Baby Developmental Help
ShawnaH - 05:07am Mar 2, 2011 ESTI daughter Emma has born 12 weks early and she is now 3 months old and her corrected age is 1 month and 6 days. Are there any special toys etc for premature babies that I can get to work with her on her development so she isn't behind? I have an early childhood education bachelor's degree and know all about doing this kind of stuff with a full term baby but with my daughter I am lost. Please help!
Thanks,
Shawna
Jackie G
- Mar 2, 2011 1:31 pm
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Mom to a 25 weeker who is now 8 years old and a 38.5 weeker who is now 6 |
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I'm not aware of any different toys geared towards preemies. My daughter did receive PT and OT and they did a lot of core strengthening exercises on a yoga ball with her. But that's because she had a known issue regarding her core strength. In general, if you just play with them the way you would a normal newborn (Although have a lot more patience because things will take longer to catch on) you should be fine.
-Jackie
P.S. You can always have her evaluated by your local Early Intervention (through your school special ed dept) and they can tell you how she's doing and if she needs to work on anything. And it's free...
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NathansMom13
- Mar 2, 2011 1:42 pm
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Hi Shawna, welcome to Share. When I first brought my son home from his 20 week hospital stay he was grossly delayed and I was looking for the same thing. Toys R Us makes a toy cataolg called 'Toy Guide for Differently Abled Children' or something along those lines. You can find it right on the Toys R Us website and in it the guide breaks down what skills each toy works on. It was helpful for us to find toys that would help to work on specific skills. Hope that helps you.
Laura
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KHolley
- Mar 3, 2011 1:09 am
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Welcome to Share, your daughter is adorable! The only thing that I used for language development was a few sign language videos. I was so worried that her speech would be delayed, so I wanted her to be able to communicate. Now, she is 5 and the whole family signs!
Katie
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