WE went to the doctor last Tuesday on his Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and his neonatologist doctor found out that he still small and skinny.
After the conference he adamantly encourage us to see a neuropediatrician, Dr. Raypon from CUMC. So we did comply what he wanted.
On the clinic of Dr Raypon, my sister Berna is with us-my hubby, me and the baby. He was assessed by the doctor and he was confirmed that he has microcephaly. Microcephaly is a neuro abnormality. The head size is not the same the normal growing child.
Upon hearing it. I was shattered. I stated immediately, "You mean doctor, small head, small brain and small learning?" It was confirmed by the doctor. I started to cry.
The doctor continued his assessment to the child. Our baby was still 9 months old. This was the result of the assessment:
Fine motor skills-10-11 months old
Social skills-9 months
Language-9 months
Gross Motor- 4 months
We can say that he was delayed in his motor because he has short gut and that made him malnourished. It is partly true. Hopefully when his short gut will be closed, he can gain more weight and eventually can catch up with his age group milestone.
Further the doctor also diagnose that his right hemiparesis is weak. The doctor said it would be very early to say that your son has a cerebral palsy because only 2 years old a child is is confirm . Hopefully he can under go therapy when he is fleshy enough.
It is a story of a baby boy who was diagnosed with omphalocele by birth and the struggles of the family.
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