Guest guest Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 I know a lot of you know much more about DS than we do. Even after 2 1/2 years I still feel like I know very little about it. Thus, certain parts of DS that are difficult for me I am not knowing if it is just part of DS that I need to accept as long-term; or, if it is a part of stages that DS children go through that will pass. Our dd will turn 3 next month. She is still eating baby food and yogurt. At what age did your child with DS start eating table foods? Do they all learn to eat? Are any of them limited to baby food and yogurt life-long? At what age did your DS child start to walk? She has been close to walking for over a year now. She started cruising on furniture at 1 1/2. She has taken a total of 3 steps last summer. She walks very well with walking toys. I think she will walk, but need some reassurance. Do all DS children walk? Did your child with DS ever scream instead of talking? When did the screaming stop? Do any DS children continue screaming into adult hood? She said her first sentence at 11 months, her first word at 4 months. At 2 1/2 she talks about once every 5 - 10 days. She sill then surprise me with a sentence. The rest of the time she screams to get what she wants. I literally can not stand it, and it is affecting my relationship with her. I have 3 older children whose nerves too are rattled by her very loud ear piecing screams. Has anyone else dealt with this problem? What did you do? I just need hope that she will grow out of it like she grew out of continuous spitting up? Will this too pass? Overall she is a delightful little girl. We have been told many times that her DS is mild. I think if I knew that one day she would walk, talk at least a little, eat solid food, and stop screaming I would feel a lot more peace about our future. I really am not sure that I can parent my own child sometimes with DS! Has anyone else ever felt this way! I don't care if she can never read or excel in school. I just want to know that she can at least do basic life functions someday: Eat, Talk, Walk, and be socially able to be in a room without screaming. Please don't rip me apart on this post. It will only make it harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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