Mom Gut #7364
Anyone who’s a mom whether your a mom of humans, fur babies, or you’re an aunt you have mom gut. Mom gut is a very powerful thing and I truly believe its a way for the holy ghost to talk to us. It tells us whats going on with our loved ones without even asking.
My mom gut has been on high alert.
Let me tell you a little bit of back story.
Our son was breach so he was born via c-section. Everything went very well. I work very hard on breast feeding as I felt it was the best because that’s how God designed us. Unfortunately our son couldn’t suck until he was a little over 4 months. When he was 8 months old we found that he was retaining fluid around his brain. The fluid never entered his brain so we didn’t need a shunt. As scared as we were as new parents we were also very thankful.
Fast forward 2 years at our regular head scan checkup and all the fluid was gone. Just like that, it was gone.
Brandon was always a very happy child and could light up any room. He played well with others and loved to be around other kids.
According to many milestone charts most kids start to say their first words around 15 months. Brandon started saying one or two words sometime after he was three years old but didn’t really start talking until he was 4. At this time we had already started early intervention with the public school system.
All of Brandon’s teachers were patient, understanding and worked very hard with him. He was in speech, occupational therapy, and resource.
Brandon is a very active kid and after several years we as parents new there was more to his story. My mom gut was kicking in. His teacher at the time helped up find the help we needed. This lead to his diagnosis of ADD and at that time with heavy hearts we put him on meds. After seeing the results we haven’t changed a thing. The meds help his mind slow down so we can think clearly and understand more about the world around him.
As the years go buy my gut is still telling me something else is going on. Still not 100% yet what it is but there’s something.
MIDDLE SCHOOL is upon us now and we know that holds many hurdles for us all but for Brandon it will be just that much harder. I put it like this, Brandon doesn’t need enough services to get the attention he needs and he not quit good enough to be in the classroom all by himself. This means he needs a helper to make sure he understands all the instructions and that he stays on task.
When it came time for his yearly IEP meeting in 6th grade I already had reservations. You see he wasn’t getting along with a kid at school and we couldn’t find a resolution because no one seemed to be helping us find out what exactly was going on. In the meeting the informed me that he was making progress but it was slow. At this point, I had spent many nights crying wondering what I should do for him. God put it on my heart to take him out of school and teach him myself.
Now were HOMESCHOOLING!
He’s been making great progress because I’m able to spend one on one time with him. He’s really started reading and he’s really starting to understand the stories that are read to him.
My mom gut is still telling me there’s more….
Brandon’s dad and I always talk about how we feel hes on the autism spectrum but he doesn’t have anything that really sticks out. Its just our opinion and there hasn’t been anything to back this up.
OR IS THERE?
I was watching America Got Talent and a contestant tells his story. His story is about being bullied and having difficulties, but he wants other kids to know that if he can do it so can they. Howie Mandel asked him to tell them more and the boy stated that he was diagnosed with PDD-NOS.
My mom gut goes off again.
Google to the rescue. PDD-NOS is Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, it refers to a group of disorders characterized by impairment in the development of social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, imaginative activity and a limited number of interests and activities that tend to be repetitive.
After looking at the list of symptoms we know now that we were right. He has an appointment at the end of August for his ADD meds check and we will discuss this with his pediatrician. As we learn more and have an official diagnosis I will post what we know and how we go about helping our son be the best he can be.
Proud of you for trusting your gut. Love you friend!
That Mom Gut is an unstoppable force! And the kids are blessed with one of the BEST mommas. Please keep us updated, you never know how many others your story could help. Love you all