Advice from those already mamas

[sarahbmcd]

I am a nanny of a one year old. She actually turns one on the 22nd.

Last week she finally started putting weight on her legs to stand. I've noticed some things that I'm not sure if its anything, or if I should mention it to the mom.

When she stands she tries to lean forward the whole time. A lot of the time her leg (mostly right leg ) will be kind of placed funny to where her foot is pointed in a 90° angle away from her body.--now this part idk if it's bc she just started standing. Either way it doesn't look normal to me.

I've also noticed when she doesn't have socks on the balls of her toes seem big, or larger than I'm used to. Her toes always seemed slightly to totally curled. On each foot her 2nd and 3rd toes are half way webbed, so I'm not sure if that effects anything.

Basically I want to know if any of this is a concern, and if it's my place as a nanny to mention my concerns to the mom.

[shmee]

Does she get regular checkups at the doctor? That's something they should be looking for at all of her regular appointments. I would mention it to the mom though if it's concerning you.

[sarahbmcd]

She does get regular checkups. I believe at the last one her dr said she would start having therapy if she didnt start putting weight on her legs.

[hotcoconuts82]

Her toes are curled while standing? I think that's normal when they are first starting to get their balance.

[shmee]

Feb 11, 2015 13:33:48 GMT -5 sarahbmcd said:

She does get regular checkups. I believe at the last one her dr said she would start having therapy if she didnt start putting weight on her legs.

Then they're probably already keeping their eyes on her legs

[sarahbmcd]

Feb 11, 2015 13:35:48 GMT -5 hotcoconuts82 said:

Her toes are curled while standing? I think that's normal when they are first starting to get their balance.

No, I'm sorry i should have clarified. They're curled almost all the time that I've noticed. ..sitting, standing, crawling...

[sarahbmcd]

Feb 11, 2015 13:37:24 GMT -5 shmee said:

Feb 11, 2015 13:33:48 GMT -5 sarahbmcd said:

She does get regular checkups. I believe at the last one her dr said she would start having therapy if she didnt start putting weight on her legs.

Then they're probably already keeping their eyes on her legs

Very true. I guess I'm just noticing stuff since she is standing a little now.

[Starbuck128]

I would mention it to the mom so she can bring it up at the girl's 12 month appointment.

[purpleroses]

This is definitely different from what I remember with DS, but recently I was around my cousin's son who is about a year younger and his "early walking" looked totally different than what I remember DS doing too. If you know that her pedi has already mentioned weight bearing as an issue to monitor, I don't know that I'd be overly concerned about bringing it to her attention. However, we have a nanny and I definitely appreciate it when she points things out to me as a fairly casual FYI ("I've noticed this . . .).

[pintobean]

My boys didn't have a desire to walk even at 1, they were expert crawlers. From what I remember my oldest who was the best crawler curled his toes up a lot. He eventually started walking, they both did just months later. When they are just starting to walk it doesn't look normal and there is no rule that they should be walking by 1. Also my boys have webbed toes, it is only cosmetic, doesn't bother them. Although, we pick on them that am they should be good swimmers.

I don't see anything wrong with mentioning it to the mom if you are concerned.

[sarahbmcd]

Thanks ladies. I know they don't have to walk by one, her brother didn't until he was 15 months. It's just hard to tell when something is abnormal when all kids are different.

[CTri17]

right now I'd keep an eye on it and I'd ask how the appt went and what the Dr. said. If in a few months you feel like things are "righting themselves" then I'd bring it up again

[scattered]

I don't know that I would bring this up, considering she has regular well child checks.

[mylittleladiesandlad]

My daughter did funny things with her feet placement and almost always kept her foot at a 45 degree angle when attempting to walk. She didn't walk until 14.5 months but was a preemie. When we brought it up to the doctor he told us that kids do all kinds of funny things with their feet when they are trying to figure out walking. He told us he would only consider it an issue if she was proficient at walking and still turned her foot.

[tdart14]

As a mom, I would never be upset if a nanny brought up a concern to me. She may already be aware, or not think it is a concern herself. But mentioning it does no harm.

[amelandre]

This sounds exactly like my son, who didn't really get the hang of walking until 18+ months (although he was "cruising" around 8 months). The doc said it was normal and some babies just don't want to walk as early as others, or just take longer to get the hang of it.

Definitely would mention it to the mom, just in case, though.

[sarahbmcd]

Thank you ladies! I realize all kids are different and do things at different times. Just looked odd to me. I am going to mention it. For one, just in case, and two my job ends in 2 wks and I'm not sure a new nanny would pick up on it, if it's a problem since she doesn't know the kids as well.

[lupineaura]

I would never get annoyed at a nanny/care provider mentioning a concern to me.

[kmkd19]

I'm one of the PTs. It's so hard to tell without actually seeing her but I would definitely bring it up. I'm not at all concerned that she's not walking yet but 12m is a bit late to just be starting to stand. Could absolutely be normal though. Kids do turn out their feet all the time - since it's only one side it's def worth a mention to the pediatrician but again, can also be 100% normal.