Would you bring your baby to physical therapy during this pandemic?

Question

The hardest part of this corona virus outbreak is that I know my baby needs help and I can’t get it for him... I know that he needs to see a physical therapist. He is 6 months old and he’s not hitting his developmental milestones like rolling over and sitting- in fact he seems very uncomfortable when we put him in a seated position. He arches his back and tries to lay back. His arms and neck are very stiff. During tummy time he keeps his arms backwards behind him and balances on his chest. I just know he needs help and I go back and forth with what to do.
Would you bring your baby to physical therapy during this pandemic? Am I crazy for wanting to bring him!?

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If you can try giving nice massage with oil ( olive- it give strength to body) before bath , I always give hot bath ( approximately 38-39 c) it helps to relax body . ! Its really hard to see your baby struggling, I pray God make easy for you all . 
I believe do thinks little at time , baba will sit and do all thinks when his body is ready not all baby goes As books says . Believe in your baba and thinks will happen on your way . Sorry my gramma.

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All physiotherapy clinics have been mandated to close where I live. But I would if you have the option since they are at a stage where they are growing so quickly.

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Is it possible to have someone come to you to minimize his exposure outside? And for that person to wear gloves and a mask?

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I would absolutely bring him. The sooner you intervene the better. Take him just a few times and far between but each time ask them for things you can do yourself at home and do those things as often as possible between appointments. Look up things you can do on YouTube to help him. The more time and effort you put into this the better.

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My daughter has a rare genetic mutation that caused severe developmental disabilities. She gets PT, OT, and ST plus EI. We’re not doing any therapies in person right now. Our state just granted approval for therapists to bill for telehealth therapy sessions so we have our first virtual OT session this week and hopefully will start the others soon. It won’t be quite as good as in person but it’s safer. Not only for my child but for everyone else. It definitely sucks that we’ll be missing out on months of therapy but it’s the sacrifice i think we need to make.

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I am having a video call with my sons PT tomorrow afternoon. I’m not sure how it’s going to work but she showed me some stretches for him a few weeks ago so I’m assuming shes going to be walking me through what to do on video. 
I don’t know if your child’s PT does video calls but maybe you could call and ask. 
On another note my sons PT is through early intervention and not a doctors office.

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Unfortunately, all appointments in our area have been cancelled. We only have the hospitals open. This includes primary care, dentist, optometrist, and all forms of therapy.

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We have some offices doing teletherapy.
I would start with calling your early intervention office.  They can be evaluated for free and then you pay for services on a sliding fee if you qualify.

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I don’t know if PT will do an initial eval with telehealth but many insurance plans are currently covering telehealth during this pandemic. They could at least look at him via video maybe and tell you if what you are experiencing is “normal.” Not all kids sit at 6mos. My daughter pretty much never rolled and went right to creeping. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Yes, especially since he is so young he needs to get caught up and its really really important he goes to physical therapy

Would you bring your baby to physical therapy during this pandemic?

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