hyperactive at almost 7 months? - Can you tell this early??

Schnoogly wrote: This baby never stops moving. Ever. He is constantly flailing his arms, kicking his legs, wiggling all over, grabbing, rolling. Even in his sleep! It's like someone puts speed in his bottles or something. Is anyone else's baby like this? I call him Mr. Wiggles. It's so hard to get him to sleep because he will even wiggle his eyebrows to keep his eyes open. Is this a sign of future ADHD or something? I hope not!!!

Steph

kit_kats_mom replied: Well, I don't know about any future problems, but Katherine has always been that way. She is very active and curious. She is already walking very well at 10.5 months and her other skills (ie; manual dexterity, speaking etc) are all really great! I found I needed to find alot of "activities" for her and we take a walk every day.

We have some rough days but overall, I think it's great!

Hugs

aspenblue1 replied: Isabella is the same way very active and into everything. She will do anything to not fall asleep.

supermom replied: Anders is still like this for the falling to sleep - yesterday he did NOT want to take a nap, so anytime he thought that he might actually be getting a LITTLE sleepy, he would pop up, and say "I want to go outside!!!"

When he was little he would move, squirm, etc, etc, just to not go to sleep, but now I would say that he's not hyper, he does have long stretches where he will sit still to watch a movie, or do something equally absorbing for him. He can concentrate on tasks and we just started to get into the computer games.

I don't think that his infant squirmies were any indication of his future actions, and I know that is just my one observation....HTH

kit_kats_mom replied: my sitter did find a way to get Katherine to keep her eyes closed so that she can go to sleep. She uses a small stuffed bear that we have and she lies Katherine down and then strokes her cheek with the bears arm while she sings to her softly. It takes awhile but Katherine does eventually fall asleep and stay asleep for her. Maybe you could give it a try.

Guest_Schnoogly replied: I did try this with his beanie crab (aka "crabby" like him ha ha) which he likes, but the problem is that anything within reach is fair game for playing, grabbing, flinging, etc. Including my glasses, hair, nose, shirt, whatever. Also the sides of the hammock, the sheet...he needs one of those sensory deprivation tanks! I would love for him to have a "lovie" or security object besides me!

And he is almost crawling--gets one hand forward, and splat! He rocks a lot on hands and knees. Any day now I know it. Then I'll never get him to sleep...aaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!

MomofTay&Sam replied: He sounds like every other baby in town. *wink* Sammy is the same exact way. I do however have a son with ADHD and Sam's chances of having ADHD are about 90%. My neurologist(my oldest son's) has explained it to me this way..
ADHD/ADD is infact inheirted from one or the other parent. I have did alot of research and most doctors seem to agree with this. In my era things like this were never explored and children were *dealt* with. My eldest son was not diagnoised until the beginning of second grade. Either I was to stubborn or I just wanted to ignore the signs. He is a honor roll A+ student and into sports. There are brain scans that can be done to determine this disease, behavior alone is not enough. Now my eldest son has been medicated since 2 grade, he is going into 5th. He was on 30mg for awhile and again I was trying to ignore the situtation. The school's are mad people when they know a child has this disease. Medicate Medicate Medicate! 3rd grade teacher was a witch from hell and I finally woke up. I dropped his does to 10mg(enough to get thru the day and complete homework) The school about died and we went head to head about this. I told the school pysco to BUZZ of, if I wanted his advice I would PAY him for it and the teacher the same. Everything calmed down after they knew I was no longer the *ok, sure, yes Mommy* Funny how things work? My oldest son can concentrate on anything he chooses to, tests, movies, video games and his sports. I believe by dropping the dosage he is being forced to control his mind more. He is older now and wants to fit in, which means he must learn self control. Sorry to go on, but I just wanted to share.....

MommyToAshley replied: Thanks for all the info Sammy's Mom. Just curious, did you notice any signs when he was smaller or when did you first notice it? What were the signs?


Ashley is also very active...she won't even sit still to nurse. But, she will sit and concentrate on a book or a toy when SHE wants to do it.

MomofTay&Sam replied: It was very hard to distingish(sp) hyper behavior from just normal 2,3,4,5 yr old behavior. I can say now looking back that I should have had some bells going off around 3-4 when all the other nursery children would sit and sing songs and he would last 2 mins and be up. (if it was book reading time he wouldnt budge) But again I thought nothing of it. Now that he is older the signs will slap you right in the forehead! LOL If he misses a pill even at that low dose he absolutly can not control his brain. It's incredible to see the process, it's like his motor is stuck and he can not help himself. People from the old days say OH he is just tricking ya, but I have watched him w/o meds when he didnt know and it's like someone's else child. It's alot of work and I sometimes say stuff to him that I shouldnt but some days are so bad I just want to cry. DH has even said..YOU cant say that. Ugh always a struggle..

mckayleesmom replied: My little brother has Terets syndrome and adhd, and let me tell you, I can see where there are days when you have to say something to him. I was watching a program a while back, I think it was Montel Williams, where schools are getting in trouble for suggesting that people medicate their children, and in fact that there are ways to handle the adhd without medicating your child by changing their diets..They say now that you shouldn't medicate your child cause the drugs are worse then giving them illegal drugs. ( Please don't anyone get offended, Im just writing what I saw). But they did say that alot of the doses of medication they give children are far more then an adult should have,,in fact one little girl died from being overdosed. I think people should do what is best for their children, but be aware of the alternatives that most schools and doctors don't give you and be aware of the proper dosage for your child..Also, alot of children are perscribed Ridalin for adhd and the makers of the drug will tell you that Ridilin was never made for children, but they perscribe it to kids. I personally know that sometimes drugs arn't the answer,,my little brother had adhd and wasn't medicated,,well after he broke his neck when he was 7 he snapped the bone that is said to be the lowest in the neck that causes death usually imediately, or you will be paralyzed for life....well he was neither,,,which they had never seen before,,he was walking right after it happened..unfortunately snapping part of his brain stem caused him to have Terets syndrome and they tried to medicate him,,but he refused and fought my mom tooth and nail not to take that medication cause it made him feel like a zombie...My mom did as he asked and to this day he controls it himself, and you can only tell he has Terets if you know him , cause he can control that pretty well too.

~CrazieMama~ replied: Brianna is just like this. When she sleeps, she flips from side to side and flings body parts everywhere!!!! When awake, she wiggles constantly. She has to run everywhere now. Walking is too slow for her I guess. As for wheather or not this will turn into ADHD? I am not sure. I hope not!!! All kids are different and we may have very easy going kids when they get older. They are just using up all their energy now. Whereas all the other babies who are calm are saving their energy for when they are older...lol This could be a blessing!!!!

jem0622 replied:
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ITA. Even for folks who suffer from anxiety and depression. Drugs, in general, minimize the outward signs but don't solve the problem. I would use them as a last resort. If you get in for an assessment with your local social services you would be suprised at what they can tell you and what can be done if you start early. My friend, a mother of 4 with #5 on the way, has her daughter in physical therapy and other arranged appointments to address her sensory issues and she is doing very very well.

I have problems w/ anxiety attacks (PTSD) and I have found that regular exercise alleviates many of the physical effects of anxiety and helps w/ my mood in general. Dealing with and working through it is a whole other story.

I have read that dyes in foods are linked to hyperactivity.

Julie