Milestones for activities?

[Hopeful Mommy]

My daughter is five months and her right eye is affected with micropthalmia. She has not started to roll over yet. Does anyone remember what ages their children achieved the following milestones?
-Roll ver
-Crawl
-Walk

Have your children's milestones been affected by micropthalmia?

[margaretcote]

hello hopeful mommy, my son has bilateral anophthalmia he is totally blind,
in answer to your 1st post i would seek out a 2nd opinion re: prosthetics by a opthamologist/or even an ocularist. the earlier you get proper treatment the better the results. my situation is different from yours a bit but i think the more info you get you can make the right choice for your baby. 2nd i know w/my son his milestones were delayed but he did reach them all, but remember he is totally blind. We were hooked up w/a vision teacher by 3mos and he had early intervention, i don't know what services are available to you in your area, again the earlier the better. hope this helps a bit

[Sarah]

My daughter is defiantely delayed developmentally but this is due to her brain condition. She is a bit more wary of her surroundings and takes her time to do things as her vision is monocular. But she is adjusting quite well really.

Definately what margaretcote said in her post, early intervention programs are fantastic and the key. Also, in Australia where I live we have Vision Aust and Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children and they come and do home visits and suggest the best lighting ideas for the vision our kids might have and best toys etc.

[Hopeful Mommy]

Thank you both for your replies. I'll make some appointments tomorrow. I appriciate the info and taking the time. God bless :) - HopefulMommy

[Addon27]

:)Every child is different when it comes to development. My daughter with Micropthomia (clinical anopthomia) rolled over at 10 weeks. We were psyched. She also held her head up at 5 days old. The doctor was shocked. Hey, the girlfriend had to use her neck to respond to every sound and with only one eye, she had to look around a lot more than do children with vision in two eyes. My twin boys were much slower with the rolling over. (They have no vision concerns. They were born at 36 weeks and there were complications at birth or during my pregnancy.) My older twin rolled over at 20 weeks and my younger at 18 weeks. I was crazy with my daughter, I was on the activity mat rolling over like a dog and showing her how to move her arms so it would be easier to roll over. She started gymnastics at 15 months, this was my decision to ensure she would learn the skills she needed along with some depth perception skills. Most likely the gross motor skills will come. Have her evaluated as she grows to monitor her gross and fine motor skill development. Since she is visually impaired, most states will allow these types of evaluations for free.

My daughter is now now 4 and super bright. She told me today that she was the only one in PreK and Kindergarten to score a goal in floor hockey. Sometimes it is tough around other children that do not know her. So when other children ask what happened to her eye, she has come up with a reply that she likes, "God made me with one eye, I now have a glass eye and I am fine. What did God give you that is special?"

Good luck to you, I am sure your daughter will be a super star!