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We are in the same boat!! I can be sensitive about it when we are with our playgroup and all the kids are talking and DS isn't. We are in EI as well.

How old is your LO?

Hugs to you mama. It really stings seeing them next to other kids and wondering what is going on.

I'll join the party

This has been a big issue among our family since Thanksgiving. I felt very blindsided and defensive that members of our family feel that our oldest is behind. He's our first, we don't do daycare, and until recently hasn't had another kid to regularly interact with. He's been what I feel is unfairly compared to older kids and his cousins who have a year on him, have been in EI, and have always had a sibling to talk to.

I feel better after our pediatrician appointment today, but I basically burst into tears in front of her when describing the situation. She reminded me that there is a very wide range of normal when it comes to language skills and some kids develop physical abilities sooner and others do language.

She didn't feel that therapy was needed, but suggested going forward with an eval to pacify family. He is too old for EI, but we'll do an eval through our school district. He is legit behind plenty of other kids his age speech-wise, but he's making good strides so I was happy with his development. I keep reminding myself that the concern is completely out of love for our kiddo, but it hurts that what I thought was good for our family has put him behind other kids.

If you want to commiserate more, you can always e-mail/text/call me- pm me and I'll give you my info. I don't want to go too into details here on a public forum, but I'm partying right along with you

@MrsRcCar: I so know this feeling! We've caught up quite a bit but it's still noticeable how many fewer words she has (and her pronunciation). I always tell myself that everyone talks eventually! We've been in speech therapy now for 8 months.

I could have written this post. My daughter has hearing loss and a significant speech delay and I actually dread being around other kids close to her in age because I don't want to get depressed. This morning I heard a boy in her class at school say, "I'm trying to put my lunch away." All I could think about was the fact that there was not one word in that sentence that my DD could say. Not to mention the fact that she can't put together sentences in the first place. But I just remind myself that it is not a race. She will get there, and your little one will too.

My little guy was failure to thrive and he had a speech delay. I am definitely sensitive about it still even though he is making HUGE improvements in both areas. We did tubes for speech (he never had a bad hearing test). He started with a private therapist and seriously, he now talks our ears off. Saying the funniest things and whining about everything. But I am applying to private school for him and it is still on the forefront of my mind even though it isn't really an issue anymore.

@MrsRcCar: My DD failed her newborn screen, so we knew from her first few weeks of life that she had moderate hearing loss. It was also fairly obvious with her. When she was 3 days old, there was a thunderstorm and, during an incredibly loud crack of thunder, she didn't respond at all. At that moment, I knew for sure something wasn't right. She was fitted with a hearing aid at five months. I think she hears pretty well with her hearing aid because she has pretty good receptive language. Although she often mixes up words that rhyme or sound similar. Like if I say "seat," she'll point to her feet because she thinks I said "feet."

She just turned 30 months, and was in EI until December. We live in a state where the cost-share for EI just went through the roof, so we could no longer afford EI services. She goes to a special needs preschool where she gets speech therapy several times a week in the school setting. I'm looking to start supplementing her school therapy with more speech, but I'm trying not to overschedule her.

@MrsRcCar: yeah he sounded underwater too. It was a 50/50 concern of hearing and apraxia. We have been treating both (tubes and therapy) and just in the last 3 months has made vast improvements.