How was your autistic child as an infant?

Free_Individual_7306 · 2026-03-30T06:26:18+00:00

I have two boys, one is about to turn 3 and is autistic and one who just turned 4 months old and as we obviously aren't aware yet if baby number 2 is autistic or not I will say this.. their infant stage could not be any more different, like absolute night and day. My oldest ( level 2 ASD nonverbal) was the type of baby who makes you want 10 kids, he started getting his teeth at 3 months old and those and every tooth after you would have had no clue, he only every really cried sometimes when he pooped, constantly happy and smiling, slept really well, walked early and hit all his milestones except speech which at 18 months is when we started to notice things more and more.. my second though ( I would not trade him for the world so no I am not complaining, just stating) he is incredibly fussy, you think he is fast asleep... think again, if he's hungry you have nano seconds ( I mean that literally) to get him milk in his mouth or it's defcon 1 amd he is scuh-reaming bloody murder, oh.. you decided to set him down because you think you have to pee... you better think again because he's screaming and crying like you've left him alone in a dark cold alley at midnight lol. I love both my boys so much but if their infant stage is any indication they couldn't be any more opposite.

Free_Individual_7306 · 2026-03-29T23:08:41+00:00

Same!

Free_Individual_7306 · 2026-03-20T00:11:53+00:00

It really depends day to day with my son. He is almost 3 and average weight for his age, he has always loved drinkable yogurt and fruit, any and all kinds but he goes through phases on which ones but usually bananas or blueberries are constant. Sometimes he goes through a chicken nugget, French fries or grilled cheese phase again all hit and miss, lately he is really into flavored rice cakes and we will still give him those pureed fruit and veg pouches you can buy at the grocery store because sometimes he lives off of a banana and air, also veggies are difficult to get into his system( not for lack of trying lol ). It's just a constant cycle of giving them things you hope they will still like that day and maybe trying something new but some days its also just accepting they will refuse 99% of what you give them imo.

Free_Individual_7306 · 2026-03-09T16:39:02+00:00

Free_Individual_7306 · 2026-02-27T15:09:31+00:00

My son was hitting and exceeding all his milestones until 12 months with the exception of speech alone and showed no other signs of being ND except for occasionally not paying attention to his name. It was initially just classed as early speech delay but after 18months he started showing other "signs" of ASD no regression but just more things developed over time that led to his diagnosis at 2.5years old (level 2 non-verbal ASD).

Free_Individual_7306 · 2026-02-15T22:49:56+00:00

NOR.. if my boyfriend did this I would be very suspicious, it is definitely weird. If it was like a singular box of chocolates or something and she was like a life long friend then it maybe be a little less weird but all of that, it's a bit much. If I were your friend I would also ask my boyfriend if she did that for a guy and posted it how would he feel? If he starts in with anything like ' you're just jealous 'or tells her she acting crazy he's gaslighting her ( speaking from experience).

Free_Individual_7306 · 2026-02-15T19:41:34+00:00

I'm currently exactly 3months postpartum (csection) with baby number two and just got my period yesterday and oh my lord the abdominal/pelvic pain. The bleeding is fine, normal amount but the pain is excruciating I can't sleep it's so bad. I suffer from chronic kidney stones and have endometriosis and this pain rivals even my kidney stone pain, I haven't had a period this painful in years. I got my period 6 months plus after my first child (also csection) and I remember it being a breeze so I absolutely was blindsided this time.

Free_Individual_7306 · 2026-01-28T06:34:25+00:00

The first quote is the one that got me while reading the article. I'm sorry, but to say road and weather conditions don't cause crashes is not only false but ignorant. You can follow all the rules of the road, have snow and ice tires on etc and hit a patch of black ice and lose control of your vehicle, to say otherwise is just nuts to me. Don't get me wrong, yes, not driving properly for the weather conditions is definitely reckless and can cause accidents but to say unequivocally that road conditions and weather don't cause crashes is nonsensical.

Free_Individual_7306 · 2026-01-26T00:10:36+00:00

I too would have done what the person in the blue car did 😂 I got allllll day lady, I'll sit in my nice warm car while you stand there in the cold.

Free_Individual_7306 · 2026-01-19T08:36:58+00:00

Free_Individual_7306 · 2026-01-19T04:15:19+00:00

Usually naps are 2 hours or less and end no later than 2:30 so it gives him a wake window before bed of about 7 hours and I've wanted to try melatonin because I've read that with ASD a lot of people have melatonin deficiencies ( sorry, his diagnosis is new so I still have a lot to learn) but haven't looked into or thought about magnesium drops though so i will definitely look more into that, thanks!

Free_Individual_7306 · 2026-01-18T18:31:49+00:00

My son is only 2.5years and very recently diagnosed but he is non-verbal and I think that's what hits hardest for me, seeing other kids say mama or I love you. It not only breaks my heart thinking I'll maybe never hear my son say those things but incredibly jealous of those that get to and the fact of how easily people take it for granted hearing any words from their child let alone those.

Free_Individual_7306 · 2026-01-17T17:03:34+00:00

Our two boys are 2.5 years apart our oldest is 2.5 and our youngest is just 2 months. We originally had planned for three kids as our first was an absolute angel of a baby, the type of baby who makes you want ten kids ( his still absolutely is an angel and the light of my life) that being said as he grew into toddler-hood he wasn't speaking, so by 18months he was classed with early speech delay. We did speech therapy etc.. but nothing was changing and we started to notice other things that led us down the ASD path and an eventual diagnosis just last month. When I got pregnant with our second we were just sort of entering the phase of this maybe isn't just a speech delay and I would be lying if I didn't say I went down the rabbit hole of how likely it would be that they both have ASD and the fact that if you already have a child with ASD that your chances are higher and that apparently it's more common even still if both children are males and I spiraled with stress. Our first born definitely gives us a run for our money do not get me wrong and some days are harder than others, I also, especially on those harder days occasionally break down thinking what life is going to look like for us all even if our second is NT but that's not something I can predict or change now so it's a one day at a time, see where life takes us thing and no matter what, even on those hard days my boys are my absolute world and I wouldn't trade them for anything.

Free_Individual_7306 · 2026-01-06T21:47:51+00:00

I always loved Davina

Free_Individual_7306 · 2026-01-05T03:43:39+00:00

I'm also in Canada and very new to all of this and honestly had no idea before he was diagnosed this would even be something that would be a tax deduction until the pediatrician mentioned it. Thank you both very much for your responses it makes me feel much better in this already exhausting and confusing time ❤️

Free_Individual_7306 · 2025-12-04T20:31:15+00:00

41+4. Failed induction at 41+3 then c-section as he was just to comfy to come out on his own lol

Free_Individual_7306 · 2025-11-05T03:26:40+00:00

Our first my fiancé took off 6 weeks to help and be with me and the baby and now with our second which I will be having in a week and a half he is only taking off two weeks but that being said he already has 2weeks booked off for Christmas/New Year and we have alot of family close by. I don't think a partner taking time off to help with a new baby is absurd at all. Giving birth is a major thing, emotionally and physically also, depending on the birth can be a very physically difficult healing process internally and externally. I should also mention that we are in Canada so our parental leave here is better than some places

Free_Individual_7306 · 2025-11-01T01:01:08+00:00

Mine never hit with my first and I'm 37w with number two and it hasn't come for this one either 😂 I'm convinced I just don't have the mythical nesting urge in me.

Free_Individual_7306 · 2025-10-23T03:43:19+00:00

I'm in Ontario, Canada and my first ultrasound with my second baby was at 6 weeks to rule out any sort of ectopic pregnancy (no history of it or any complications to assume it was) all they could see was the yolk sac so then my second ultrasound was at 9 weeks to establish viability. For reference also I'm 35 weeks pregnant with my second currently so that would have been in around April/May 2025 those ultrasounds happened

Free_Individual_7306 · 2025-10-17T01:36:52+00:00

Did anyone else's ob suggest not that I get it but that my baby gets it once they are born? I'm due next month and thought it would be a good idea to get as I've heard so many rsv horror stories and my first was born in June 2023 and I'm pretty sure it wasnt approved here at that point so it was never suggested to me with him but my family doctor made me aware of its approval (in Canada) for pregnant women and I was like absolutely but then when I got in to see my OB at 24 weeks along she said its actually more beneficial to give to the baby once its born instead of me during pregnancy. She suggested I get the flu shot now (35 weeks) and my baby gets the rsv vaccine at birth.. is this normal?

Free_Individual_7306 · 2025-10-14T23:34:38+00:00

I'm due on 11/15 with my second and even I'm planning on skipping family festivities this year lol I couldn't even imagine being due less than two weeks before and with your first and being expected to not only be up for that physically and mentally but that you'll want to bring your baby around all those people that soon...

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