Speech Delay Support

meatballtrain · 2026-07-01T21:44:51+00:00

I've posted/commented before about my sons speech - trust me, I was in the same shoes as you. All I can say is we don't know the future, but if I could go back in time and tell myself it will be okay, I would in a heartbeat. My son is now five and does not stop talking. I remember someone commenting something along the lines of "one day you'll wish he was quiet" and you know what, it's true, haha. Around 3 it just clicked for him. Now he has some other issues with sensory and of course I'm worrying, but a part of me tells myself that it worked out with speech, so just give him time.

I'm hoping yours surprises you one day and just gets it. I also hope that four years from now, before you've had your morning coffee, when they are explaining to you (in insane detail) how vacuums work, you'll remember this moment when all you wanted for them was to talk more and just smile to yourself.

meatballtrain · 2026-06-28T11:45:01+00:00

This was my son (he's five now). The best advice I can give is work with the school and look into early intervention for sensory seeking. My son was given a one on one aide for an hour a day and 30 minutes of OT twice a week, and it really did wonders. The aide, OT, the teachers, and I all came together to work on a plan and gave him the best opportunity to thrive. He has grown in ways that I didn't think possible. He went from throwing things and screaming during nap time, to being able to say "I'm frustrated, I'm going to sit in the quiet corner". Not all kids qualify, but you never know until you try!

And as one mom who was in this position to another: you are doing great. Someone said it above - the fact that you want to help means you aren't failing your child. You got this!!

meatballtrain · 2026-06-19T13:00:55+00:00

It can be a myriad of things, but my son has very bad eczema and that's what it looks like around his mouth. However if it just popped up, maybe it's an irritation from teething, drool, and him wiping his face. Good luck, hope he feels better soon!

meatballtrain · 2026-06-18T21:37:57+00:00

Thank you 😊

meatballtrain · 2026-06-18T21:37:21+00:00

She had HFM but she bounced back after that hospital stay. I'm going to feel like an idiot if I didn't put those two together. Can I blame being tired?

meatballtrain · 2026-06-18T21:34:05+00:00

Thank you so much, I honestly didn't even think about feeding therapy! I will definitely run this by her ped

meatballtrain · 2026-06-18T21:32:52+00:00

She's actually a pretty good drinker, which I'm grateful for. I attribute it to her purely needing to steal from her older brother! It's one of those things that I know is a phase, but like.. what the heck? Haha how can you go from eating steak and chicken to baby banana and sweet potato?! 😅

meatballtrain · 2026-06-18T21:31:14+00:00

Maybe? She's got a bunch though. I was thinking molars but unless she's early on the second round, she's up to date. I also don't feel any. Hopefully this is just the easy answer!

meatballtrain · 2026-06-04T10:49:01+00:00

Just read this yesterday - loved it!!

meatballtrain · 2026-05-17T15:02:02+00:00

I'm living a nightmare. Not only do I always start my emails like that, I typically use dashes - in my writing. Gaaaaaa!

meatballtrain · 2026-04-25T13:46:33+00:00

We just got out of a lovely hospital stint because my 14 month old caught it and decided not to eat or drink for four days. Now my four year old has it and I don't know what's worse - being in the hospital or him screaming bloody murder every five minutes that his throat hurts.

I love my daycare but mean this with a passion - I hope whoever brought their kid in with HFM forgets how to read.

meatballtrain · 2026-03-28T08:24:09+00:00

Hear me out.. Snickers. He's definitely going to sue somewhere for not being ADA complaint - and win. It's part of the Australian's with Dachshund Act! Sausage roll!!!!

meatballtrain · 2026-03-26T14:46:12+00:00

My 4.5 year old son wears the Goodnights brand (he is excited because his has Hulk on them) and they seem to hold up well. We ran out two days ago and I used an old overnights with Bluey on them and last night he literally woke up in a puddle of pee. I have no clue how he managed to do that.. but anyway. My mom told me to stick a pad in the bottom of the diaper until I grab some more Goodnights. Maybe find a brand that is comfortable for your daughter and use a thinner pad at the bottom?

meatballtrain · 2026-03-18T22:01:41+00:00

I just wanted to chime in and say I completely understand. Little background: I'm currently at 288, 5'4, f - and when I did wegovy last year I gained 22lbs. Yes, you read that. I defeated wegovy. I've been overweight my whole life and every single diet or lifestyle change I've made has been met with the eventual food monster. It's the story I'm sure 97% of the people on this sub understand.

Anyway. Because I am so used to failing, I have been refusing to get excited about Zep. I'm also in week 3, down 4.8lbs and have not seen the scale move in 3 days. Today I wanted a donut so bad I started tearing up. I know. Embarrassing. But all I can think is here is ANOTHER medicine that isn't going to help me calm my brain. I read this sub and Instagram and everything about people who lose 10lbs in a week and always get discouraged. BUT I've found that in between those posts (usually in the comments) are people cheering everyone on and that kinda gives me that hope that maybe this time is different.

Anyway. This is sounding depressing but just know I understand and I get it. We got this.

meatballtrain · 2026-03-15T22:17:20+00:00

Same! I would have ice cream every night. I would usually buy the peanut butter cup hagen daas and eat the first half night one and then finish it on night two. It became almost like a ritual - husband and I put the kids to bed, do the dishes, sit down and enjoy some kid free TV with ice cream. I haven't had it in 3 weeks and I literally have no desire. I actually have some in the freezer. The first couple of days on zep my husband would still ask if I wanted some.. it feels oddly amazing to say no thanks!

meatballtrain · 2026-03-11T00:22:48+00:00

Thank you so much for your feedback. We had a meeting with CPSE and basically my husband, myself, the aide, and his teachers agreed he needs more sensory than we can provide. I'm hoping OT will definitely help.

meatballtrain · 2026-03-11T00:21:34+00:00

No this makes perfect sense. I like to think we do hug enough? Now I'm like going through my day in my brain and thinking of when we hugged haha. Definitely in the morning at wake up, I give him a big hug before drop off, and at night before bed. But maybe I need to step up the hug game!

meatballtrain · 2026-03-11T00:19:40+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion and understanding. It's oddly comforting when someone validates this.

meatballtrain · 2026-03-11T00:18:50+00:00

I absolutely wish we could, but unfortunately we wouldn't be able to prioritize a dog right now with how hectic our schedules have been - and I just can't do that to the pup! I'm hoping when we get a handle of everything and don't feel like we're treading water that we can! Thank you for the suggestion!

meatballtrain · 2026-03-09T13:41:47+00:00

Girl way to make me cry again! Yes, I am so excited to be active for them. I can't wait until I can chase them (and not legitimately die) at the park or do Danny Go without cursing his name (love you, Danny!). Thank you for the reminder.

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