Weight and delayed developmental issue

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Asked for Female, 29 Years

My son will be 14 months in next week. His weight is 9.6 kg. is he underweight?also he is very slow in development. till now he is not able to stand on his own. he walks only whne holding both hands. he is not interested to pull the things and stand also. hw was born in 35 weeks 7 days. he started sittimg on his own from lying position after 10 months. he doesnt do conventional crawling. he moves with pulling both legs and bottom on the floor.otherwise he is a very happy and active baby. is the delay in standing and walking normal? when will he be able to stand and walk on his own? please advice what to do.

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Dr. S. T. Pushpam

Pediatrician 16 yrs exp Bangalore

Hi. Since he is a preterm , his milestones will be a 5-6 weeks delayed. This is normal. His development and weight is normal for the age.

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Dr. Kaarthikeyani.S.S Pediatrician 13 yrs exp Chennai Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Kaarthikeyani.S.S

Pediatrician 13 yrs exp Chennai

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Hi,his weight is weight is in the acceptable range not to worry.As you have noted he seems to have a slight delay in his motor development. Since he is a late preterm he has chances of improvement with developmental therapy.

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I Kindly request you to get a detailed work up done for him by a paediatrician to get this sorted out .