Developmental History

Aaron ( non his real name) was 3 stratums older and 4 months and 5 days on the day his pose was interviewed for this subject area necessitate report. Aaron has a medium structure but is tall for his age, he likes to pretend around a lot, he is now suitable to run and run across on his own with little supervision especially if he is inside(a) the house. He likes going to the groceries and playing with the rout outs on the shelves. He can verbalize in short sentences but still uses baby talk when he asks for something. His first word was Mama and he real grunts and giggles a lot. He is non comfortable with strangers or with anything new.He seems to know a slow to crank up temperament. But once he feels secure, he can actually be very friendly and interacts well with other people. He is raft trained and corroborate started using pull-up diapers instead of the regular mavins. He likes to work on coloring books and he has tons of scribbled papers. He gets world-weary wa tching TV, he does not correct like Barney, but he likes music and he becomes very alert when he hears Mozart or Beethoven. He likes toys that he can move, bang, throw and manipulate. He already has good lovely motor skills as he can hold his spoon and annihilate on his own. However he cant still clitoris his own shirts..His favorite foods are oranges, vegetables and chicken. He also drinks apple succus with his meal. He still asks for his bottle when going to sleep but can use a sippy cup during the day. Aaron however sucks his thumb when he is asleep(predicate) or when he is feeling insecure. Health and Physical Condition Aaron was innate(p) through normal delivery, his vex was 25 when she gave birth and was the first born. His mother was healthy and did not have any severe medical checkup conditions beforehand and during the pregnancy. However, she had a case of urinary tract infection around 6 months into her pregnancy but was treated successfully with antibiotics.She al so had a constructive disposition during her pregnancy and she ate the right foods and dutifully took her vitamins and regularly had her prenatal check-ups. Aaron passed the newborn screening test in flying colors, he was 7. 6 pounds, had the normal head circumference and height and he was already hollo when he came into the world. After 2 days in the hospital, he went home, however, he was supposed to be breastfeed but he had encumbrance in it as his first feeding was from the bottle, his mother also had difficulty breast feeding him as she was a firs time mother.The doctors advised that he be place on the bottle on an infant formula. He did not have any problems after this. Aaron was overweight when he was 5 months old, he has a very regular sleeping and feeding schedule and he sticks to it even if there are distractions. He liked to jump on his mothers lap and he used his feet more than his hand at this stage. At 6 months, he changed his milk formula and he suffered from co nstipation, he had to be placed on different milk formula which was not constipating and was on a soft diet. After 2 days, he was able to resume normal bowel movement.He also had bouts of colic especially during the day. He does not cry much but when he does cry it took him a long time to quiet down. His mother noticed that he seemed to crack when he cries and go blue when he does not get what he wants. When he is angry or upset, he will cough or make emetic actions. The mother was alarmed with this behavior but when she talked to her pediatrician, he said that Aaron was merely pick uping to get his own way by vomiting and turning blue because when he checked him he was real just a normal child. The mother has learned not to repay vomiting or holding his breath and this have now disappeared.At one year old, Aaron was hospitalized for diarrhoea and vomiting, he was having high seduce fever and was throwing up and had very loose bowels. He was brought to the hospital because he was already exhibit signs of dehydration. He stayed in the hospital for 3 days and came home fine. His dentition came out in pairs and started when he was 9 months old, at 1 year and 4 months, he already had 8. He seemed to have the colds and low grade fever whenever his teeth were coming out. He has not been dropped, had his head banged or fell from the stairs. He started walking at one year old and was running before he reached 2 years old.He did not have any illnesses up to the time of the interview. Health and Medical Analysis From the case study presented, it seemed that Aarons major health condition that has brought about medical attention was on his digestive system. He had constipation, colic, indigestion diarrhea and vomiting at a young age this would imply that he has a weak stomach or a very sensitive digestive system. He had been on infant formula since he was born and it could be that his stomach have not adapted as well as children who have been breastfeed (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000).He also had been using distilled water since he was born and it could be that his stomach does not have the friendly bacterium that normal children have. The problem is that Aaron likes food he has a healthy thirst but since he suffers from indigestion or diarrhea he susceptibility lose his love for eating because it was the source of his discomfort, however, at present Aaron has not shown any aversion to food. In the future, Aaron may have more instances of diarrhea because when he gets older, his mother would have lesser control over what he eats (Berk, 2005).At present he is being taught to always wash his hands before eating and to not place anything on his mouth, but the difficulty is that he still sucks his thumb before going to sleep. It is recommended that the mother try to introduce Aaron to regular water and juice and to have him eat different foods so his stomach would be accustomed to it. It was also recommended that the mother beget this to the attention of the pediatrician and to learn more about how to keep the digestive system healthy and functioning well.ReferencesBerk, L. (2005). Factors affecting growth and physical health. In Infants and children Prenatalthrough middle childhood 5th ed (pp. 293-303). Needham Heights, MA Allyn & Bacon.Shonkoff, J. & Phillips, D. (2000). From neurons to neighborhoods The science of earlychildhood development. Washington D.C. theme Academy Press.