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Prenatal life and care
As per mom, In india we didn't have that much facilities to do the check up. So they did the first checkup after 3 months of conception and everything was good. Doctor told my parents that baby and mom is good. Nothing to worry. My parents didn't do any futher check up until 7 month because of fincial problems. -
Prenatal life and Care(shocking News)
My parents did the second check up on 7 month after conception because my mom couldn't feel any movements. Doctor told my parents that they could find the movements so they recommended to do some test. My parents did that test even though they were not able to afford it finacially. The result was shocking; doctor told my parents that they could find heart beat so your baby is dead. My parents were meantally shocked. They didn't believe it but there wasn't anything that they can do. -
Prenatal life and Care (Pivotal moment)
As per mom, she had taken the medicine for almost one month to get me out. One day she felt like some movements so they went to see the doctor again. They did the scanning/test, the the result was shocking again, baby is alive and doctor were able to find the heart beat. My parents were really happy to but they were concerned about the medication that she has taken for last one month to get the dead bbay out. -
Birth
As per mom, they were concerned about my physical and thinking ability(biosocial and cognitive) due to the inkae of unwated mediaction for one month. At that time, we didn't have the facilities to do the further check up / not financially able to do it. As per my mom, i born in June , 19 1987 which was Friday. My weight was only 3 pound and had some skin texture problems. Other than everything was good. -
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Birth to 2 year
As per my mom, my biosocial(physical) developement was normal. I was able to sit without any support by 7 month, i was able to cree by 9 month, and started to walk by 13 month and so on. My parents were happy that i was growing like a normal baby except the skin texture problems. -
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Birth to 2 year
I was also cognitively normal. I had normal reflexes, and learned evrything as prportional to my age. I started make sounds, noises, and babble. So there was no delay in conginitive developement.My parents were really happy that i was developing like normal baby. -
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Birth to 2 Year
My psychosocial developement was also normal but with some issues. As per mom, i smiled to known persons but wouldn't go to anyones's hand where as my elder brother was oppostite. My mom believe that my relatives behavior had role in it because relatives come and play with my elsder brother but not with me due to small size and skin problem. However, there was change in my behavior by end of my second year. -
After Birth
My parent's were really sad about my condition. It's custom in our country to give new born babies to grand parents but my grandma was afraid to hold me because i was too small to hold. As per my mom, that was one of the worst emotional matter happend to her. My parents were concerned about cognitive abilities, as well as visual and hearing impairments due to low birth weight. -
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Early Childhood- Biosocial
Between age 2 and 6, i grew as normal as per mom but had some issues. My physicsl developement was normal such as started to walk,play with friends,started to do personal care, brushed the teeth and started to run. Skin problem was still affecting me and faced new issue. As per my mom, at the age of 3 i started to have pus coming out from my right ear. -
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Early Childhood- Cognitive
My conginitive developement was normal. I started to talk with single word, then multiple words and then sentences. There was no delay in my coginitive developement. I started my aganwadi( same like kindergarten) at the age of 3 which is like a pre school education. And i started my school life at the age of 5. My language was developed bt that time. I was able to speak my mother toungue (Malayalam) fluently. -
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Early Childhood- Psychosocial
My psychosocial developement was mixed with up and downs. I was able to make friends and was able to play with them but the ear infection caused a lot of problems. My parents were thinking that i can't run, play or do anything too much which can make my ear drainage worse I still remember when i was in aganwadi(Kintergarten) i had to change my cotton every 2 to 3 hours in order to prevent leaking from ear. My social life was kind of affected due to ear infection. -
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Early Childhood- Psychosocial
My parents were authoritative especially my mom. So i didin't have any emotionl life. My parent's were really supportive. I was not aware of personal look so my skin problems didn't affect me at all. -
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Middle Childhood- Biosocial
Middle child hood is a time of steady growth and few serious illness. My middle child hood was normal but started some new problems. My physical growth was normal. At the age of 10, when i was in fouth grade, started to have some kind of skin allergy along with pus coming from my ear. -
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Middle childhood- Cognitive
Cognitive developement was normal. I started tp learn multiple languages English, Hindi and Malayalam. As per my mom, there was no delay in cognitive developement. -
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Middle Childhood- Psychosocial Developement
I lived with parents (both mom and dad) untill i reached 10 year, then my dad came to USA for job. My grandma was also with us. So there was no delay in emotional and social developement.