Advice!

Ok so dd is 3 and when she was born her left shoulder it stuck and se wouldn't move her left arm for thirty minutes then all was fine. Fast forward and she has like a lazy left eye. I noticed it a while back but just kinda brushed it of as she was tired or just has a tick. When she blinks her left eye opens half a second after her right. Well other than that there is not a thing wrong she smiles fine, has perfect control of her face/body etc. My mom is like freaking me out saying it could be bad and she has to have it checked ASAP (Dh just started a new job and we won't have health coverage for a month) but I don't think it's something that can't wait. Opinions?

Quoting Maddy&belle'sMommy:" Ok so dd is 3 and when she was born her left shoulder it stuck and se wouldn't move her left arm for ... [snip!] ... started a new job and we won't have health coverage for a month) but I don't think it's something that can't wait. Opinions?"

You should be fine to wait the month. If it was an emergency, you would know and you would go to your local ER and get her care. I would just plan on waiting unless anything new/dangerous/scary happens. It's probably nothing honestly.

I would keep a close eye on it.... if it changes at all, I would take her asap. I'm not sure what it could be, & that's what would scare me......

Yes I would obviously take her if I thought it was in any way dangerous but it's just her left eye opens half a second(if that long) after her right eye. An unless she is super tired you can't even tell. I personally think its nothing other than a small tick or laziness. She is smart as a whip and is already starting to read :-) she sees perfect out of both eyes and everything else works fine.

Just wanted to make sure I wasn't crazy for wanting to wait till we actually have coverage .

Quoting Maddy&belle'sMommy:" Yes I would obviously take her if I thought it was in any way dangerous but it's just her left eye opens ... [snip!] ... and everything else works fine. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't crazy for wanting to wait till we actually have coverage ."

You're not crazy. I would do the exact same thing unless my child was exhibiting some extraordinarily urgent symptoms.

Example, we had no insurance for a short period back in March. My one year old got sick, I waited it out and treated his fever with tylenol/motrin. He got so hot it was like out of control and he was breathing rapidly, had a rapid heart rate and his head was bobbing with his breaths. Took him to an ER in another state (we were on vacation) with no insurance.

For a cold? No. Once he got really sick? Of course. He ended up having bronchitis and his fever spiked up to 105.

<blockquote><b>Quoting "The Boob" [HM]:</b>" You're not crazy. I would do the exact same thing unless my child was exhibiting some extraordinarily ... [snip!] ... insurance. For a cold? No. Once he got really sick? Of course. He ended up having bronchitis and his fever spiked up to 105. "</blockquote>




Thank you! I plan to get it looked at but I mean she has never has any sort of serious medical anything so I would know if she is really bad. She got only 4 hours of sleep last night and didn't nap today(it's 9:15 here) and she is still up so I think my mom just saw it at the worst lol. Plus she will only do it like once.


I totally google(I know I shouldn't have) google was trying to say it could be bells palsy or she could be having a stroke soon. Ok I suppose it is somewhat possible but it rarely happens I woul think it would progress more rather than showing less and less over time. Right?

Quoting Maddy&belle'sMommy:" <blockquote><b>Quoting "The Boob" [HM]:</b>" You're not crazy. I would do the exact ... [snip!] ... somewhat possible but it rarely happens I woul think it would progress more rather than showing less and less over time. Right?"

I just really think that you will know if it becomes an emergency. If it gets worse or a lot more noticeable, I would get her in somewhere, but with what you described I would personally wait it out and see.

Eye blinking symptoms are not usually serious unless they occur in reaction to a strong chemical in your eye or to trauma or corneal abrasion. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) if a caustic chemical has gotten in your eyes or if you have pain or vision changes. You should also seek immediate medical care for signs of a stroke such as sudden numbness or weakness of the face or a limb, especially on one side of the body, sudden confusion, difficulty seeing, sudden vision changes, sudden difficulty with coordination, or sudden severe, unexplained headache.
Seek prompt medical care if eyelid twitching (blepharospasm) does not resolve within a week, if an eye blinking symptom closes your eye completely, if you experience facial paralysis, if you experience discharge and swelling in or around the eye, or if your upper eyelid droops.


I basically agree with all of that LOL. I don't think what you are describing is eyelid twitching either, so I wouldn't worry about waiting more than a week. That's just me, not medical advice obviously.

Thank you. I swear she did it like once right when I snappe a pic for my mom and she didn't do it again. I have only seen her do it like a handful of times in the last few months and this is the first time I have seen it in a month at least so I personally think she will be ok. Thank you all!

Quoting Maddy&belle'sMommy:" Thank you. I swear she did it like once right when I snappe a pic for my mom and she didn't do it again. ... [snip!] ... few months and this is the first time I have seen it in a month at least so I personally think she will be ok. Thank you all!"

It's probably a tic. You might have her screened for tourettes (which is not nearly as bad as the cases you see on tv usually).

I hope everything stays good with her until your insurance coverage kicks in. I think she will be fine  

<blockquote><b>Quoting "The Boob" [HM]:</b>" It's probably a tic. You might have her screened for tourettes (which is not nearly as bad as the cases ... [snip!] ... see on tv usually). I hope everything stays good with her until your insurance coverage kicks in. I think she will be fine  "</blockquote>




Thank you! Yeah I think at worst it might just be some small nerve damage(which they said cold occur due to how she was born) which if the worst is a slightly lazy eye then I will take it! Lol!