You may wish to use them during the day so you can work or care for your other children. You may wish to use them at night so you can sleep. Occasionally you may wish to group them together so that you can have a few days off for a vacation. Arrange the schedule with the supervisor of nursing. Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Infant Development Therapists, Respiratory Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists may come to your home to help your baby.
Physiotherapists help the muscles and joints.
They come to the home when your baby needs special exercises to develop muscles, keep joints moving, and prevent later problems. Occupational Therapists help develop fine motor, thinking and social skills. The exercises they do and teach parents to do will help some babies catch up and others to develop to the best of their ability. Infant Development Workers or Infant-Parent Therapists are specially trained in child development and work with babies who are delayed in their development. You may live in an area where these workers are available for home care.