7 1/2 mnths not crawling and not liking lumpy solids..
Isabella is 7 1/2 months! (wow where did the time go!?!)
She loves to sit and can lean back and fwds and side to side and even put her forhead on the ground and come back up again to sitting no worries at all. Lattely she likes is when you stand her up and hang onto her hands - she can stand for 5-10 mins at a time before her knees buckle and she likes to stand so that she is holding coffee table or couch (with me holding her waist but not solding her up) and she had started trying to pull her slef up on things - juts her legs will not co-operate at the moment.
BUT she HATES tummy time and will not stay on her tummy for more than 5 mns before she screams. She also doesnt roll around much at all.
Is this a problem?? She is hitting all her other milestones - 2 teeth (bottom) and her top teeth are on the way = she says Dada, nanna (no mumma ) and she is eating well and sleeping through. Im getting worried - does she NEED to be crawling / rolling?? Or maybe just go straight to walking??
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Bella loves her food but likes it quite smooth - she eats well and eats a variety of fruits and veggies - but she really doesnt like lumps! I tried her with some mince today and she would juts makes faces and spit it out! She also is not a huge fan of finger foods either... is this a problem??
To me I can't see anything to worry about, it all sounds normal to me, babies do things in there own time and she is doing thing and developing. I would not worry about it, with my first I was given to 10 months for her to roll and sit unadid wich did, the day before her 10 month check. So I think you girl is going great guns.
Oh hun....you really need to try and stress less, LOL. Bella is perfectly normal.
I'm sure you've seen videos of Jack on FB and how active he is, jumping on his trampoline etc, etc... Well, he didn't crawl until he was 8 months old!!! He hated tummy time...but would pull himself up to stand before he could even crawl. All babies will do things at different rates, and will do new things when they are ready. It is easy for me to say, I know, I think you stress less when you have had four! Sometimes I get a bit worried as some of Jack's little friends can say a few words (most of them are 12 weeks older than him though) and Jack not really saying "words" but he can run like the wind!! while a lot of them are still toddling. They are all different hun, and Bella sounds completely normal!
As for the lumpy food, I don't really have any advice on that except for try not to stress, LOL. You said she eats well and loves her food, that's all that matters. She will like it lumpier eventually, just keep offering and one day she will take it.
ETA: Jack didnt get his first tooth till 8 months, and still only has six.
Thanks Marlene! Yeah I know I need to stress less and Im *usually* ok but its when ppl start the " Oh she isnt crawling yet..." that makes you second guess things!
DS was not even eating any solids properly till 8 months started relaly well at 6 months for 10 days then refused so after 1 week of trying and offering i then was adviced to stop for a few weeks. So at 7 and 1/2 months we re started. Slowly and surely he took it and by 10 months was eating lumps and most things offered to him.
As for sitting he has sat up since 8 months but still does not get himself to a sitting position.
Crawling he is comando crawling and rolling everywhere (have floor boards and told this is often case) he didnt actually start comando crawling till 10 months.
so i think all you have said is fine relax and dont stress and let babies be babies they will develop in there own time.
ETA ds hated tummy time till he worked out how to move!
And FWIW, my DS refused ALL SOILD FOOD until he was 10 months. And my DD only just leant to roll over last week and she can't sit at all (but she loves all food, especially finger food).
ALL BABIES ARE DIFFERENT! And I reckon most mummies know when something is really wrong and they go and get help.
My DD is going through a phase of not liking lumpy foods or vegies (I've had to mix with yoghurt to get her to eat a few times ) think its just their age/phase thing.)
She isn't crawling yet either but I take her to the paed physio's for progress checks on her for something else, and here's what they told me the other week: They said babies should crawl, shuffle or walk by 10/11 months and not to worry until then. And that if want to help strengthen those muscles to take a the couch seating cushion off and pput it on the floor and kneel bub up against cushion for a while as is just right height for them to lean on their arms/chest while learn they can kneel etc Also is good if they hate tummy time.
7 1/2 mnths not crawling and not liking lumpy solids..
) and she is eating well and sleeping through. Im getting worried - does she NEED to be crawling / rolling?? Or maybe just go straight to walking??
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All babies will do things at different rates, and will do new things when they are ready. It is easy for me to say, I know, I think you stress less when you have had four! Sometimes I get a bit worried as some of Jack's little friends can say a few words (most of them are 12 weeks older than him though) and Jack not really saying "words" but he can run like the wind!! while a lot of them are still toddling. They are all different hun, and Bella sounds completely normal!
) think its just their age/phase thing.)
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