She either goes bum up or head up, she hasnt quite mastered both at once!
i mean at all when i hold her up or when the chn holds her up, even in the jolly jumper she spins but wont stand or bounce.
DS definitely wasn't putting weight on his legs at 8 months. He did like you described and would curl his legs up if you tried to encourage him or get him to bounce (even now he still curls his legs up if I try and get him to stand or bounce). Our MCHN wasn't concerned though so we weren't referred. Probably because he was commando crawling and was using his legs kicking etc. He probably started putting weight on his legs at around 11 months and then pulling himself to standing at 12 months. Now, at 13 months he is cruising the furniture.
I wouldn't be too concerned at this stage since babies vary so much in their development.
oh yay!! thanks megan! exactly what i wanted to hear!
i would say it wont be long till she's crawling "properly" but is doing the commando very well.
mchn said she wasnt overly worried but it was protocal to reffer her to see the physio.
i feel so much better now, thanks heaps
Glad you're feeling better FWIW, I think DS crawled properly at about 9.5, maybe 10 months. He was my lazy little lump for a while, like he was thinking "why should he make the effort to get up and move when Mummy will do everything for me!" lol Suddenly a few months later and I'm having to chase him!
Sounds like your little girl is just fine, and she'll get there in her own time (which sounds like soon!)
I don't think it's an issue unless they aren't showing an interest in bearing weight by 11 months. Pretty sure every developmental milestone chart has had the same time frame on it. I'm sure your DD just likes observing like mine
Jacob was the same as that skybie, He wouldnt bear his weight or bounce, he was never one of those standing babies IYKWIM?
He only started commando crawling at around 9-10 months, then "proper" crawling from about a year or a bit later, he pulled himself to standing at around a year too, he is 18 months now and has only just in the last few days taken a few steps un aided. now seems completely uninterested in walking again!
I participated in a study for babies when he was 6 months and then a year old, the woman was completely taken aback that jacob would not weight bear or stand at the table or walk along with her at 1 year old, I was told that he needed to be checked out and would score low on his gross motor tests..I saw the MCHN, she was not in the least bit fazed, said lucky me that he wasnt trying to grow up too quick!
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FWIW, I think DS crawled properly at about 9.5, maybe 10 months. He was my lazy little lump for a while, like he was thinking "why should he make the effort to get up and move when Mummy will do everything for me!" lol Suddenly a few months later and I'm having to chase him!
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