thread: 8 month old not bearing wieght on legs.

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  1. #1
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    Jan 2009
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    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

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    Nov 2004
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    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!)

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    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

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    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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    Gosh theyre funny creatures!! i knew she wouldnt be the only one that refused to do it!!
    thanks for that SS really appreciate it xxx

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    My friends DS was exactly the same. He wouldn't bear weight on his legs at 8 months but was commando crawling everywhere. From memory he started walking not long after his 1st birthday

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    My DD didn't crawl till 13 months and didn't bear weight on her legs till about 11 months. Even then she didn't really like doing it - was more consistent around 15 months when she atrted standing. We were never overly worried or referred to anyone. She walked at 19 months and now you would never know that she was a late develper - physically. Some kids just take longer and I honeslt y think some of the "timelines" in books are way small.