8-month old not crawling... very very worried

[Arimeh]

Wow since when is not crawling at 8 months a bad thing? My DS didn't crawl until 9 months, my DD1 didn't crawl until 10 months. DD2 is nearly 8 months and not crawling, and I'm not worried in the slightest.

My DS has excellent language skills, and like Kim's DD - could talk under concrete too.

[Arcadia]

Relaaaaxxxxx. Dd didn't crawl till ten months and then walked at one. She also hated tummy time, so I neve did it. She was furniture surfing long before crawlng anyway.

Crawling doesn't need to happen in babyhood anyway. If you little one skips crawling you can always teach them later...

[luna moth]

After ten years working with under-fives, I have LOTS of positive stories of littlies who didn't crawl at 8 months. Or 10 months. A few from 12 months. One as late as 16 months. I wouldn't be in the slightest bit concerned about it.

Tummy time - some kids do just hate it. It's not a BIG deal. As someone said, they can be taught to crawl later on - even 18 months is a fine time to learn to crawl (and what kid wouldn't want to get through a tunnel, into a cubby etc at that age?)

My sis was a non-crawler. Bum shuffling was just more efficient for her. She's working on her second degree at the moment. Sure, she's flaky and a little absent-minded, but that's personality. She certainly never had ADD.

[onthefly]

DS just started rolling and draggin himself a little at 8 months. Didnt' crawl til 9 months. I thought that was normal
I'm not really sure if he liked tummy time or not as I rarely remembered to do it. He seems fine though.

[tattoo_mama]

my DD didnt sit up til 9 months, only just started crawling 2 months ago (12 months old) and is nowhere near walking. and she certainly isnt stupid. i didnt walk til i was nearly 2 and i got a scholarship to a private girls school... stop googling

[Nai]

My girls loved tummy time and could lie there for ages - they didn't crawl until 9 and 10 months respectively so liking tummy time isn't an indication of early crawling. Both were also not walking until after their first birthdays (14 and 13 months) and they both have well developed language. I think kids who move later are too busy developing their other skills like talking so they tend to be better talkers - but that's just my anecdotal evidence.