Sam wouldn't consistently and deliberately roll until he was over 9 months old. He didn't crawl until he was 10 and a half months old. He then walked two weeks after his first birthday. Yes, he has a mild speach delay, but I think that comes down to being a dummy addict more than anything else.
As for me - I did not crawl. I skipped crawling and went straight to walking. I was dux of my school without even really trying so it didn't effect my intelligence at all!
Stop googling and let your baby be themselves. Enjoy being able to know that she will stay where you put her and keep out of mischief - because that won't last much longer regardless of what else you do!
My ds didnt crawl till 10.5 months, never rolled over without help and despised tummy time with a passion. He didnt walk till 16 months. He was happy getting around however he chose.
He is now the most active, talkative little man going around. He can read his name and can even speak some Spanish (thanks Dora)
I was worried too, but as long as you do ehat you can to encourage and teach your little one, you're on a winner!
i couldnt agree more, kids do things SO differently and at such different times, if she was 1 maybe id be looking into it, but 8 months would be pretty normaly i think. DD didnt mind tummy time but didnt crawl till 10 1/2 months, and even then it wasnt a proper crawl....one leg bent one leg straight...looked very funny, but only did that for a few weeks and was walking by 11 months (well...wobbling) and is now 2 and pretty well rounded .
I remember when my DD was tiny and i was worried about milestones, a friend told me ''by the time they are three they have all pretty much got the the same level and it doesnt matter who did what first then'' i always remembered that and just let DD do her own thing! hugs to you.
8 months is not late at all for crawling. My DD is a week shy of one year old and only does a half assed commando crawl, and out of my mother group only 2 babies are 'proper' crawling and only one is walking. BTW she loved tummy time and first rolled at about 4 weeks, so you see huge variations on development milestones which are all OK.
I know it is hard not to worry but on this one it really isn't time for concern, and it won't be time for concern for quite awhile yet.
Maybe I didn't express myself properly - it's not that I want DD to crawl *now*, I just became worried that she wouldn't crawl at all. I just read so much anecdotal evidence about non-crawlers, it freaked me out.
I don't think she will ever want to roll from back to tummy.... does it really matter??
Reading all your stories, it doesn't seem to.
DD can't get around by any means - she is just content to sit there. I was just worried that she might not have progressed by 1 year. Sounds stupid now that I'm writing this down....
Suffice it to say, I am no longer worried. And I have stopped googling.
P.S. This forum is amazing. I have used other sites and you might get 1 response... I have received so much support here in just a few hours. Thank you.
My DS rolled tummy to back and back to tummy at 9 weeks and 12 weeks of age and continued to do so.He wasn't a huge fan of tummy time either so I just went with whatever he was comfortable doing. He commando crawled around 6 months but never crawled properly until well after he started walking at 15 months of age. He prefered to bum shuffle and drag one leg behind but he has met all his milestones and most certainly doesn't have a speech delay or ADD or anything else for that matter.
Please stop googling and enjoy your precious bub. She will do all the things she's supposed to in her own time
To bring this to you from another angle - my DS1 who crawled at 6m, walked at 12m is dyspraxic. DS3 who crawled at 4m and walked at 7m is probably not going to be ready for school. I am still fighting with TT and he has some big time speech delay issues. He still does not hold a back and forth conversation with me at 4yo. A lot of what he says is illegible to everyone but me and DH. Everyone was certain when he started walking at 7mo that he was some kind of genius like my eldest sister who also started walking at 7m - admittedly including me. I tend to look at it as though I have failed him.
Not only is google not your friend, but anyone can publish anything online without censor. Is the information you are reading derived from years of peer reviewed study? Or just someones anecdotal observation which could actually be saying that in some cases parents are not helping their children with their milestones at all?
IF you see evidence that there is a delay with your DDs speech, seek help then. I don't think forcing her on her tummy is going to teach her anything useful, iykwim. Sit her down where she is comfortable and talk to her instead.
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8-month old not crawling... very very worried
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