DD3 is 9.5 months now, and isn't crawling. This alone doesn't worry me too much, DD1 didn't crawl until she was 10 months, however she was already up and rocking.
DD3 sits when put down, but can't put herself into a sitting position. She won't get into a crawling position, and if you put her in it to encourage her, she puts her hips on the floor with her legs wide apart and rocks and then cracks it about 2 seconds later.
She won't put her weight on her legs either. If you stand her up, she will either lift her legs up and hold them there or her legs go like jelly and she just wants to sit.
So my question - how do I know if it's a developmental delay as opposed to her just being stubborn and not wanting to do it? She kicks her legs around like crazy when lying on her back so I know her legs work lol
And if it is a developmental delay - what age is the right one to get to before seeing someone about it?
No idea about developmental delays, but have her hips been checked for dysplasia? DD despised taking her weight with her legs, they'd go all jelly too. She never had any clicking or anything like that.
She sounds like DD2, lazy little troll she was.
She never put weight on her legs or bounced like DD1 used to love, she refused to be put in a walker or jolly jumper, anything that required her to use her legs!!
she didnt sit unassisted until 11 months and couldnt get into or out of a sitting position until about 12 months. She commando crawled until 14 months and then she started crawling traditionally.
She started pulling herself to standing at about 16 months, but didnt cruise furniture until 18 months and then eventually started walking at about 21-22 months.
it was frustrating thats for sure!
but ehr legs and her hips were perfectly fine, she just did it her way
DD2 didn't sit up until she was about 10months, didn't crawl until she was about 13 months and walked at around ummm 15 months I think. I was very concerned as my other 2 did everything "on time" my GP on the other hand wasn't worried at all and turns out he was right she is now a happy and extreamly active 2 year old that runs everywhere
But if you are worried then speak with someone even if just to put your mind at ease
Hmm it's hard to say if my gut is telling me anything, she seems fine every other way, claps her hands, waves goodbye, babbles and yells if she wants something. She is smaller than the others though, quite the skinny little chicken! So to me she "feels" like she is only 7 or 8 months old, but who knows if that's just cos she's my last so I don't want her to grow up too quickly lol
Pholi - she sat in a rocker chair a bit when she was younger but when she tried sitting up in it we just put her on the floor from then on. She only just tried a walker and jolly jumper in the last 3 weeks and she wasn't particularly keen on either of them. Not too much tummy time, she had silent reflux as a baby so would just scream if we put her on the floor. I wore her in carriers a lot though, which I've read can help with their development in the same way as tummy time does.
If you sit her down she will reach for things, she can lean all the way over while sitting and get herself back up. If I put a toy on the side of her she will roll to get it. She learnt how to roll back to tummy within normal time frames but only just learnt to roll tummy to back about a month ago because she just hates being on her tummy.
My dd had low muscle tone, we saw a physio from 6months-18 months. She was slower than other babies but was walking by 15.5 months. I was very concerned at the time, but now you would never know she had probs in the beginning. It was a child health nurse and then a paed who picked it up.
Are you concerned about her development in regards to anything else, or just this? Some babies never crawl and just start bum shuffling at around 7-8 months, and some start later.
You are her mother, so I guess the question is: what does your instinct tell you? Going by what you wrote, it doesn't sound like there is a cause for concern, but we don't have the full picture.
If you are concerned, maybe take her to you GP or MCHN and see what they say?
Last edited by Starfish; January 16th, 2012 at 09:51 AM.
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I haven't done paediatrics for a long time, but I'm a physio, and from memory, the skills you've described her being unable to do (eg, take weight through her legs when held) are what you'd expect as a minimum at 9 months. Does she get much 'tummy time,' ie, time lying on her tummy where she gets to practise holding her head up in that position? Babies who are not regularly placed in that position often are a bit slower to crawl, though it wouldn't explain the weight through legs. Do you have her propped up in a seat, or a bouncinette, much of the time? Are her toys loose, or always close and within easy reach of her? If she's not free to move around, she won't have had the opportunity to learn the skills of balancing, getting in and out of sitting, leaning through her arms to reach something , which is a precursor of crawling, etc. Re 'being stubborn', you can rule that out by using a toy she wants to play with. What does she do if she's sitting, and you put a toy she wants just barely, or a bit further, out of reach, either forwards or to the side of her? If you leave her lying on her back with toys out of reach, can she roll to tummy and back over to her back?
From what you described, I would be a little concerned at this stage, though I don't know what the standard approach to get help would be where you are. I would guess that either your child health nurse or GP could refer her to a ppaediatric develomental centre, where she could be assessed and you can start helping her development with specific activities. Treatment sooner rather than later, if there is a mild developmental delay, often leads to a resolution of the issues much more easily, so it's definitely better to get her checked.
DS1 did not crawl till he was 13 months old, he rolled everywhere from 10 months and then started comando crawling and then finally crawling at 13 months and didn't walk until 21 months!!
He was lazy in my books, but pead puts it down as devlopmental delay. He is fine now with walking etc, but is still not ready to TT. So seems like everything will be delayed.
My friend has a son who is very much like this.
He is completely normal in most other aspects, he's around 13 months now, and up until he was about 10 months old, he couldn't crawl, he could sit well, and roll and things, but he would NOT weight bare on his legs, you'd try stand him up, and he'd just flop his legs, and he is also quite a "floppy" baby ITMS? Like my DD is quite solid when you hold her, but her DS, just seems reeeeaallly relaxed lol.
But anyway, he crawled at 10ish months, of his own accord, one day he decided to get up on his hands and knees (no prompting), and literally the next day he was crawling! Out of the blue! He is even standing himself up and cruising along furniture now, again, of his own accord, and in his own time
Does DDs siblings tend to bring her the things she wants? Perhaps that could be a facor, she knows they'll get it for her?
If something in your gut tells you something is wrong - its better to be safe than sorry IMO, but if she seems to be fine in other aspects, maybe leave it awhile longer and see what happens?
Hope I've helped
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I think it can't hurt to have it checked out Hun. All bubbas do things at their own pace, plus S has 3 siblings to get her stuff and entertain her so she might not need to move around as much? GP should be able to give her a quick assessment, and if need be refer her to a paed xx
You've described by DS to a T there! Took him to a Pead Physio a day shy of 10 months and 2 days later he started crawling, walked at 13 months.
I would suggest you go to a Pead Physio. You don't need a referral, their rates are quite reasonable (paid $80 for my first visit) and they can not only tell you if everything is 100% but mine always gave me loads of handouts etc to help DS.
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she is now a happy and extreamly active 2 year old that runs everywhere 
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