At 8 months DD1 was crawling, sittin unaided,pulling her self up on furniture and crusing round nicely, saying about 4 words, eating small amount of what we ate for dinner (so very lumpy and not mashed), sandwichs, fruit.
DD2 at 8 months had only just learned to roll tummy to back, back to tummy and over and over like a rolling pin and only saying dad and nan. Could nto sit unaided and has even touched solids. Milk is her only food. Now at 9 months she is full on crawling, sitting unaided but still no solids what so ever!
My DD was sitting unaided but was only just taking to solids ( this was my fault because she was having 6 bottles instead of 4 bottles and so was not hungry for food. As soon as I cut down her bottles, she took to solids), so she was having mashed food aswell. Due to this I didn't start with lumpy food untill she was 9 months and for finger food she was 10 or 11 months.
I wouldn't worry. Each child is different and do it when YOU and your DS are ready. Not when the MCHN tells you to.
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