DD1 took her first independent steps at 17 months old. She walked around hanging on to walls for a few months before that. Severe hip dysplasia baby.
DD2 is 16 months. She "walks" on her knees, so crawling with no hands. She can move around holding onto furniture but chooses not to. She had soft hips but only needed double nappies for treatment.
I'm surprised that she isn't walking yet, but know she isn't because she's found another way.
My first little boy walked around the 18mth mark, he actually never traditionally crawled. He only commando crawled and when he would try and walk, got frustrated as he was faster commando crawling.
My second little boy was around the 17mth mark, he could crawl and rathered that than trying to walk.
My little girl on the other hand was walking around 10mths. She was my third and had some keeping up to do and toys to pinch
DD1 - Walked at about 19.5 months - she did have hip dysplasia but that was all over and done with by 6 months ish so I don't believe that really impacted it - she just was slower on the physical side of things. She did the knee walking thing you mention your DD2 does for about 6-8 weeks I reckon.
DS2 - Walked at about 14 months - he is a far more physical being than she is. He couldn't stand on his own, he mastered walking before standing still - which is typical of his caution to the wind attitude.
DD1 didn't walk til 16 months. I was unlucky in that all the other babies in my Mums group and my BB group were all walking already (some for a good 6 months) and having no experience, I was starting to fear I would be carrying around a teenager lol.
My DS didn't walk till he was 19 months. He did everything late, first he rolled everywher for what seemed forever, he then commando crawled at 11 months, and then properly on hands and knees at 14 months. He pretty much stood up shortly after that but hung onto walls and furniture for again what seemed forever, and then he found the courage to let go and walked all by himself for like a few days before he started running and hasn't stopped since
DS1 walked at 21 months, he commando crawled from 8-11 months and then crawled on hands and knees until 31 months, and DS2 at 17 months started walking. He crawled from 7 months.
DS (Hip Dysplasia as you know but also low tone issues) didn't walk until just over 18m - I think he might have been one of the last in my belly buddies group, with WYSIWYGs DD
I never had any hip problems, and I didn't walk until I was about 18 months myself Could have even been as late as 2 years, mum's never sure which of us she can remember walking latest - but my brothers were late walkers too. Just the way some kids are
DD1 was around 17mo I think, hard to remember (can't believe our girls are on the downward sprint to 5 btw, went like a blink). I was around 18mo or older myself too when I started walking, Mum's memory also fuzzy but it was a bit after my brother was born. No phyiscal issues but she was/is a small baby/toddler/kid, I had hip issues though and was in a brace for a while. DD1 crawled really early so it felt like forever before she walked, I was an earlyish crawler too.
DD2 had borderline hips that needed periodic monitoring but ended up fine without intervention and was walking by 10months. I was caught off guard.
Surprisingly, they were both around the same weight when the started walking although that's probably just a coincidence. Interesting though.
In the end, both are very physical and big climbers. Not sure why the huge difference in timing other than it is probably becomes more and more irrelevant the further away you get. I always played as many sports as I could fit over the year (basketball, soccer, netball, water polo, swim team and dancing) so maybe all that extra time crawling was good, stacked my coordination lol.
My DD crawled from 12 months and walked from 18 months. She has hyperflexible joints, which is probably why. She's still delayed with gross motor stuff.
My DD had mild hip dysplasia and was in a brace from 3-6 months. She started crawling on Australia Day at 11 months and walking independently at 18-19 months. She's still a little wobbly now at 21 months but getting better all the time.
DS2 commando crawled until 13/14 months then crawl properly until 17.5 month when he finally started walking, no hip or joint problems, I figure he just clued on to the fact that his big brother would bring him all his toys and mum and dad would carry him so he decided not to, clever really
I was a late walker, refused until I was 18 months (apparently I had no interest in even trying) No other health problems, but I have bad coordination, which apparently could be why I was a late bloomer
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