My 12 month old won't stand up anymore?

Question

My 12 month old daughter just learned how to crawl right before she turned 11 months, she was doing good at pulling herself up, at least I have seen her do it several times, but now she wont do it. She won't even stand and hold on to our coffee table if i put here there. BUT she will walk around if you hold her hands sometimes.(cant walk alone yet.) She has never had a problem with this untll now, and Im just concerned. She would rather sit down and crawl then stand up. And she hasn't really figured out how to cruise around the furnature, she just stands.

Her pediatrician says that she's "Fine"
No, she didn't get hurt.
And no, she wasnt' a preemie.

Answer 1

It sounds as if she is just a little slower at motor movements... If she just learned how to crawl, it takes a little while to move to the next step of pulling up and cruising. I would expect her to do that within the next 2-4 months. Sometimes they will start doing a skill and then stop for a little while as their brain works on something else. You see this a lot when they are learning to walk and talk at the same time. Once they start focusing more on one aspect (either walking or talking) they tend to slow down growth in the area they were previously doing well on. Girls tend to focus more on language development. She is probably occupying her little mind with learning to talk and absorbing language. Girls tend to be a little slower with gross motor movements. If she really seems like she is reverting in her gross motor movements (like suddenly she can't crawl anymore and hasn't moved to walking) talk to your pediatrician again.

Answer 2

She probably just figures it's too much work to walk and stand, it's easier to crawl at this point. Don't help her too much, but try and entice her with toys across the room or whatever gets her moving. Eventually, she'll figure out walking is a good method to get around.
I assume she's doing well in other areas of development, like trying to talk. My daughter was the same way. She was spending so much mental energy on learning to talk, which she was doing very well at for her age, that walking was a low priority. In my daughter's case, she was also a pretty big baby, had a lot of weight to learn how to support with those little legs. By the time a couple more months roll by, she'll probably by moving right along!

Answer 3

She can walk......has all the movements available to her but she is still afraid of trying and thats very OK. I have a 14 month old and she is in the same mode...has slowly started to feel her way. I looked back on my two older kids and they didnt walk until 15 months + either. Its scary coz you fall down and hit you head (or other bits) sometimes.

If she STILL isnt walking when she's 3 years old...then you may have a problem. I havent seen any capable children not walking by the time they go to school, have you? Remember that not walking early doesnt mean lower IQ...its probably higher because they get the fact that being more mobile ALSO means more owies. Plus for you, is that you can chase after her less manic for a while.

Answer 4

Maybe she just realized that she can't go anywhere if she's holding on to the coffee table and that crawling is her way of getting around. She obviously likes being mobile and if she's holding on to a table or something she's not going to be able to go anywhere--she's figured that out. Eventually though, she'll see mom and dad walking around and want to try that too so she'll pull up and try taking a step or two. All kids learn it at different times. I'm sure your daughter is fine :)

Answer 5

12 months old is fine for her to be where she is.

I personally didn't walk until i was 18 months old...and even then my family had to sit in a circle and force me to do it. I guess I just didn't feel the need to...I was satisfied where I was.

Don't push her too much...but it doesn't hurt to consistently work with her.

It's normal though to have a child at 14 or 15 months JUST learning to walk. She's ok...a lot can happen in two months! I personally was suprised at how much my son could learn to do in a months time...i would see other kids doing things and i would say...."there's no way he'll be doing that when he's that age"...and low and behold he was.

Don't stress...she can pick up on that. Good Luck!

Answer 6

Don't worry. She will go at her own pace, and it's normal for children to 'regress' a little sometimes. She will be walking around before you know it. Maybe she feels more comfortable sitting than cruising
Does she have any push along toys that could encourage her to walk around?
My daughter just stood before she learned to walk too. Please don't get too concerned about it, you never know, she might wake up tomorrow and be able to pull herself up again. Children do things like this to surprise us sometimes. It will all come back to her, with the knowledge of how to walk. Don't worry!

Answer 7

Well! This makes all the sense to me. She doesnt want to stand up anymore, bcuz she is mobile on the ground crawling. What would u rather do? SIt and not move or walk? same thing for baby, she just cant walk yet. Give her time.!! my daughter didnt walk till 13months.. She is fine!

Answer 8

Toddlers are something else, they will spur a fever and you take them to the hospital and they sit on the table playing with their toes and giggling. Im saying all that to say she IS fine, she is just taking her time, trial and error, seeing what she likes, next she will get up and walk on her own without any help. Its always something new, but dont wrry, its normal, I know I have 6and im a stay at home mommie. Its sounds perfectly normal. Just watch and see.

Answer 9

i wouldn't worry yet, kids all progress at their own rate and the more you want to do it, the more she'll probably dig her heels in. If there is no progress in a few months then maybe go back to the doctor. She's probably figured that shes quicker crawling but her nosy side (that all wee kids have) will come out and soon she'll be up on her feet and you'll wish she wasn't.
good luck

Answer 10

Not all babies learn at the same pace.....so don't worry, your daughter is just afraid, insecure about standing and walking, which is normal. Just wait and in time she will get up and walk all by herself.