Feeling bad and concerned about baby not crawling or cruising yet?

Question

I am kinda concerned about my just turning 9 mth old son not cruising or crawling. He does, however, sit unsupported, pulls himself forward and pushes backward around the floor on his belly, rolls around, can stand with support or walk while holding onto our hands.

My concern is how other people I know ask me if he is walking or crawling yet and when I say no, then proceed to tell me how their child did these things at an even earlier age than my son. I feel terrible, like I hindered him by letting him jump in a jolly jumper or play in an exersaucer too much, but he hated the floor until about 2 mths ago.

Should I be as upset as I am?

Answer 1

I guess this is your first baby dear.
Nope, the kid is doing well for his age, and walking (first few days, with assistance) will develop and appear in the months 9-12. and crawling will still persist alternated with walking for at least 2-3 weeks.
People around will surely put you in a nervous state of fear of "undeveloped child" boasting they and their descendants walked around by the age of 8 or 9 months....my dear, that am afraid, is a lot of crap.
There are the medical and the anecdotical facts.
Let us take only the medical proven facts, and you will not be disturbed anymore by the comments of "experts" that walked for sure as any normal baby between 10 to 14 months of age, and tell you otherwise. Your baby is doing fine.
Yours sincerely
Garfield526

Answer 2

No! Don't worry yourself so much or you'll put yourself into an upset. My daughter didn't crawl until 2 days after her first birthday and didn't start walking until she was 15 months. There's absolutely nothing wrong with her, she just wasn't ready, much like your son. He will crawl when he's ready. A lot of babies miss the crawling stage altogether and go straight to walking. This may be the case with your son sonce he's already walking supported
With my daughter, one day I just looked over at her, and she was CRAWLING. I couldn't believe it, I called everyone i knew. My doctors always told me not to be so soncerend but like you, I just kept hearing from everyone that she should be crawling and even walking!
Your son is doing great. He's mobile and from the sounds of it, an all over happy and healthy little man.
Take care and ignore people! LOL

Answer 3

Dont worry about walking yet. My son didn't start "walking" until he was 14 months. He was cruising by about 10 months. He just didn't have the need or want to walk on his own before that.

I have heard of some kids that don't crawl at all. If it worries you, talk to your pediatrician, but if they haven't said anything already, it's probably not a concern at this age yet.

Some kids just aren't interested in learning that type of thing at the same age as others.

Answer 4

Just tell those other people that your son is too busy learning quantum physics or some other crap. I know a woman who swears one of her kids was talking, walking and potty trained herself before she was 9 months old. blah
My 3rd son walked at 9 1/2 months but didn't crawl until he was almost 18 months old. All children are different and some never do crawl.
My mom says that I didn't crawl either but when I was 11 months old, another little girl stole my bottle and I jumped up and ran after her so I ran before I even walked.
There will always be that 'competiveness' with some people. They'll always try to one up you. Their kid makes better grades, is better in sports, etc. Just ignore them and let your kid take life at his own pace. Your son will love you for it.

Answer 5

try no to worry about it. As you have been told, babies develop at all different times. I recently had a woman say to me "your baby is 10 months old and is not walking yet?!!, my daughter is 9 months old and has been walking!" I hate when people compare their children to others! Screw them! Your baby will develop at his own pace. I have noticed that when parents start to worry about something their kids are not doing, soon after they start. If he were 1 1/2 than I would worry but for now just relax. He may start walking out of no where. I know about 6 babies that never crawled and just started walking. Good luck to you and your baby boy! Happy New Year.

Answer 6

Your feelings are understandable. I have four daughters and each of them progressed much differently than their sister. My eldest is handicapped; she does not crawl or walk. My three youngest daughters were sitting up at 9 months just as yours does, but my five year old didn't crawl ever! She went from sitting to standing to walking around and holding on to furniture. My three year old sat up at 9 months then didn't crawl until she was 11 months and walking by 12 months. My two year old sat up at 9 months crawled by 10 and walking by 11 months.
The important thing to remember is each child is going to be different and you would be suprised at how quickly they will crawl or walk. It is also rare for a child to walk at 9 months old; out of my 16 nephews and 5 neices, only one was walking at 9 months and the rest all walked by the age of one.

Answer 7

Just shrug these people off. There is always going to be people like thiem. My first son hated the floor. And didnt sit until about 8 months, never crawled, but started walking and running at 13 months. All babies are different. My son loved his jumper, but we did try to limit time in there. Dont let them bother you. Enjoy your son, take it one day at a time. If you are concerned, talk to his doctor. He may suggest things. Also, you might be eligible for Early Childhood Intervention, which I think is through counties. They should be listed in your phonebook. Take care

Answer 8

My 12 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous did not pass slowly till late, and he took his first step at sixteen months previous!! He rolled over late and sat up late. 12 years later, he merely got here homestead from Tae Kwon Do, and reads on above a 12th grade point and has for years. He replaced into in easy terms a laid back toddler. Like a prior answer says, if he's alert and reaches and kicks, and so on. he's in all probability positive. I did have a pal who replaced into an occupational therapist look into him whilst he replaced into delaying a number of those issues. The physician can examine particular reflexes and muscle issues to furnish reassurance, or refer you to an occupational therapist if he would not sense comfortable comparing this. not crawling on my own isn't something to be troubled approximately.

Answer 9

He's doing things that show his motor skills are fine. Some kids are a little slower getting started. Your baby's walking with support, thats great! Crawling's just not his thing. My daughter walked at 10 months,fed herself with a spoon at 5 months. While my son walked at a year,took forever to do alot of other things but now at 3yo he's more agile than my cat!
Someones kid will sometimes do something first and yours will have firsts,too. You have to remember your not in competition with anybody. If your giving him floor time,that it dosent reflect on you. If he's in the crib all day,than thats different. Ive known of some babies that walk,then crawl. Your tight to be upset in the sense that your a mom,thats what we do. But its not necessary. :)

Answer 10

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/10/T107100.asp

The above link goes to an short article on walking at ask dr sears.

They do develop different, and if he's showing he can stand with support and sit on his own he's probably fine. I had one baby who I don't really think ever did "up-on-all-fours" crawling at all.

In case you're thinking he's a late bloomer muscles-wise, here's an excerpt from that Dr. Sears article that points how how late-muscle-developers may actually be better off

Again, from Ask Dr. Sears:

"Late walkers are more likely to be content to entertain themselves with seeing and fingering fun than with motor accomplishments. A late walker goes through the crawl-cruise-stand-walk sequence slowly and cautiously, calculating each step and progressing at his own comfortable rate. When he does finally walk, he walks well.

The early walker, on the contrary, may be the impulsive, motor-driven baby who has raced through each motor milestone before parents could get their camera ready. While there is no definite profile of early walkers, they tend to be high-need babies who early on left the lap stage and squirmed out of infant seats. Body type may also affect the age of walking. Lean babies tend to walk earlier. Early and impulsive walkers are often more accident-prone than their more cautious walking mates"

No - you shouldn't be upset. My tip: Don't get into the thing where you discuss what your baby's latest milestone is with other people. They're only too happy to start trying to think up what might be wrong with him. Its almost the fashion for adults to pick apart children and look for what could be wrong. The reality is most children are 100% fine. Be your child's best friend and don't discuss him with others who's business it isn't.