My son will be 7 months on July 21. He can't sit unsupported yet without me being there to catch him when he starts falling to one side or the other. He doesn't really try either. The most he does is use his arms to support him from falling forward, but he doesn't look like he'll be there any time soon? Also, he's not doing the "push-ups" that baby's do before they start crawling. And he does roll A LOT from his back to belly, then he starts screaming after about 5-10 minutes of being on his belly. He won't roll onto his back again by himself? Although I know he can roll from back to belly, that's what he STARTED out with. He just seems really demanding, and needs A LOT of attention, he doesn't like being in one spot for too long, and I'm ALWAYS having to go get him when he really starts screaming!! Don't get me wrong I LOVE him to death, but it gets sooooo tiring especially when my husband's out of town for 10-14 days at a time (he's a pilot)! Well thanks, and I appreciate any help!
2007-07-05 13:37:56 · 5 answers · asked by Melissa t 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Breathe. All babies are different and they say when they concentrate on one thing (such as verbal skills) they lack in other skills (crawling, etc.) Does he chatter alot? Even if that is not the case, I wouldn't worry too much, he will get to it in his own time. If your pediatrician didn't say anything at his 6 mos. check up, it doesn't seem like there is cause for alarm. Also, if you run and pick him up every time he yells, he will expect it each and every time. I am not being critical, I know because I did the very same thing with my 9 month old. And it is very hard not to keep doing it. But when I set her on floor to crawl around and explore and she starts whining and yelling, I speak softly to her, step in her line of vision so she knows I am very close by and go about doing what I was doing (which is usually cleaning). If she continues for more than 15 minutes, I do pick her up to make sure she is not wet/hungry. But she usually stops prior to the 15 minute mark and finds something else to pull out and spread all over the floor. Good luck and keep your chin up. Look at it this way, these days of neediness wont last forever and you will miss them when they are gone and he becomes little Mr. Independent.
2007-07-05 14:15:01 · answer #1 · answered by firegirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About the sitting up, I would not put too much worry into that. Every baby does things within their own time table, sounds like he is trying a little and just hasn't got it. It will come all of a sudden. I know it seemed to come from no where with my daughter one day she would fall one second after I put her down, the next she sat for about 2-3 minutes, the next we went to get her pictures taken and she sat for 30 minutes! Literally overnight!
As for the rolling, I would go to him when he starts to cry when he's in a position he doesn't like and get down on the floor and encourage him to roll towards you to get out of that position. I can't tell how long you are letting him be frustrated by your post, but allowing a couple minutes of frustration and encouragement that he can do it, will teach him that he can, then you won't have to come running unless he really is stuck. I know with my daughter she would get "stuck" in a position I knew she could get out of and I would look at her and say, "You are fine roll over and change what you don't like!" She looked at me like I was crazy, but now when she falls or does something little that doesn't need real attention, I tell her "you are fine" and she is.
I understand the tiring, my husband is home every night, but sometimes I feel like handing off my daughter and leaving because the day has been so tiring. Make sure you have a support system outside of your husband someone you can leave your baby with on occasion. You can't do it alone even if it is for just 10-14 days! You need someone to lean on and be there to help when you are tired!
2007-07-05 16:21:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry if at this time he doesn't know how to sit by himself. Give him time. My own grandson sat by himself when he was almost 9 months and didn't even learn how to crawl. It was only after he learned how to walk that he crawled. You can't always have the same patterns with each child. And maybe the reason he demands lots of attention is he may be teething. Babies are so demanding when they are not comfortable or are not feeling fine.
2007-07-05 15:57:32 · answer #3 · answered by annabelle p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i went through the same thing with my son who is now 17 month old. my boyfriend(his dad) owns his own business and he is gone 12 hours a day so i can totally relate with you being tired of him. Get the bumbo seat at target or walmart or toys r us...it works!!!!!!!! best $ i ever spent. It's a seat that will help him to sit up and you can put him in it and he can play sitting up. It will be a totally different experince for your baby. He is probably sick of being laid down all the time. my son was and still is demanding Now i am dealing with my son not picking up food, he wants me to feed it to him. lol....I have a 9 yr old daughter so i have experince but he is a piece of work but he's my little man. lol
2007-07-05 13:41:39 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Sexy Mama of 2 cuties♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my son didn't start sitting up on his own (unsupported) till he was 10 months old part of it was due to him having hypospadias (birth defect of the penis) and because of that it would hurt him to try and sit he did the commando crawl at the age of 8 months but the week my son had the surgery to correct to defect he was confined to his playpen which he hated but was doctors orders
2007-07-05 14:11:48 · answer #5 · answered by teri81979_2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋