My Child wont crawl! Has this ever happened before?

Question

My Child is a year old and he wont crawl. He goes to therapy and I follow through with therapy at home also. I hold him on his knees even if he throws atemper and still he doesnt crawl. We give him tummy time ALL the time I have placed toys far away in front of him and still no crawling. Has anyone else ever had this problem before? I feel like an awfull mother.

I want everyone to know that I do follow what my therapist does tell me and i know alot of you are concened because he is in distress but i just wanted you to be aware that i dont get joy out of holding my kid on his knees. He is also in distress at therapy and it is hard for me as a parent to see that. Yes he did have VERY SEVERE reflux and torticollis

Answer 1

First, you are NOT an awful mother. All children develop differently and at different speeds. This is NOT your fault. You are doing all the right things. Ask yourself...would an awful mother have her child in therapy? Would she follow through with it? Would an awful mother feel so upset about this? I think not. This does happen with some children and you are not alone. As moving and crawling should not be a negative experience, I would recommend to give him a break if he has a temper tantrum. Sometimes he just needs to be a one year old and not doing therapy. You are doing everything you need to be doing and sound like a wonderful and caring mother. Good luck to you.

Answer 2

Many children go straight to walking and never crawl. He could just be one of the ones that do that. I have a suggestion that may help. instead of putting toys far away from him, put them just out of his reach so that he will scoot a little bit for it if he really wants it. Also. Do you have any pets that are okay around kids? If so, let the baby see them walking, it is supposedly supposed to make them think of crawling. I've heard that it helps. Keep up what your doing. Don't ever think your a bad mother. I'm sure your a great mother. Good luck with everything. I'm sure he'll be crawling or even walking in no time. I think he may skip crawling altogether.

Answer 3

Its hard to say why some kids don't crawl sooner than later. My oldest son never really crawled he walked instead. Every child grows and learns at different paces than others. Your best bet it to try and not compare the child too other babies. Maybe he's just not ready for crawling. I know a girlfriend of mine that her babe didn't crawl until he was 19 months old. Have you ruled out any medical problems? If so, then let nature take its course. Let him be the judge of how things are supposed to go.

Answer 4

Does everything else about your child appear normal? If so, I would not be too concerned, although I would continue to try to develop the crawling. My daughter had this condition. She never crawled. She went directly from sitting up to walking; no crawl in between. Back then, we didn't know enough to be concerned...she walked, she acted relatively normal, no problem. The problem is, it is a form of slow development involving the nervous system. Does not affect intellect, but does affect coordination and balance. My daughter went on to be a very successful, highly paid landman for oil companies, heavily courted by rival companies to work for them, but she will never dance gracefully, and will always be "accident prone" I fear. Years later, a neurologist I worked with said that now they try to "program" the crawling motions into the child by repetition, simply to improve balance and coordination, which sounds like what they are doing with your child in therapy. Good luck with this. You are going to see more than your share of dings and bruises.

Answer 5

You shouldn't worry too much. Some babies just don't crawl. I worked in the child care field for 8 years. There were several babies that I can remember that never crawled and just got up and walked one day. If I remember correctly those same children were the ones who didn't like laying on their stomach. So, as long as your doctor doesn't think that there is a problem then neither should you.

Answer 6

The child will crawl, if and when it is ready. You could talk to the therapist about your feelings of frustration. Don't hold him on his knees until it distresses him. That is not going to work.
It is hard to see a child delayed in the normal milestones, but you have to be patient and only follow through with therapy.
Enjoy your child and love him, and be patient.

Answer 7

Don't worry. I went through the same thing. my baby didn't start crawling untl 13 months and tummy time never worked. Now he's cruising along. As already mentioned, some babies never crawl, they go straight to walking. When he's ready he'll move! and when that starts happening, you'll be saying to yourself "i miss the days that he just sat there!"

Answer 8

Honey u sound like a really good mom to me. Some babies just dont crawl. My aunt and 2 other babies I know never crawled they just started walkin one day. Ur baby is going to do things in baby's own time. My son didnt start crawling till he was 10 months old and before that he never gave me any signs that he was going to start crawling he just started one day on his own.
Dont worry it will happen and if not hopefully baby will just go straight to walking. My babies doctor tried to put him in therapy too they try to rush things now days and that makes mommies worry in return but whatever u do dont rush baby enjoy ur time with baby instead.

Answer 9

You take your child to therapy because he doen't crawl when you think he should! You actually force him on his knees and stomach and hold him there???? Stop it now! My sister is 26 months younger than I am and she never crawled one time, not one time. My mom said she just got up one day and wobbled all over the living room and according to mom never sat down again. (smile) His time will come stop trying to force.

Answer 10

I know of many babies who did not crawl but just started to walk at an early age...i would stop putting so much pressure on him...he will get there but like all boys and men they cant be forced....