8 months old with no teeth and cant crawl?

Question

should i be worried?

Answer 1

All babies develop at different rates. This could be completely normal. As long as you are following through with all the well child check ups and your pediatrician doesnt seem concerned, you shouldnt be either.

One of mine did not get her first tooth until 13 months old. She is now 11 and has the prettiest teeth of them all.

As for crawling, many babies skip that stage all together and go straight to running!

Enjoy this age, time goes by so fast!

Answer 2

I didn't start getting teeth until I was nearly 12 months old! And I was a perfectly healthy baby!
My daughter didn't crawl properly until about 9-10 months and didn't walk until she was about 18 months. Each baby is different and they all develop differently. If you are worried then go see a doctor just so your worries can be put at ease. I find that mothers are always comparing their babies but everyone is different and that doesn't always mean there's something wrong with them. A way I got my bub to crawl was I put her on her tummy and got behind her and put my hands on the soles of her feet, and it seemed like an impulse that she would push away and would move forward slightly. It became a game! Each time she got stronger and faster and eventually pulled herself up onto her knees.

I'm sure your baby will develop at their own pace and this is absolutely normal! :)

Answer 3

No. Babies teethe and develop at their own pace. I didnt get any teeth until after I was a year old. My son is 7.5 months old and just got his first two teeth starting to come through.

Make sure baby has a chance to crawl, by spending a lot of time on the floor with toys in and out of reach.

Some babies dont crawl until 9-10 months, as long as she can sit and roll she's fine.

Answer 4

Not if you child is attending all of his well baby checks with his doctor, and he thinks he is fine. Babies develop at different rates, my first one didn't get his first tooth till he was 10 months old and never crawled just started pulling himself up and walking at 10 months old. Don't worry he will crawl when he is ready, and they say the longer it takes for teeth to come in the healthier they will be! Just make sure he has lots of floor time and it will come!

Answer 5

the crawling i think would an issue but the no teeth is normal. My son who is now 3.5yrs old didn't get his first tooth until he was 10 months old and the doctor and the dentist said the longer they stay in the gums, the better and stronger the teeth will be. Each child developes differently, have you been putting your child in the hands and knees position to encourage crawling?

Answer 6

Honestly no it's ok. My second daughter didn't get a tooth until 12 months and believe it or not she didn't crawl until she was 18 months and even then it was "army crawling" and she didn't walk until she was 2. Everyone had me so panicked about it that I wore myself out with doctors and specialists until finally one said "she's a fat lazy baby, she will get there when she wants to" and the honesty was relieving. Now I have a perfectly normal active 12 yr old who is more athletic then the other five together. Enjoy the baby....everything else comes quick enough anyway!

Answer 7

If your doctor has given clean bills of health at the check-ups then don't worry about it. Every baby does things at a different pace. My first didn't crawl until he was 10 months, and my second didn't get any teeth until he was 10 months. They are normal healthy children. Every child develops at a different rate. If you are still concerned, and don't have a family doctor, call your health department to find out if they have a program to evaluation children. My county does, and it is totally free. They will come to your house to evaluate your child. Good luck!

Answer 8

teeth come in anytime in the first year. some kids don't even get them till they're 18 months. crawling is not a developmental milestone. I know quite a few babies who never crawled and they are just fine. Do mention your concerns to your pediatrician at your childs next well child check (should be at 9 months.)

Answer 9

Thats fine. My friends baby is 9 months old and only has one tooth barely coming in and is'nt even making a effort to crawl. You can ask the doctor if you are really worried.

Answer 10

I have an 8 month old with no teeth and he cannot crawl. The doctors are sicking child development speciallist all over him! I haven't decided if it is necessary yet.