I need some support, my 13 month old is not walking yet and I am super depressed. Everyone in his birthday club are walking. He cruises a lot around furniture but does not stand on his own or take steps. :-( I am just worried and not trying to compare him to any other kid.
2007-12-06 15:38:25 · 29 answers · asked by newmomma 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Not to worry. If he can successfully cruise with the furniture for support there is nothing wrong with his muscle development or bone structure. Move two pieces of the furniture further apart when he is not looking and I bet he'll jump the gap. He will probably grow up to be a careful person who looks before he leaps and that ain't all bad.
2007-12-06 15:43:11 · answer #1 · answered by Pal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It'll be o.k. and I promise that. If he is up and cruising that is a good sign. He just isn't ready to fly (so to speak). Try this if you haven't yet - you and another person sit across from each other on the floor and stretch your arms out to reach other. Put your baby in the middle and coax him back and forth to either person. Make the distance a little further each time and he will learn to walk a little more independantly.
My second didn't walk until 14 months and then dragged his leg. Everything turned out ok. He is left handed. Does that have anything to do with it ... I don't know. Babies grow and go the way they are meant to.
2007-12-06 23:46:40 · answer #2 · answered by bin there dun that 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's got plenty of time to walk. Be glad he's not running away from you when you shop, when you want to get shoes and coat on to go run errands, and so on.
My oldest didn't walk until almost 17 months and she graduated at the top of her class. You just never know when they will be ready to take those first precious steps.
Speaking is the same way. Einstein didn't speak until he was 5. It's not uncommon these days, especially with the children being brighter from year to year.
Enjoy his every stage of development, from talking, reading, drawing, and so on. They grow up so fast. Before you know it he will be asking for the keys to the family car.
There is nothing more fulfilling than watching and helping your child grow by lots of praise and encouragement. Be patient with him and no worries. He'll walk at just the right moment and not a moment sooner no matter how much you fret. Worry is like a rocking chair - it keeps you busy and gets you no where.
2007-12-06 23:53:30 · answer #3 · answered by mim 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right New Momma. You said it. Don't compare him to other babies. My son didn't walk till 15 months. But if your depressed over just that, you got a whole other thing coming. I've heard it's actually better to let them crawl longer so they get a better sense of balance. If by 15 months though, try taking a towel and wrap it around his chest with the ends coming out back through his arm pits. Then just hold it with 2 hands like a leash and walk baby step by baby step. That way your getting exercise also.
2007-12-06 23:51:46 · answer #4 · answered by SnoopFroggyFrog 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is totally normal. My brother is a little older than 1 and walking, while his cousin, a girl, who's older than him, is still scooting around. Of course consult your child's doctor, but I remember a child psychologist talking to me about this subject, and 13 months and still scooting is TOTALLY FINE.
If someone learned to ride a bike at age 5 and someone else at age 6, do you think 3 years down the road the first child would necessarily ride the bike better? Your child is just going at his own pace, it does NOT mean he's developmentally slow; he's still at the age where scooting around is just fine. He'll be walking in his own time :)
2007-12-06 23:46:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter started to walk when she was 13-14 months or may be even later. She did not talk before she turned 2.5 y/old. Now she is 11, and one of the best students in her middle school, enrolled in program for gifted children.
2007-12-06 23:47:51 · answer #6 · answered by Vita Privata 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its so tough when other babies have started an activity that you child hasn't yet but all I can say is to not worry. I've heard of a lot of babies that don't walk until 1 1/2 years or so. Maybe even longer.
2007-12-07 00:02:31 · answer #7 · answered by Megan J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing to worry about. some babies don't walk until they are 15 - 16 months old. My daughter didn't walk until she was 14 months old and I worried too. When she started walking -- everything changed because I couldn't slow her down. Be careful what you wish for, he'll be running before you know it and so will you.
2007-12-06 23:44:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's so easy to feel this way with your first child! I felt the same way.. but it's ok! He's cruising so that says it's not a medical concern or anything.
Just wait... I bet in a month he'll be walking everywhere!!
don't worry momma HUGZ!
2007-12-06 23:48:53 · answer #9 · answered by ILuvNico&Sully 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son actually didnt take his first steps on his own without holding on to furniture till sometime in jan of 1992..he was born in dec of 1990...it eventually happened...but he was slow for some reason...he did like to cruise around the furniture grab stuff off the table..but he wouldnt do it on his own..could be he is scared...just give it some time and its a good thing you arent comparing him to others..cause all kids are different..my daughter walked around 10 months...so who knows why
2007-12-06 23:42:21 · answer #10 · answered by bailie28 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋