7 month old fusses ALL DAY LONG b/c he can't crawl!

[Wugz22]

My fussy baby finally seemed content around 5.5 months when he could sit up by himself and play with toys. But since around 6.5 months he has been trying to crawl and is SO FRUSTRATED that he can't! My whole day consists of: Sit baby down to play with toys, 1 second later he flops to belly and tries to crawl but can't so he screams, I put him back on his bottom, 1 second later he flops to belly and screams…. repeat…. ALL DAY LONG! he doesn't want to be held, he just wants to crawl! He doesn't seem to be making a ton of progress towards crawling either so I'm afraid its still a month or so away… he can push up onto his hands but not on his knees.

Anybody else!!?!?!

 

[JenX]

Yes, my LO was like this. She was infinitely happier once she was crawling, and then even happier once she was walking. Unfortunately there's no quick fix- you just have to wait it out.

 

[Miss_Cellany]

Mine's going through this at the moment. I don't want him to crawl as it's easier with him just sitting but on the other hand he's so frustrated I can't wait for him to crawl!

 

[Wannabe Mommy]

Now that he can sit up could you put him in a door bouncer or walker so he feels more mobile and active??

 

[adrie]

My LO used to do this "stranded fishy" thing where she would be on her tummy and raise both arms and legs in the air and kick rapidly and often become frustrated. I honestly think she was just trying to figure out how to do it.

Honestly, I would just encourage him as best you can. Sometimes I would get silly and crawl myself, or plaster my face to the floor to be on her level, which she seemed to get a kick out of at times.

I'm sure he is fine and before you know it, he'll be motoring!!!

 

[liz1985]

We are right there. The last week she is trying so hard to crawl, but so far she's only gone backwards! Lol. She's exactly the same as your lo, sit up, get on tummy, try to crawl, cry, repeat! Haha. Torn between wanting her to crawl to stop the whining and hoping it takes a bit longer because once there on the move theres no going back.

 

[Vicki_Cream]

Yep, she gets so incredibly frustrated!She also fights ever single nap, and is currently 2 1/2 past her bedtime and still fighting it! She has bags under her eyes she is so tired, but she wont bloody give in!

 

[erinprime]

Everyone told me that it is easier before they can crawl but for me it has been the complete opposite. She is so much happier now that she can crawl and she wears herself out so she is napping better too. My days seem so much easier now compared to when I had to deal with a non-stop cranky pants.

 

[Cyan]

Oh snappy snap snap, same here too. The endless cycle of sit, flop, screech is getting tiring! She throws her toys so they're just out of reach, stretches out to get them, folds over her legs and onto her tummy then cries. Just for interest sake she sometimes rolls onto her back, realises she still can't get up and then cries! So I sit her up and hand her the toy (thinking maybe she didn't mean to throw it and it was all just an over-exuberant arm wave)... aaaaand she throws it just out of reach. Sigh!

 

[britt1986]

Right there with you. Hayleigh gets so frustrated. Trying to get anything done during the day is tough. All she wants to do is crawl and she can't. So, she fusses.

 

[Wugz22]

oh yayyyyy I'm not alone!!!

Please let them all crawl soon!!!!! Then we can have a whole new bag of problems to worry about

 

[babyv13]

oh my god wugz, your threads always make me feel so much better! my DD has turned into a monster recently, I'm struggling to deal with her she's doing pretty much the same things as everyone's LOs on this thread so I feel so much better! she's not interested in crawling/hasn't figured out it's a possibility though, she just wants to be on her feet.

 

[Perplexed]

exactly where we are right now.

my LO can barely sit unsupported but she goes on her tummy and wants to move forward. she's tried everything! she can slither backwards (though I'm sure she hasn't realized it), but she will do everything...lift herself up on her knees, nod her head forward (I really think this is her way of saying: forward body forward) and when nothing happens she'll fuss until distracted. and she won't stay distracted for long. I feel bad watching her like this!

 

[tubs]

Yep my DS was like this. He was a new person once he started to crawl!

 

[susan_1981]

Yes, I had this with my eldest and he didn't start getting on the move until 10 months, and then only bum shuffling (he never crawled - he's 2 and still never does it). Luckily my youngest started to get on the move by about 6-7 months. But I hate to say it gets worse again - or at least it did for me and a few of my friends. When they get to about 18 months and they want to communicate with you but can't, it frustrates them so much. My eldest went through an awful phase. I dreaded him getting up in the morning, I dreaded him getting up from his nap. It was really horrible. I hated wanting my baby to sleep all the time but absolutely everything resulted in a tantrum. I'm sure every baby doesn't go through it by mine certainly did! x