Baby doing "pincer grasp"?

[channy3232]

How old was your baby when they started using the "pincer" or "pincher" grasp? Rocco is not quite 7 months and I'll put little puffs on the tray of his high chair and he has successfully picked one up and put it in his mouth about 8 times now. He's really getting good at it! Is this about the right age? Or is he early? I've read 9-12 months?

 

[Kitten]

Yeah think it's 9months, guess he wants those puffs, hehe.

 

[Vickie]

I don't know if it's early or not but Hannah's pincer grasp was pretty good by about that age.

 

[golcarlilly]

I read in my baby development book it is 8 months before they can do the pincer movement but Myles can already do it!! He gets hold of his mouse's ears like that all the time!

 

[Blah11]

Amelie started with blueberries and could pick them up at about 6 months. She has been able to pick up tiny crumbs of toast or bread since she was about 9 months but she'd always had very good gross and fine motor skills.

 

[Lu28]

I think Aisling was about 7 months too

 

[beancounter]

Finn was able to pick tiny bits of crap off the floor and eat them from before then so I guess our kids are skilled, lol.

 

[Kayleigh09]

Summer has been doing it since about 6 1/2 months old and has been able to feed herself juice from a two handled cup since that age also, i've read that drinking independently is about 1 year so she's doing well!!! lol.

Its all up to your baby how he develops