Worried about 11 months old physical development

[craftymum]

I've posted before about this as I've been worried previously but everyone has reassured me that he will do things when he is ready but now at 11 months I'm starting to worry as he still isn't crawling, he tries but he can't manage it yet, he doesn't like bearing weight on his legs, if we try to stand him up he just tucks legs up to sitting position, the only time he will stand is if we place him up against a chair or something he can hold onto but he can't stand like that for too long, he has always hated being on his tummy and he never really rolled either. He can't pull himself up or get into a sitting position from lying down which can be frustrating as he hates lying down! Does anyone else have a baby that was a bit slower to do these things as mentally he is fantastic, he's very bright, picks things up so easily after being shown once or twice, he's a little chatterbox and such a little charmer too. Am I worrying over nothing?

 

[3rdtimelucky]

Hi hun, I dont really have any advice, didnt want to read and say nothing but!
I would try not to worry, and i would make an appointment with the health nurse for some developmental tests, im sure they will be helpful, i know mine are!
I have 2 girls who had everything sussed at 6 months, they were sitting by themselves, holding the spoon and drinking from a cup all on their own! Now i have an 8 1/2 month old boy, and he is SO lazy, does nothing for himself. Has only really got the hand of rolling over in the last week or 2. He can't sit up on his own, just falls over, will not hold anything for himself, even with finger foods, he wants me to do it for him!! And a beaker??? Forget about it, refuses to hold it! I dont know maybe boys are just that little bit more lazy!
My health nurse has reassured me that he will do all these things in his own time, and not to worry.

Good luck x

 

[Rydia]

My LO didnt start crawling until 12 months and he didnt put weight on his legs or pull to stand much later than that. He is 17.5 months now and not walking yet but he is pulling to stand and crusing, so I know he will get there even if its not by 18 months which is what the books tell you to look for. I wouldnt worry about your LO, some babies are just late to crawl/walk and it doesnt mean that anything is wrong.

 

[mum2b2009]

Hi hun, my son is the same! i try not to worry as my friends son did not even crawl and started to walked when he was nearly two! xx

 

[littleone2010]

Hi Hun, If you are worried bring it up wit your doc, but I know lots of babies that didnt bother with crawling then just over a year started to bear weight and then walk. I think if it eases your mind go and see someone, but every baby is different and reaches milestones at different points Im sure things will be finexxx

 

[Bingers]

I agree that all babies do things when they are ready! My LO is crawling now b ut showed little interest in doing so before just suddenly doing it one day. It was as if she wasn't going to even try before she knew she could do it unlike her other little friends who were commando crawling well before she could crawl. I thought she wasn't going to crawl at all and now there is no stopping her. If you are worried speak to a health visitor or something but I'm sure there is nothing to worry about. x

 

[hannpin]

By any chance was you LO early. As I know we r a few months behind (My Lo nearly 9 months) but I was worried as she finds rolling really hard, still hates tummy time and shows no signs of crawling. So I spoke to my HV about it. She told me that babies 2 weeks or more early are often slightly behind the average with reaching their milestones, and that she would not worry about her development.

I know that they say this about prem babies, but it did not cross my mind that this would apply to babies classed as term, however born before their due date.

As others have said if it is really worrying u speak to your HV. But try not to let it get you down xx

 

[lizziedripping]

Hi hun. Please try to relax. I've got 4 kids, and the first (a boy) didn't crawl at all (bottom shuffled at 12months), didn't cruise, only walked suddenly at 18 months, and never uttered a complete word (only babbled) til he was 3!!! I never really worried about him because he was so socially responsive and curious about the world around him - just very lazy Now he is 8 and one of the brightest in his class.

Ironically my second a 24weeker girl, hit all her milestones and was totally "by the book". I was relieved she was simply because her prematurity meant I worried that she would turn out ok. She did thank goodness. She isn't as academic as her older brother, but very creative and socially bright.

My point is that all kids are different and develop at very different rates. They say that babies who are focusing their brains on developing fine-motor skills neglect the gross motor skills and vice versa, and this has certainly been true with my kids. I now have twins who are devloping different skills at the same time - just going to prove how different 2 children from the same parents can be.

Boys are notoriously laid-back hun, give him time, he'll get there, and never, ever compare him to other babies his age - there are never 2 exactly the same xxx

 

[Pessimistic]

Sounds exactly like my lo, she started shifting along the floor quite late (we called her a wounded soldier as she used to use one arm and shift along) and started crawling properly about 12 months. I'm now trying to get her standing at least(I posted a thread about this yesterday - peoples comments about it) and she's not interested at nearly 14 months.

 

[craftymum]

Thanks everyone, I'm amazed at the amount of babies that aren't doing all the things at the age they're meant to as we never hear about the ones who can't I guess. My daughter did everything more or less by the book but that was a long time ago so I'm a bit foggy on all the details.
Jacob was 2 weeks early and I never thought that would make a difference but maybe it does, he is great in other ways though, take this evening he sat with his bottle before bed putting the lid on and off and saying "der" (there) everytime he put it back on the bottle, we do BLW and from the off he has been able to spoon feed himself and drink from his doidy whilst also managing all his foods and knowing exactly where they go. He claps his hands, waves, copying whichever way we wave at him, shouts hiya and babbles constantly.
He recognises people by their names and he seems to recognise places too. We usually only have to show him what to do with a toy once or twice and he can do it himself.
And this is probably not so good but I showed him a zingzillas toy in Tesco the other day and he seemed to recognise it and got really excited when I sang the song lol so I guess he's just normal and will do the other things in his time and not when we want him to. Being a Mum is such a worrysome job!! xx

 

[rosie272]

Could've written your post myself! My HV told me the other day that Charlie's attempts at speaking were really good and she was quite impressed with his verbal developement (proud mummy moment) she said he's concentrating on that for now then he'll tackle the walking (bum shuffling all over the place at the mo) So if your LO's speech is really good - and it sounds as though he's quite verbally advanced - then try not to worry about the walking for now, this is my new approach to it rather than get worked up and fretting over it(which I was doing)