stepping reflex at 4.5 months?

[mummytosteven]

hello all. been doing what I really shouldn't do -looking on internet and scaring myself silly as to whether still having infantile reflexes could be the sign of a neuro problem. basically i don't think that DS has ever lost the step reflex which as i understand it should have gone by about 2 months. DS has been enjoying bouncing around/being supported standing up for absolutely ages tho. anyone know anything about this/have reassuring experiences for me with their los.

[mummytosteven]

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[Furball]

Don't know much about it but a friend in my post natal class had a son who never lost his stepping reflex. The HV said he probably won't bother with crawling and will just get up and walk. He did, at something ridiculously early, like 9 or 10 months. I didn't realise there could have been anything untoward in it.

[Hulababy]

DD didn't really lose it and always enjoyed being up on her feet all the time from being really tiny. We have her on video "walking" holding on to my hands at a birthday party aaged 22 weeks. And she was up cruising onher own early too, before walking at 10 months. She hasn't any dvelopment problems before or since - she is now 2y3m and is perfectly fine!

[californiagirl]

DD did lose her stepping reflex, but if she hadn't been absolutely gaga for standing we would never have known -- that is, she does the stepping thing again now, and has since about 4.5 months, but it's not a reflex now, it's a game. We know because there was a while when she just stood with locked knees, but if she hadn't been so obsessed with doing that we might not have noticed.

[mummytosteven]

thanks everyone - guess I should know better by now than look things up on the internet - shall not try and meet trouble and shall put this out of my mind until next developmental checks.