Rate of development

[dadabroad1]

Hi,

I'm working in North Africa and I've been asked a question by a local girl about her baby daughter - I am not in a position to offer her any credible advice but maybe someone on here is?

Her daughter is 6 months old and cannot sit upright without assistance - is this normal? Also, she has not teethed at all - is this rate of development normal? The baby is well cared for and nourished.

Thanks,

[wightjellybaby]

Im not in anyway an expert but this is what ive been told and read through nhs stuff

A child should have teeth by the time theyre about 2.5years but the first will normally turn up around 6mths but if not dont worry (I know a girl who got her 1st tooth on 1st birthday) they come in their own time usually

Sitting up I dont know my dd could crawl by then. Does the baby have any strength in its lower body/back/legs

[Paddingtonthebear]

Not sure about sitting up, mine did it at 5 months but I think 6-7 months is about average. No teeth here until about 9 months. Early or late tooth development is hereditary I believe

[AnyFucker]

Independent sitting develops between 6 and 9 months if all other milestones (such as rolling) have been achieved.. Teeth, anything up to a year old (or sometimes more).

[dadabroad1]

Thank you everyone for your inputs. The information sounds sensible. I am very pleased to have joined mumsnet the very day that account information was reported as being compromised!

[HolidayCriminal]

Baby in OP sounds totally normal. Mine couldn't sit independently until 7.5-8 months. They were all early walkers (just over 9 months to just under 11 months). DS1 could stand up independently for a few weeks before he could sit independently.

[HolidayCriminal]

(ps: DS1 was an obvious freak, still is a bit come to think of it, now a smelly teenager)