My almost 11mo DS2 sat up at 7 months and within a couple of days was crawling and climbing everything he could. Four months later it's constant: he just does not stay still. He's always banging and bruising himself and even in the bath won't sit still for a second. I have to bath him a firm grip on one arm to stop him from clambering up the taps. Physically it's a real challenge and I am worried he will hurt himself. Will it be better when he starts to walk..? I think he's going to need reins. Mentally he's in great spirits and seems a happy little chap, great eater, not so great at sleeping (about 3 wakes a night so we co-sleep for the second part) but this is pretty good in comparison to ds1 at that age. I guess I am just posting as I want to know when it might get easier. It breaks my heart to see him bashing himself all the time and it's also bloody exhausting as he has to be watched all the time.
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Crazy baby (now 11mo) won't stop moving!
freelancegirl · 13/11/2015 20:15
Ooo, I had one of these, it is exhausting!
He did end up needing reins as would be gone within seconds if you let go of him. He was under two when we had another baby too, so that was fun 
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He's now nearly six and mostly calm and sensible, so it won't always be like this!
Oh yes, you've reminded me about stair gates, we had one on the living room door to stop him going up the stairs and into the kitchen. A friend was a bit sneery about it until she minded him at her house while I ran an errand and the first thing he did when her back was turned was go and turn her dishwasher and her washing machine on 
Oh, and he is the reason why we changed our tv unit from one where all the lovely boxes with the intriguing buttons were within reach of little hands, to one where they are on a unit above the tv
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