My DS is almost 11 months old. He has been sitting unsupported since he was 6 months old, but he cannot get into this position by himself. He happily rolls around the floor and has just recently begun to commando crawl a little bit, but he cannot get onto all fours. If I try to put him on his knees his legs just spread out (if that makes sense). Also he can get from sitting to lying, but he always just goes flat to his tummy and cannot support himself on his knees. He can push his bottom in the air and he can play in a kneeling position. Also, he stands well holding on to things so I don't think his legs are weak. It's like he can push his upper body OR his lower body up, but not both together.
Has anyone else had a baby who could not get onto his hands and knees and if so, how did they ever get into a sitting position?
Are there lots of commando crawlers out there who never crawled because they just couldn't get the hang of being on their hands and knees.
DS is quite flexible through the hips - when sitting up with legs apart he can put his chest/tummy flat to the floor. Can all babies do this? Do we just lose this flexibility with age?
I'd be grateful for other peoples experiences of how their DCs leant to crawl/sit.
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11 month old cannot get onto all fours or into a sitting position by himself
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dizzee · 20/09/2009 21:44
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