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10 month old can't go from lying flat to sitting

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Studentmumm · 13/12/2018 18:45

Hi.
My lb is almost 10mth now, he is sitting unaided, going from sitting to crawling and vice versa, crawling and actively trying to pull himself up.
He's never rolled over, we have encouraged him but he's scared to do it and I don't want to upset him. He can't go from lying on his back to sitting position and I'm starting to get worried even though he's doing well in other areas this seems to concern me.
I didn't go into labor and Harris was in NICU for 2 weeks after us both almost dying and bcos of that he goes for check ups at the hospital ever 4 month for neurology and physio, every time I go they also show concern he is unable to roll over, they told me he couldn't crawl or walk if he couldn't roll which is rubbish bcos he can crawl and is dying to stand up so I am proud he's got there even though professionals said it was unlikely he would
He has always slept on his back never rolled over at all to his side or his tummy to sleep and he gets really frustrated when he wants to sit up but has nothing to pull himself up on.
I guess I'm on here as a last resort to ask if there were any other children who were in a similar situation to myself and how the parents handled it?
Tia x

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FlibbertyGiblets · 13/12/2018 18:47

How does he get to sitting unaided?

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Studentmumm · 13/12/2018 18:53

We have to sit him up or he gets there from crawling if we've put him on his tummy

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AnyFucker · 13/12/2018 18:58

Not every baby does every single milestone

Lifting head up on tummy, sitting and walking are all "hard" milestones ie. must happen

Crawling and rolling, eg, are "soft" ones and often leapfrogged or even missed out altogether

What does the physio say ?

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Surfskatefamily · 13/12/2018 18:59

It couldnt hurt to call your health visitor about this. Reckon its worth a chat. Hopefully they can help

MeOldChina · 13/12/2018 19:00

As much of a non- answer as it is, they do all get there. My DS is really tall and was a late everything-er. He crawled for aaages and only really walked at 15 months.

The only thing i would say is not to worry about upsetting him by rolling. Make it into a game with lots of tickling and laughing and "weeee". I don't think it helps to reinforce their fears.

RicStar · 13/12/2018 19:01

My ds could not do this until after he could walk - he didnt roll abd couldn't crawl either - didn't until 18 months (walked at 12 months). I have no idea how typical that is. He is 4 now - no obvious issues on the way. He met all his other milestones and hv was not concerned so we just rolled (or didn't roll) with it. They are all different but if you are concerned I would speak to your GP (or hv if they are good).

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Studentmumm · 13/12/2018 19:07

Thanks everyone
I of course know every baby is different so I try not to compare my lb to others his age and do know a lot of milestones can be missed as they aren't as important as the others.
I just thought at 10 months surely he would be able to get off his back yenno? Anyway he has another appointment with physio in Feb, the physio are worried his hips are out of alignment and that's why he can't roll over, this is bcos he hasn't rolled and not had the mobility in his hips. I'm hoping that bcos he started crawling this week his hips will sort themselves out.
Maybe I'll call my hv bcos Feb is still a while away
Thanks again

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IHeartKingThistle · 13/12/2018 19:26

Oh he's not even 1! My DD didn't walk until 16 months and she had been walking months before she could get herself from seated to standing. Just took her longer. She's 5 foot 7 now and it doesn't seem to have stunted her in any way!

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Studentmumm · 13/12/2018 19:49

It's not the walking I'm concerned about it's just I'm concerned about him being unable to get from laying flat to sitting, I'm sure he'll get there in his own time but yeah I still worry about it, probably bcos his development is being monitored a lot and bcosnof what happened to him. Well actually every parent worries whether they're baba is healthy or not etc etc lol!
Thanks again

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Aria2015 · 13/12/2018 19:52

My lo was the same. He didn't roll until 18 months and couldnt get from laying down to sitting or laying down to standing until nearly two. He had lots of tests and physio and is fine now. They have no explanation why he struggled for so long. They called it a physical blip, whatever that is! I know it's extremely worrying though but just wanted to share a positive outcome story.

BalthazarImpresario · 13/12/2018 19:53

My d's couldn't sit up until he could walk, he just kinda tested on his big tummy. He also never crawled on his knees, he dragged himself about, then he cruised then walked and everything else caught up.

Dd was different, sat, crawled on knees etc.

Mention it if you see a HV but I wouldn't worry too much at 10 months old.

Moreteaplease84 · 13/12/2018 19:57

My 9 1/2 month old son can crawl and roll but cannot get from lying to sitting by himself. Don’t worry x

bobstersmum · 13/12/2018 19:57

My first never rolled, at all. He finally crawled at 11 months and then walked a month after that, but he just never rolled, if i laid him down on his back, that's where he'd stay! He started crawling from sitting position, getting on all fours and then off from there. He is almost 6 and has amazing balance now he's not clumsy or any problems in that area.

AppleKatie · 13/12/2018 20:06

My DS couldn’t crawl at 10 months never mind push himself up to sitting! It’s all totally normal even though it doesn’t feel like that.

He’ll get there. The HV won’t be remotely bothered if he has good head control, can sit, crawl and is starting to pull up he’s doing really well.

No harm in asking for reassurance but it sounds like you’re worrying over something which will correct in good time.

DappledThings · 13/12/2018 20:07

DD is 1 next week. She's never rolled or crawled or sat herself up. When sat up she sits happily and is just thinking about rolling forwards to get into a crawl position but still chickening out for now. Not tried to pull herself up either.

Have had her 1 year check. HV said because she was missing a lot of ticks in the gross motor skills she'd have to give me a follow-up call in Jan. She said it almost apologetically as she clearly didn't think it was a worry.

She'll get there!

MsPavlichenko · 13/12/2018 20:17

Why did they suggest he might not achieve some of these motor skills? Did he have a brain scan after being in NICU?

It is great he is doing the sitting/ crawling, but the resistance to tummy time/ rolling is worth flagging up again, given what you have posted about his birth/ special care. If he does need some extra help/ physio the sooner it starts the better.

CottonSock · 13/12/2018 20:24

My dd2 didn't roll until about months. Hv wanted her to do physio, but in my head I knew she was normal but stubborn. She could walk before rolling so not typical, but everyone has a different normal. Stubborn girl didn't eat solids until months either.

Sometimes I still have to remind her to do it herself and she's 2.5.
Was quite handy when small as I could put her on her back and she didn't move.

She is totally normal and pretty advanced in other ways like language

CottonSock · 13/12/2018 20:25

Silly omission above. Didn't roll until about 15 months, not happy about it until past 2.

mangowango · 13/12/2018 20:27

Both of my started sitting unaided after they learnt to crawl. He will definitely get there.

Foodylicious · 13/12/2018 20:28

Have the physios given you any exercises to help encourage him or anything?

CottonSock · 13/12/2018 20:29

What happened to all my numbers! She didn't try solids until ten months.

Hated tummy time, as did my dd1.

user1471463807 · 13/12/2018 20:31

My daughter could never roll or get up from lying on her back. She was a bum shuffled too!!! She hit every other milestone.
When she was 5, she had 2 little hernia repairs and the surgeon said she had a diastasis recti (gap in tummy muscles) which probably explains the lack of rolling.

She is an amazingly strong 10 year old now.
Might be worth a call to health visitor or paediatric physio and hopefully they can set your mind at rest.

rebelrosie12 · 13/12/2018 20:35

Do you mean sit up from lying down, like a sit up? Because babies don't do that...(I'm sure some do but as a general rule ) or do you mean because he isn't rolling he can't get up to sitting?

Btw 10 months is really little I wouldn't worry about it now.

ChikiTIKI · 13/12/2018 20:51

My baby rolled over quite early on but only once or twice. Once she was sitting up she totally forgot all about it. So until she was about 11 months old, if she toppled over on to her back, she was stuck until we lifted her up. She couldn't roll over in bed or sit up from lying down at all. She could crawl so had the strength I think just not the logical bit yet.

Do you try sometimes helping your baby up but only slightly so they have to do most of the work? We did that, such as pulling her hand a bit but then she had to pull herself the rest of the way by pulling on our hands. Or if she wanted to roll over, I would move one of her legs over and hold it there while she pulled the rest of her body over.

One day at about 11 months I was changing her nappy and she finally got it. She did some twisty thing with her legs and crawled off! Ever since then she has been sleeping on her front and in all sorts of unusual positions and is much more mobile now.

She has always been healthy. We had a traumatic birth but I don't think that had any impact. She has always been very strong I think it was just a case of her not realising how to do what she wanted.

I'm sure your little one will be rolling about all over the place soon!

Underbrella · 13/12/2018 21:15

Our twin boys were born at 40+3, no issues. Dt1 was perfectly average in rolling/ sitting/ crawling / walking. Dt2 hated being on his tummy. He never rolled over and could only lie-to -sit or sit-to -lie with support until his tummy muscles were strong enough for sit-ups. He never 'got' tipping forward from sitting to start crawling. That meant he didn't move anywhere unaided til he bum shuffled sometime around 13 months. He didn't walk til 17 months. All despite watching his twin meet milestones. They're 8.5 now & dt2 is the natural physical/ sporty one. I was worried around 10months & took him to the GP as I was worried about the curvature of his spine but I think he just spent so long sitting cos he couldn't work out how to move that his back got tired!

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