16MO not walking yet- should I be worried?

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DS is 16MO and is not yet walking independently. Should I be worried, or doesn't anyone have any words of wisdom for what I can do to encourage him? He has been crawling since 10 months, will happily walk all over the house with a walker or holding two hands, can climb the stairs at the speed of light and cruises against everything. As soon as he is encouraged to go it alone he plops down the floor and gets upset.

My son didn't walk until 18 months. He'll start walking soon :) just keep encouraging him I.e. walk him holding both hands, let him cruise around furnitures, etc.

DS1 was 17 months, I was 18 months.

Is your baby hitting his other milestones? Have a word with the HV if you’re worried.

He is hitting all other milestones, yes

Sorry, not an expert, but is he fairly heavy or tall for his age? A friend's baby walked at around 18 months, but he was heavy and had older brothers and a sister who got everything for him. I think that he didn't see the need to walk.

My DS was 17 months old. He had been cruising the furniture for a long time, and walking holding hands but just not independently.

I wouldn't worry. He'll be up and off when you aren't looking.

My children walked at 15 and 17 months having been able to get around by crawling for some time - I don't think they saw the point in exerting themselves when they could crawl perfectly well. They were both rather chubby (now skinny) so perhaps their weight was too much to raise up.

I don't think you should be worried but if you are, have a quick chat with a health visitor.

I don't think my friend's daughter walked until well after 2, she was carried everywhere, anything she wanted was passed to her....she just didn't seem to feel the need to move under her own steam. Now a lively and active primary schooler.

My dc was 17 months and is now absolutely brilliant at walking, running, jumping etc. Was good at talking and fine motor skills but just took her time to walk. My HV kept making me see her to check up on DC but she didn’t do anything except observe her. Vaguely mentioned physio if no improvement but it wasn’t needed.

I'm going to get him weighed next week so will speak to HV there. He's not particularly tall or heavy, he has always been on the 25th percentile. It's reassuring to hear from other mums, thank you. So used to people asking incredulously 'he's not walking yet?!'

Hes still within normal ranges for not yet walking

Mine is 13 months and not walking and has already been referred with a date for mor March. IMO kids do as they will when they are ready. I'm not overly impressed with our referral but hey

How many people do you know that can't walk? We all learn eventually.
I didn't talk really until I was 2 and haven't shut up since

My guy never crawled, hated tummy time, and could barely sit up at a year (he was so chubby he rolled over).
At 18 months, he hauled himself up on the side of the coffee table , and was walking within a few hours.
He never did stuff on time, but then would catch up and overtake peers.
19 years later, it's pretty much the same story, and he is still our little old man.

None of mine walked until 18-19 months. If he's cruising that's good. A physio told me not to walk them holding hands and not to use a walker. They're actually better off crawling than walking with someone else. They need a strong enough core to self-support and they get that through the natural stages of getting upright, even if it seems to take a while.

My daughter is nearly 16 months and also not walking quite yet. She took a couple of steps the other day and seemed pleased with herself, but has refused to since!

I’m not worried, apparently my brothers were around 20 months when they walked and I know she’ll get there, some are just keener/more confident than others.

I do get annoyed by people making comments who hardly know us, saying she should be walking by now. F off!

DD2 walked at 18 months.

Except now he is skinny, 6'1", and beardy

If there are no other issues, that is quite ridiculous 123

Op, your boy will walk when he is ready. Sounds like the building blocks are there. He is still well within normal milestones. Don't worry.

19 and 20 months respectively with my two. Cruising a good sign. Nothing to worry about!

My three were all over 19 months when they walked.
They weren’t particularly heavy but had/have long legs ( DS is 6”5’ now).

Ds1 walked at 16m. DS2 &3 at 21 months. Me at 23months. Considered far far end of normal. My younger two also were late with sitting (9 and 8months), and crawling (11 and 13m). All quite caught up now (aged 6 and 3).

Dc1 was 17 months, dc2 was 21 months - we thought dc3 was some sort of prodigy when she walked at 13 months

Not walking at that stage would only be an issue if there were issues with other motor functions. Which there clearly are not.

My DD walked independently at 17 months. She is very hypermobile, which likely contributed to her walking towards the latter end of the development window.

DD was 19 months old when she started walking. She never crawled just moved around by bum shuffling.