6m old milestones - nervous

[RolyPolyOll]

Hi all, I’m not too sure where to post but haven’t spent so many hours this week googling and finding old posts and getting myself scared and worked up.

I have booked a private paediatrician appt but in the meantime can I possibly have some reassurance? I have two main worries about my little one and wondered if anyone else has experienced similar?

1 - He cannot sit even aided. If I try, he pushes his legs out or pushes himself to lie flat down again. Leans to one side in his high chair.

2 - He gags on even the most liquidised puree and even with purée he vomits whilst eating it. We do offer finger foods and he sucks them and then gags and doesn’t swallow anything.

He IS very alert, giggly, smiley, rolls around all the time and is generally quite happy. But the above two are scaring me, particularly when seeing pics of other 6m olds demolishing a plate of food or siting up. I’m worried about a neurological issue and it’s eating me up.

My eldest was a big baby and it took him ages to sit and walk. I think he was just heavy so it took longer to build up the muscle strength.

With the gagging, I just cleaned it up. Gagging is a normal reflex designed to prevent choking and if you overreact the baby learns to be scared of it, and then can have trouble putting food to the back of the throat. An extreem example of this is a child I knew at age 6 wouldn't eat any food that was not pureed fully as she had never learnt how to eat chunky food, to the extent that she would lick a biscuit to eat it.
I would just repeatedly try different foods so that they are exposed to the food, and when they are ready, they will eat. Also, playing with food is a good way to explore in a safe and non pressurised way, and they may just want to eat a bit too (although I appreciate this is messy!! it could be a prebath activity)

That’s a great suggestion. Unfortunately his gag reflex is super strong so he voms within like 10 seconds of gagging! I love the idea of just making a mess. I will try tomorrow!

good luck
Parenting can be hard, with all the second guessing and all the conflicting advice we receive😁

And googling!!

That’s her goal apparently - it’s slightly scary watching a three year old flip that way. I love her complete lack of awareness of how talented she is - like ‘ mummy you can do this too!’ I’m currently hiding behind the fact I’m six months pregnant but at some point baby will be out and she’s going to realize I very much cannot . 😂

She sound adorable! And what a lovely mummy you are for encouraging something she enjoys and loves rather than being a pushy one pressurising her! Best of luck with baby number 2! X

Neither of mine sat until they were 8 or 9 months! They were slow to walk too, but are now both very active

Don't worry about hypermobility. My non-crawling hypermobile dd went from wriggling about on the floor to pulling herself up by a year, then was completely useless at ride-on toys, scooters or bikes, couldn't hold a pen properly until she was 6. How she ever ended up as a professional ballet dancer I don't know. 😂