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to not give a flying fuck that she's not walking/talking/still BF

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cheeseandmarmitesandwich · 24/10/2011 12:52

DD is 16 months. She has taken a few steps but prefers to get around shuffling on her knees - she's very fast! She also doesn't really say any discernable words - mama, dada she can roar when you ask what a lion says but that's about it! And she's still BF.

Now I am fine with all of this but DH thinks we have to 'sort it out' Hmm. He thinks we need to stop her going on her knees and force her to walk. He also announced that 'X's DD isn't BF anymore and she's only 1, why is our DD?!'

It's not just DH, I am sick of the comments people make - it's always 'is she walking?, is she talking?' and then 'ahhh, nevermind, I wouldn't worry about it' (errr- I wasn't worried?). And yes I know lots of my friends' babies have got X number of words and can run and jump and aren't they great but so what? My DD is very loving and gives great kisses, she's a whizz at any kind of shape sorter/puzzle and she understands a lot and follows simple instructins - things like 'get your shoes, where's your teddy, etc). The other day someone even started telling me all about their friend who is a speech therapist - wtf??

As for the BF, I would like to give it up, I am ready, but DD clearly isn't. And I don't want to upset her right now, she's had a lot of change with me going back to work etc. And it's not harming anyone, the only people it affects are me and DD so why do people even care??

She is our second child so I am well aware that different kids develop at different rates - it's just that DD1 was pretty early for most things and I think DH is comparing them Sad.

Or AIBU and is she just lazy/stupid as everyone seems to think?

OP posts:
PerryCombover · 28/10/2011 23:46

Di was walking brilliantly by 9mths
D2 was only just off her arse by 18mths

I was distraught..she's fine and if anything brighter systemically than D1
YANBU

startail · 29/10/2011 00:03

Defiantly not stupid and lazy and tell your DH that BF clearly improve intelligence as DD2 was still BF in Y2 and was "the best reader I'm the class"Grin

P's I'm clearly being somewhat tongue in cheek, DD has two English teacher grandparents and has inherited every literacy gene she could possibly grab.

startail · 29/10/2011 00:03

P's she didn't get any from her dyslexic motherBlush

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