DS can crawl - what sweet hell is this?!

[sittingonacornflake]

Send help.

DS can crawl now. I actually encouraged it.

What. The. Hell.

As I type this I can only have 1 eye on Mumsnet as the other is on the feral crawling child.

dc1 did everything at once.
went from placid baby that didn't even roll to crawling/walking/climbing from 9-10 months
scaled baby gates and cot as well, so there was no real safe space.
dc2 was mobile at 3 months, robbing into corners and crevices of the house we didn't even know existed.

DD didn't crawl properly (apart from an army style crawl which took her ages to get anywhere) until the day she turned 9 months. And she learnt to pull her self to standing the same day. It was hell. I just about adjusted and then the little sod began walking. She's now 15 months and follows me everywhere, if I don't let her in the bathroom with me she bangs on the door and yells at me.

I agree with a pp, the learning to walk and carry things is the worst. She keeps hiding everything. Baby monitor in the washing basket, my shoes in the playpen, my keys in her toybox. Toddlers are a nightmare. I've given up hope of any kind of organisation in my life.

We got a puppy at the same time DS learned to crawl... not making that mistake again!

They were very cute crawling around together though, developmentally they were sort of at the same stage for a while. DDog thought he was a baby & DS thought he was a dog

Ds walked at 9 months, he was 2 weeks early so technically you could say just over 8 months

My ds was the same...I used to chase him around at baby group whilst being so jealous of the mums sitting there with a cup of tea whilst their babies sat on the floor.

Not yet.. But I have a friend who lends me her baby.. Even at night once! She was knackered by lack of sleep! I jokingly said I'll have them... Half hour later I was delivered a travel cot,bag of parafinalia and baby.. That was lovely.. Bathing them, snuggles.. (I am an ofsted registered nanny!) I so miss those baby years xx

DD is 18 months. She started crawling about 12 months and then walked about a month later, both times encouraged by us. What fools we were!

Since then, it's just non stop saving her from falling off stuff or into stuff. Retrieving household objects that we thought were out of reach. Our poor cats just stay out of her way now.

She isn't great with holding hands whilst walking and if she gets over excited she just runs off so we have to use reins. Now she can walk she doesn't like the pushchair.

She says a few words but "No" complete with head shake is a favourite at the moment. She is a fussy eater who would live off toast if she could.

She prefers to play with anything she shouldn't rather than the crap load of toys she has - tv remote, games console remotes, phones, glasses, even cat toys are preferred..... and don't get me started on the delight of a cardboard box (tempted to just get her a box for Christmas....)

She is much harder now than when she was a baby!

My little two used to pull out the kitchen drawers in stages like stairs to the kitchen sides....little rotters!

My eldest didnt walk until 13m. He could climb out of his cot at 10m though

The answer is baby jail!!

My eldest climbed before he walked. I discovered the extent of this when he was 7mo.
I had left him in his room playing while I went into the attic to retrieve Xmas decorations.
I turned around to find his head through the loft hatch, having scaled our long and practically vertical loft ladder.
Gave. Me. A. Heart. Attack.

The answer is baby jail!!

not if you have a competent climber..

This thing was my saviour. A friend nicknamed it The Circle Of Neglect, but in reality it was the only way I could take my eyes off him without finding him up the towel radiator or something.

@VforVienetta I had a heart attack just imagining that. What did you do?! I think I'd have frozen - worried that if made a grab for the baby he'd fall back down.

I tried to be calm as poss so he stayed still and climbed down behind him til I had hold of him! The panic inside was fortunately not visible!

That age old conundrum: You spend their early years encouraging them to get mobile and bringing on their speech.

Ever after you just wish they would sit down and shut up!

Wait till he starts climbing and boys really like to.

My DD1 climbed the stairs at 6 months before she had learnt to sit. She could not see the point of sitting. Only sits still now (at 11) to read. Even TV requires jumping about. Her father is the same, I should have known!

DS (6) has been described as a mountain goat. I will leave you to imagine what living with him is like.

Oh OP you've made me smile remembering those days

Ds1 : please crawl please crawl...what if there's something wrong? Oh god please crawl....yay crawling....what the actual fuck? ...oh god ..oh god no-one told me they were that fast , is that speed physically possible , no don't try to crawl under the sofa ....its fine walking will be easier ....oh god no it's not

Ds2 : I swear to god I will strap you down if you try to crawl before you sleep through the night and I'm rested enough to keep up....yes of course you decided to , get out from under the sofa , ds1 please retrieve your brother ...again

And crucially before all of this when everyone told me it was easier before they crawled,I would roll my eyes and think how could the newborn time be considered easy ? I'm exhausted and a leaking hormonal bag of insanity?

I was wrong

Now at 6 and 3 I have the constant talking

Haha @Gettingbackonmyfeet your post made me smile! What do we let ourselves in for eh?

Developing mobility before general sense of safety matures... a major design flaw by mother nature

^^^^
This. So bad this.
DS is 15mo and has taken to climbing everything and jumping off. He comes to the toilet with me now. He is not safe to himself!

you know the boxes you store under the bed?
dc2 at 3 month old crawled through the gap between them to the far reaches.
I had to take the matress off and screw off the slats to get the absolutely filthy baby out of there.
I only went to the loo and didn't expect dc to move that far.

but the they get older.
at preteen ages sleep through the night.
are able to get themselves breakfast on the weekend mornings at silly o'clock without dh or I needing to get up.

them getting around on the tube themselves to meet up with friends is another level of scary though...

As I'm reading this my 8.5 month old has just pulled himself up and cruised. First time and all in one go. He only started crawling three weeks ago. My life is over 🤦

That creepy moment when they're fast asleep in their cot. You turn around and 😮 your 'now able to scale the side of the cot' child is behind you.

@Justmuddlingalong no that's terrifying

Oh God. Eldest crawled at 6 months, right up the stairs, totally without fear, also climbed the square fireguard with tiny toes through the wires to reach the top and sit there, as the top bowed slowly down, pulling my 'safe' ornaments off the mantlepiece.
I swear that I never turned my back for more than 20 seconds. Like lightening. I bought a playpen (unfashionable but I needed to be able to pee at least once a day) and a door bouncer.
Still now he's a grumpy teen he barely moves at all.