To wonder how people get their babies to walk?

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All my DC have been late walkers. There are 10 month old babies everywhere walking around while my DC won't take their first steps till they are 1.5 year olds. Am I missing a big secret somewhere?

Mine were late but they excelled in other ways

My dd walked at 9 months. Ds was 17 months. I did nothing different. I wouldn’t worry about it!

^youre probably going to need to rehome dogs that bites, unless you can get it to toe the line (doggy behaviour classes?). Wait until they are a toddler the “provocation” will be much greater.

Ds1 walked on his 1st birthday, ds2 on the day after his 1st birthday. We had friends who’s daughter walked at 9 months, and another at 18 months. None done anything different- babies go when they are ready.

My first child made me wonder what I was doing wrong ( there was always lots to tell you what you were doing wrong and make you feel crap)
Took him to Drs. He told me to put him on the floor. Son wizzed away into everything by crawling. Dr said he will do it when he is ready, but was managing more than well crawling .
Don't worry and just enjoy things, it's not a competition , though some make you feel that way.

Are you posting in character @MountainEagle ?

This is making me feel much better. My LO started crawling at light speed at 9 months and cruising 3 days later. 6 months down the line he's only just started walking holding hands and can only balance by himself for a few seconds. He's huge and my back is killing me, I wish he'd walk!

Both of mine were early walkers and I hated it.

They were too young really and tying them down was tempting but really frowned upon.
End of baby days.

I still get a bit jealous of babies over a year and not walking!

Don't feel down OP - if people are 'boasting' their child is walking at 9 months its a bit like them 'boasting' it's a windy day - they really had nothing to do with it. And it isn't everyone's idea of a good thing anyway! As you get more. used to being a parent you slowly learn that a major part of your job is enabling your children to become themselves: I gradually learned that parenting is as at least as much about not interfering as it is about anything you actively control or do

Mine walked at 10months, which was before some of his friends were even crawling. I know their mums felt worried and like their kids were behind. But their kids were talking loads before mine and made me feel like my toddler was behind!

And no I didn't do anything in particular to encourage him to walk!

Babies walk when they want to and not before. My oldest was walking at 9 months, she was very keen to be on the move so she tried as soon as she could and was soon running around (and then climbing everything and terrifying me) whereas my youngest is much more cautious and doesn't like to try anything until he is absolutely ready.

I was worried about him a couple of months ago because he doesn't use his right leg when crawling (pushes himself forwards with his left leg and keeps his right leg tucked under, sort of a mix between crawling and bum shuffling) so he was referred for physio and the physiotherapist, after assessing him, said he's perfectly fine and capable, legs equally strong etc. he just likes his own method of getting around. Now he's 15 months tomorrow and he started walking yesterday and it's clear he was waiting until he was sure he could do it because he was walking very well from the moment he started (well, very well for a toddler who is just starting to walk - much better than DD when she first started)

I've got a little theory that smaller, shorter, lighter babies walk earlier, this is just based on the babies in my family (midgets) and DHs (giants). Maybe less weight to pull up or lower centre of gravity? I'm the tallest adult in my immediate family including DB and DF at 5'8 , DHs family are all six foot plus other than his female cousin who is 5'10.

@candycane222 - exactly! My sil did exactly this and now she’s embarrassed as her ‘advanced baby’ is behind all the other toddlers at nursery. Some parents are just so competitive they lose sight of their babies as individuals

Zippy

I have come across this theory before. I believe it is thought to be one reason why girls often walk earlier than boys - they tend to be physically smaller and lighter, so tend to need less muscle strength to move.

My ds walked at 9 months. It was exhausting. He was an incredibly active toddler and young child. Constantly on the go. He's only just starting to mellow a bit now he's 11!

Mine did it relatively early, it means zip all. He isn't turning out to be sporty or particularly physical, prob the reverse tbh, and was not early with any other motor milestone. It's just a thing and it varies hugely.

Mine took his first steps at 8 months and was confidently walking by 9.
I literally did nothing: he just got up and walked! I think they will do it when they want to!

Ps zippy sorry to buck your theory but my early walker is tall & solid! Nb OP, is focus on whether your DC moves. I wouldn't give two hoots whether they are walking as long as they are energetic & curious and moving themselves about in a different way (crawling, bum shuffling or whatever).

Be grateful that you don’t have a 9 month old that walks.

By 10 months Ds was jumping off the windowsills, climbing up the curtains and by 1 year old was off running the length of the local shopping mall with me and my zimmerframe trying to catchy him and his sister

I walked at 10 months and to this day have legs like tree trunks and love going for walks. My sister was a bit later - 15 months. She has skinny legs and doesn't walk anywhere. I think it's a body type and personality thing.

My ds were early movers, both were crawling around 7/8 months and walking before 1st Birthdays but they also both had delayed speech and language, both cut their teeth much later than usual (and actually were the last in their classes to have a visit from the tooth fairy)
One potty trained very early (18 months) one very late (nearly 4
and a few months away from starting school)
we had umpteen visits to A&E when they were toddlers because they were very uncoordinated and had very poor spatial awareness so they were forever falling/tripping over/bumping into things.

They all get there in their own time!

DD was a bum shuffler HV said "she'll be a late walker, she can see what's going on so no incentive to get upright and walk" I thought oh do you think so and really encouraged her- lots of helping her from sitting to standing, using her walking toys etc She took her first steps at 13ish months. DS crawled and walked, to the exact day, at the same age as DD. Poor 3rd child, DD2 not a effing clue when she walked, it was after her first birthday and before she was 18months.

My DS walked at 8 months and I hated the comments that "I trained him to walk". Who wants an 8 months baby to walk???? It was a nightmare.

Your DC will walk when they want to, it really doesn't matter when