AIBU to be worried about my 6 month old?

[Secretlifeofme]

My DD is six months old next week. She is happy and smiley and I love her so much but I'm worried that she isn't developing properly :(
She can sit up, but only with support
She can roll from front to back, but not the other way. Also she HATES being on her front and will just flip over the minute I put her down on her front. I can't see how she will ever learn to crawl :(
She isn't good at playing on her own and will cry if left alone for more than a couple of minutes
She wakes up at least 3 times a night. Maximum she sleeps for is about 4 hours but that's really rare, it's usually 3, sometimes 2!
She only has short naps - about 35-45 mins 4 times a day.

What do you think? She is my first (and only!) and I just worry a lot...

That all sounds totally normal OP. They nearly all hate tummy time in my experience! DD cried after a few seconds on her tummy at that age but she was walking before she was 14 months.

I'm a childminder and have 2 kids of my own. Dd1 sat up early I would say at 5.5 months. Hated tummy time and barely bum shuffled by 12mths. Just sat still. She started to cruise about 13/14 months then walked at 15 months. Ds rolled and commando crawled at 5mths. Was much more confident on his feet but still didn't walk alone until 15mths also.
Your baby sounds entirely normal and dont worry about the babbling either. Just the fact she makes noises during play and interacts is totally normal. PS she is very cute!!

I have 2 kids and they couldn’t be more different. The first rolled, shuffled, sat up etc etc early. The second is almost 9mo and STILL won’t roll front to back. He hates being on his front and has only just begun to tolerate it now he has worked out how to slug his way round the living room. Still can’t roll though. Keeps tying real hard to crawl but basically face plants every time. Comparison is the thief of joy OP, enjoy your baby!

At 6 months your baby sounds exactly like my dd 6 months also. She HATES tummy time too
Enjoy your little one. Sounds perfect to me

Your baby is perfect! Absolutely spot on for 6months. Remember any milestones anybody says to you (she should be rolling at 6 months, sitting at 7 months, walking by 1, etc) are all averages!!! And don't feel bad if she doesn't do stuff exactly spot on those dates. My little girl was spot on most things but didn't get her first tooth til 15mths! I flapped and flapped.. another similar aged little girl near us had 12 teeth by the time my DD had just one.. but every child does things in their own timing don't flap - she'll have all that sussed and more within the next few months

moobar my DC1 was like your friend's child and it WAS very stressful.

DC1 crawled at 5 months, walked at 8 months and had enough words that non related adults could understand her pretty well at around 18 months. I hated it, I hated people looking at me at baby groups like I was hot housing her, I hated having a 10 month old with the walking and climbing abilities of a 2 year old but none of the understanding around safely falling off stuff and a frustrated child who was being expected to do stuff by adults that she wasn't emotionally ready for because her verbal skills were slightly advanced for her age.

She evened out between the ages of 2-3 and is now a brightish but
pretty normal 3 year old. Fortunately DC2 (now nearly 2) was pretty text book in terms of milestones.

OP you just can't compare babies at this age, they all do stuff at different ages, but for most by the time they hit primary school it makes no difference who walked/talked/pooed on the toilet first.

She sounds absolutely fine to me.
Enjoy your beautiful baby xxx

Thank you so much, everyone. I feel so much better now!

Hi there sorry to jump on this list but I'm almost having the same my LG was rolling over loads but now that she can sit up alone she's stopped with the rolling is this normal? When on her tummy she's now started moving almost like a caterpillar I'm guessing this is her leavening to crawl :)?

My dd never crawled, neither did I or her dad so it wasn't a surprise. Dd was a late walker as was DP, i walked at 9 months. We're all good

Sounds completely normal OP!

I'd say both of mine were 8 months before they could reliably sit up unsupported, and even then, would have random topples.
Neither could have "played on their own" at that age, and honestly, I would never have expected them to!! Mine didn't do that until they were a good 18 months, and only then for single-figure minutes at a time.

Just saw her picture! She's delightful!

To echo the others, it all sounds perfectly normal. They all develop so differently. My first was determined to move and was walking confidently by 11m but because she concentrated so much on moving, she didn’t make much if any progress with language until she was 18m really. My second has developed much more evenly.

I had a refluxy one who would projectile puke then flip to her back whenever placed on her tummy. She sat up from 5 months but did NOTHING ELSE (apart from be angry) until 10 months, when she suddenly pulled up and cruised along the coffee table.

Then at 12 months she walked confidently, dropped from two short naps to one hour long one and started sleeping 11 hours straight at night. This all literally happened in one week!

She’s now 18 months and fully a running, jumping, climbing, tantrum-throwing toddler who knows lots of words, understands everything we say and can count to three.

Nothing prepares you for how quickly children grow and change until you actually live through it!

@Secretlifeofme - just wondering how your little one is now, OP as I could have written that post about DS who’s 6 months today!