to think all baby boys can’t be this way

[avocadotoastt]

My DS has started crawling and can stand up
every single day without fail he either will fall back on his head, bounce his head on the wall or even sometimes launch himself off furniture. Obviously I try my hardest to prevent this but even laying him on the carpet for a few minutes results in injury. I know boys are more adventurous but it seems constant and it’s impossible to get anything done?

My DD1 was like this, DD2 not so much, I have a 1yo boy and he's worse than DD1

Nothing to do with being a boy. My daughter is much more boisterous than my son was at the same age.

are you actually crying? my daughter is currently refusing to go to bed and running wild so trust me I’m aware of how terrifyingly adventurous girls are! I do hope you are able to somewhat relax/rest as I know how hard pregnancy is whilst looking after your other child/children.

My second daughter was just like this. Pulling up to stand (and toppling over often with what ever she used on top of her) at six months. First steps at 8 months and now at 13 months she won’t go downstairs backwards because that’s for babies, she has to walk down them. Some people are super determined and my daughter is one of them.

My son was like this. He walked at 9 months and I nearly lost the plot because from then on he was trying to climb on everything, I couldn't take my eyes off him for two seconds. He was in his cot at 7 months for a nap and I heard a thud and him screaming, ran upstairs and he had climbed out his cot and fell! The girls weren't like it but he was very determined and strong.

My son did this for a while but eventually figured out it hurt and he didn’t like it. Now he usually lowers himself to the ground gently. Still has quite regular accidents when he gets carried away but it’s no longer every day.

My boy was always a super cautious child. As an adult teen, he’s attending uni health and safety compulsory online courses in preparation for heading off. I keep hearing “Well, obviously” “Who would do that?” and so on. It’s not gender based.

Sorry not to be able to offer any advice though OP

You're just looking for differences. You could have 3 daughters and they'd all be wildly different and you wouldn't be able to nitpick about their sex. Please don't think any specific thing he does differently to your daughters is because he's a boy unless it is regarding his actual sex based differences. I have boys and they weren't especially adventurous, couldn't even get my youngest to sit up until he was 10 months old distracted with food. Though I've no doubt some hilarious veteran will tell me "oh yes boys are lazy" 🙄

It's personality. Not sex.

his 5 months old my daughter couldn’t crawl till 9. yes am possibly looking for differences but I never had any of this with her. this boys on a mission to keep me on my toes

9 months that is, not 9 years old

Bit of a hard time being given but with only experiencing daughters, I can understand why you'd think this is a boy thing, especially with comments made by a lot of people (health professionals included)
My DS was a lot like you describe, couldn't go for a wee without returning to injury occurred or about to occur. Easier now he's older and I can explain possible outcomes.
But at the time, health visitor said boys advance sooner when it came to physical activity making it easier for them to have accidents. This after he ran into walls multiple times at 9 months old, among other things.
But the more parents I spoke to, I found that girls did this too. It's not a gender thing.
Hopefully it dies off soon.
I'm a girl BTW and at the age I am, you wouldn't believe the injuries and accidents I've had 😂

I get so annoyed with people saying that it’s laziness that’s the reason for anything like this. My cautious DC would not let go of the furniture. It was like a fingertip contact. HV accurately described him as a ‘careful little chap’. Also, he wanted to learn academic things not physical milestones. Still not sporty

My boy and girl were both walking at 9 months. Some babies get bored being babies really quickly.

Definitely teared up (admittedly I cry at everything this pregnancy) - we’re a house of adventurous women/girls so I think it went straight to the core identity .

shes three and convinced she’s going to the next olympics so thankfully spent the entire day practicing while I rested - although rested is a loose term when she’s doing backflips off the back of the sofa 😂 (I’m ex circus so she’s reasonably safe and I have only my own dna to blame but honestly … I thought I had a few years before the flips from heights)

It’s normal. Get a playpen to keep him safe.

My friend had girl twins who were walking at 9 months and a boy who didn't walk til he was 15 months. According to my mother, I was an early walker. My brother was not.

It’s normal and it’s got nothing to do with the sex of your child.

My boys are like this, they’re adventurous! The eldest has improved as he’s got older though (he’s nearly 4 now), at one point I was having to sign an accident form every time I picked him up from nursery and I once had to sign 3 in one day (it wasn’t the nursery’s fault) but he’s definitely improved now. My youngest is 18 months and he’s a climber so he has his fair share of accidents too.

OP stop arguing with everyone and accept that you made a stupid sexist comment. He isn’t more adventurous than your daughter because he is a boy. He is because he is himself. Get a playpen, do more baby proofing and please don’t turn into one of those “boys will be boys” mothers.

I think @avocadotoastt is actually worried about her child's level of activity, rather than 'boys be boys'.

@avocadotoastt, he does sound unusually lively! I'd certainly have a chat with your HV. There's no 'standard', your DS does sound a little beyond though, so I'd certainly have a chat, and just be aware.

It seems that you are though!

My ds was like that, I left him on the floor at 6 months with toys while I nipped to the downstairs loo, came back, he wasn't there, he had decided to commando crawl under the dining table, I didn't even know he could crawl. Then there was trying to climb over the stairgate, body surfing down the stairs for fun, hanging off his bed trying to do a handstand. Invest in a playpen or as I did the biggest travel cot you can find to put him in if you need the loo or change the washing over, at night I just used to dump all the toys in it to tidy up. Mine worked out how to unfasten all the child locks I had put on the kitchen units, he used to empty the saucepan cupboard & then try to climb in it. Thankfully once you can reason with then it does ease off.

@NeverDropYourMooncup, what a fabulous post! You really made me laugh (and wince in equal measure). I love sparky kids - she sounds brilliant, and you sound like a great mum!

his 5 months old my daughter couldn’t crawl till 9. yes am possibly looking for differences but I never had any of this with her. this boys on a mission to keep me on my toes

If he's only 5 months old and regularly "launching himself" to injury perhaps you need to look at how you are caring for him. Because no that isn't normal and more likely a reflection of how you are taking care of a child rather than a baby with supercharged male hormones you are ill prepared to manage due to being used to dainty female babies.

I have two boys. One, we referred to as “the walking bruise” for a short period. He basically would pull himself up and then just launch into a running fall until something (sofa hopefully, but sometimes table or floor) would stop him. Terrifying time where I spent loads of time outdoors or in soft play so he could get the hang of it without too much damage.
Second boy learnt to pull himself up, let go, cruise like a normal child and, apart from a couple of normal bumps, was never a maniac like the first one.
So my only suggestion is to just take him places where he can practice moving without too many hard objects around.

Yup, mines been in three times this year… needed a joint popped back in, a cast, one was just a sprain. We managed to get through three pairs of leggings the other week too. Also she likes collecting random shit in her pockets which is fun when I forget to empty them and we have mud and twigs all over the wash.

It’s really not just boys OP, it’s kids.