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10 mo not crawling - is this normal?

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breadandhoney · 17/05/2011 16:34

DD is 10 and a half months and is making no effort to crawl. she'll sit and stretch out for things but won't attempt to crawl towards them. she's always hated being on her tummy so tummy time was limited as she would just cry. people in rl keep trying to reassure me by saying that she'll maybe be one of those babies who skips the crawling part and just walks - but she won't even bear her weight no her feet when held.

she is a big, healthy baby and seems to be developing well in other ways - babbling, saying mama and dada, although not in context.

am i worrying unnecessarily about the crawling thing? what age were your dc's when they started to crawl?

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SenoritaViva · 17/05/2011 16:45

very normal. stop worrying.

Firawla · 17/05/2011 17:18

I think its quite normal, one of mine didn't crawl properly til nearer 1 yr and only started doing commando crawling at about that age 10.5 or 11 months.. have heard of it a lot on here too. Might be more common with the bigger babies? cos mine is big too, sometimes they get mobile a bit later

MissHonkover · 17/05/2011 18:00

Mine too is 10.5 months and a whopper. She gallops about on her bum with her legs in a hurdling postion and her hands on the floor in front of her. She always hated tummy time and absolutely can't crawl. Like your DD she babbles a lot. My HV said that some babies prioritise moving, and some prioritise communicating, and not to worry.

MissHonkover · 17/05/2011 18:01

Oh, forgot to say, one day she was stretching out for things, and then she starting covering ground!

Pancakeflipper · 17/05/2011 18:03

Don't worry. Some crawl early. Some survey the world passing them by. Some never do crawl.

My eldest never crawled. He detested laying on his tummy. I can the screams now. He stood up at 14 months and walked off. Had to buy him proper shoes the same day as he wouldn't stop walking.

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breadandhoney · 17/05/2011 19:09

This is great - thank you! Great to know that there is nothing to worry about.

MissHonkover i keep thinking she might shuffle a bit when she is stretching (i've even been down on the floor showing her how ) but nothing as yet. my mum says this is how i got about so i'm hoping some day she'll just take off!

Lol at pancakeflipper's baby just deciding to up and go one day!

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Phewsers · 17/05/2011 21:35

My son is 11 and a half months and has only just started crawling. He previously commando crawled but only used one leg then! I was worried that there was something wrong with the 'lazy' leg! I agree that size may be a factor, as my son is very big baby. He also communicates well and that used to seem more important to him than moving. Not any more though!

Woodlands · 17/05/2011 22:12

yup my DS is 10 months tomorrow and not crawling yet - am really trying to enjoy him staying in the same place. today i was with 5 other mums and babies who were all crawling (though he is the youngest) and I was relaxing and drinking my tea with DS next to me while they were all running round after their DC. There are advantages to late crawlers!

My DS is a big boy too - 91st centile +.

Rubyabcd · 17/05/2011 22:22

My daughter is 11 1/2 months and does not crawl, she does weight bear when I stand her though but does not pull herself to standing. I too have stressed about this but the general consensus is that they are all totally different. My mum tells me to stop worrying as I didn't budge an inch until I was eighteen months, no bum shuffling, no pulling up, I just got up and walked the day after my mum had spent all day in the hospital with me and needless to say there was nothing wrong me, and I've done pretty well for myself, degree, good job etc...
I only mention this as I went through a phase of trawling the internet and read on this American website that lack of crawling is connected to low reading age!! bo**ks!!!

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jordannarikki · 17/05/2011 22:32

I second not worrying!

My DD1 crawled exactly 2 weeks before her first birthday. SHe despised tummy time and didn't like to weight bear.

My DD2 liked tummy time, loves to stand but still didn't achieve forward locomotion til 9/5 months (creeping) then crawled at just 10mo.

I got DD1 to tolerate tummy time by feeding her lots of yummy snacks while she was doing it cubes of cheese, nice finger foods, that kind of thing.

She was 91st centile at that age so I agree it could be size related.

She's nearly three now - can run, jump and climb as well as all her friends and has slimmed down massively too.

jordannarikki · 17/05/2011 22:34

Oh, I didn't crawl and only moved at about 16 months. When I was assessed for my reading age for a new school at age 11 I had a reading age of 18, so no worries there either!

CoteDAzur · 17/05/2011 22:37

My two never crawled. DS is 2 and has only recently realized that he can move on his knees, almost a year after he started walking.

DontCallMeBaby · 17/05/2011 22:47

DD was non-mobile until 14 months, and wouldn't weight-bear until that age either. When I managed not to worry about her it was brilliant - by the time she could get herself into trouble she could understand 'no' and usually pay attention to it! I had a sensible HV who just asked if she sat unsupported, in which case unlikely to be a problem, 'helpful' friends who pointed out that late walkers talk early (she didn't ...) :o

She is now 7 and makes up for any early lack of walking and talking about 17 times over in any given day. Phew.

Ponders · 17/05/2011 22:51

one of mine didn't crawl until 1st birthday, then didn't walk until 19 months (just to alert you, in case yours is a late walker too).

Perfectly normal physically now though

Ponders · 17/05/2011 22:53

& was 75th centile - not massive, but not small either. (& I was a late walker too, the tendency is hereditary I think)

Pictish · 17/05/2011 22:56

Hey - worry not. My ds2 didn't crawl properly till he was 12 months!!
I understand your concerns, but try not to be too concerned. It's well within the realms of 'normal'.

Pictish · 17/05/2011 22:59

oh - and he didn't walk till 18 months.
He's 3.5 now and unstoppable!

fifi25 · 17/05/2011 23:02

Non of my 3 dd's walked till they were 18.5 months. 2 were bum shufflers. Mine didnt move till they were 12 months

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breadandhoney · 18/05/2011 09:31

Wow, I don't feel like DD is such a rare case now. thanks all. glad to hear that some other babies also don't like to bear their weight. So many people have been astonished at DD's lack of interest in this that I was really starting to get concerned. Met a 6mo boy last weekend at a birthday party, who was looking set to crawl any day now and has 2 teeth and was bearing his weight and bouncing up and down. My DD just sat in the one spot and ate cake! She gets this from her father!

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MaMattoo · 18/05/2011 16:54

I too have a 11 and 1/2 month old..who is off the centile charts as he is just too tall and too heavy for his age (has always been in the 98th for height and weight since month 3). He hated tummy time and howled each time. He sits and stretches to reach things. will not support his weight and is generally quite content sitting up and watching the world go by. Needless to say the rest of the relations (read in-laws) are worried. I dont think I need to panic yet. Having said that in the past 2 days he has learnt to tuck his leg in and rotates in the same spot, round and round..like a very slow top. No amount of walkers, activity stations have helped (bought by DH of course)! He reads like no tomorrow and babbles..a LOT! a talker say other mommy pals and not a walker. (takes after his mother methinks!)

It certainly does not help that neighbours son (8 days younger than mine) crawls at a hectic pace and is a blur at most times. He is 4 kilos lighter and several inches shorter than my sweetie though.

My friends tell me to enjoy this time as I can find him where I leave him and dont have to spend endless amounts of time yelling no and running after him.

Ponders · 18/05/2011 19:29

your friends are dead right, MaMattoo

grandmaforlife · 18/05/2011 21:07

Ponders · 18/05/2011 21:28

No what, grandma?

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