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9 month old just wants to be walking!!

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Pickle1234 · 03/11/2011 16:08

My DD is 9 months and doesn't crawl,infact she hates being on her tummy, always has done, she is walking if you hold her hands but just constantly wants to be up walking ALL the time, if she isn't she starts moaning and is unhappy (almost bored, even with toys) until we put her upright again.
Has anyone else had similar situation, any ideas on other ways to entertain her would be greatly appreciated!!

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madwomanintheattic · 03/11/2011 16:14

baby walker, bouncer or stand in/ sit in activity centre.

some 9mos do walk, others like the idea but are physically incapable of it for months and just knacker their parent's backs.

and yy, i know all the do's and don'ts about walkers etc.

madwomanintheattic · 03/11/2011 16:15

but that said, crawling is a really important developmental stage - so if she doesn't crawl at all, you need to let her experience the frustration and whining. she'll get over it when she works out how to do it.

does she bum shuffle instead?

madwomanintheattic · 03/11/2011 16:17

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Pickle1234 · 03/11/2011 16:18

No she doesnt bum shuffle either yet, if she wants something she will almost bend over in half (from sitting) to reach it. Its just hard when she whines all the time, feel like the only mum with a baby who doesnt crawl / moans alot etc. (Tired mum here haha)
She has a baby walker and does enjoy being in that though.

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TheArmadillo · 03/11/2011 16:21

My dd was like this - she did actually crawl at about 11 months or so but was walking by about 13 months. I thought it would be earlier tbh with all the bloody fuss she was making. She also hated being put on her tummy so I didn't really bother.

I got her a bumbo type chair with toys attached or propped her up. I have to say it was much easier her being dc2 as when ds was home from school he entertained her quite a bit.

Just remember this shall pass, it's all a phase

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Pickle1234 · 03/11/2011 16:22

Thanks Armadillo! Just need reassurance at the moment that it will pass! Haha.

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Tigresswoods · 03/11/2011 16:24

I had a friend whose DD was like this, she walked shortly before her birthday but everything you say about tummy time & crawling is identical- she hated this.

It is exhausting but as another poster said it is a phase and will pass.

headfairy · 03/11/2011 16:27

My dd walked at 9 months... well 9 months and a couple of weeks :o

But I did go through a phase similar to yours, though dd did crawl first. But once she'd got a taste of being on her feet she just wanted to do nothing else. Our door bouncer was a life saver, not only because I could go hands free and leave her to bounce for a bit, but also on our door bouncer you can detatch the seat bit from the elastic bit and kind of carry them around like a puppet on a string (sounds like a song title :o)

I did feel a bit like I was walking the dog, but it gave my back a bit of a break if nothing else because I could stand up straight and "walk" her around in it.

GwendolineMaryLacey · 03/11/2011 16:29

DD was like this. She walked at 9 months and 3 weeks. Hasn't sat down since...sorry :)

We didn't do anything special with her, she had a v tech walker thing but not a bouncer or proper baby walker. Come to think of it, she was a bad tempered little so and so!

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Pickle1234 · 03/11/2011 16:31

Thanks Gwendonline, yes im with you on the bad tempered so and so bit! ha, nothing seems to keep her amused/happy at the moment!

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festivalwidow · 03/11/2011 16:32

Speaking as a knackered-back veteran... DD wanted to be on her feet for ages (as soon as she could hold her head up) and never crawled. Walked assisted at about 11 months and unassisted at 14 months; got interested in crawling at 16 months and can now confidently do both when needed. I wouldn't worry too much about 'making' her crawl - we tried and it really didn't make any difference.
I did swear by my door bouncer which gave me and my back a break!

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Pickle1234 · 03/11/2011 16:35

Thanks FestivalWidow,. we have a door bouncer but she seems to keep wacking her head on the door frame?? They seem to be "normal" size so not sure why?

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screamingeels · 03/11/2011 16:37

Dead normal I think. DD was like this and was frustrated from birth that she couldn't get about, she cruised from 9 months and walked just before her first birthday - hated being on her tummy and a jumperoo (stand in bouncer thing) was sanity saver from 4 - 9 months. Lord knows how you've survived.

She's 4 now and renowned round these parts for her speed and adventurousness, which is great. but just to warn you once she gets her independence you may get a new set of problems!

TeddyRuxpin · 03/11/2011 16:38

My DD was the same, I had a bouncer that you hang in the doorway which was a godsend.
She was only able to roll until she was 8.5 months then went from commando crawling to walking alone within 8 weeks so perhaps your LO won't be long.
I've found life a LOT easier now DD can walk.

itspeanutbutterjellytime · 03/11/2011 16:40

DS was exactly like this. He didn't want to sit; he'd just go flat as a board and all stiff if you tried to make him sit.

A Fisher Price Jumperoo saved my life. Honestly. I could've wept with gratitude! They're expensive but you can pick them up in decent nick and half the price on eBay

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Pickle1234 · 03/11/2011 18:47

Thank you everyone for your responses, lets hope this phase passes soon!!

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cockle84 · 03/11/2011 20:40

my baby is going through the frustrated whinging stage. She is 7 months, I've got a carrier that holds up to 25lb children so I put her in that and go for a walk.

JesszMum · 04/11/2011 07:42

Hi there, my daughter (who is 9 months and a week old) has been crawling since 4.5 mths, standing up by the time she was 5.5 mths and has been walking since 6 mths though taking steps holding on to something. Now that she is 9 mths she really wants to walk and takes a few steps before she bends down and crawls. I tried the baby walker, bumbo seat, and other few things to help entertain her, but it was a waste of money as she hated them. Anyways, I say just let her be and if she decides to walk, she will.

WhenSheWasBadSheWasHorrid · 04/11/2011 22:12

Does she pull herself up to standing. My 9 month old dd just wanted to walk all the time too. She learnt to crawl because I would put her on the floor close to the sofa and she had to bum shuffle / crawl to the sofa so she could then pull herself up to standing.
Now she has started crawling she is much happier.

FessaEst · 04/11/2011 22:19

My DD1 never got the hang of crawling at that age, and walked at 9 and a half months (she crawls proficiently now!). She never, ever wanted to be a baby (neither does DD2 either unfortunately) and hated lying (back or front) from tiny. I borrowed a jumperoo and it helped for short periods of time, as did the door bouncer (we had banged heads too - no solution found I'm afraid). The vtech babywalker and a wooden brick trlley got a lot of use too. Good luck!

dreamfeeder · 04/11/2011 22:26

pickle, That could have been written about my DD!!! Just wanted to practice her walking, that was it. From 8m on. First steps at 10.5 months, never crawled, (still can't at nearly 14 months) but a very, very confident walker now who has quite a turn of speed and can do fair distances.

I was tearing my hair out and praying for my back...and then she walked and it stopped... I could never just leave her to whinge because it drove me round the twist.

Reins helped once she was ok ish but unreliable...

dreamfeeder · 04/11/2011 22:29

and yes, easily walking properly by 11 months, I reckon you might be quite close. I did a lot of pushing her on by letting go of one hand and giving her something to hold so she didn't whinge for both (car keys always worked), and getting her o pick toys up from floor (so lots of squat to standing) when it became clear she was going to blooming well persevere til she did it, thank you very much, no crawling for me... I had to for the sake of my poor back!!

boredbuthappy · 06/11/2011 17:07

Sorry to butt in here, I am having the same issues with my son, he's 8 months old and will not tolerate being on his tummy whatsoever. He gets very bored, and I get very tired moving him around and doing his running around for him, iykwim, yet he shows no interest in figuring out a way to get himself moving. He has an activity centre and a door bouncer and loves them both and is happy to be held up in standing position. All his little mates his age are moving around, commando crawling, proper crawling, shuffling...he's not even managed to roll from back to front yet. Everyone keeps telling me not to worry, but it's hard not to worry when you see everyone elses' kids progressing and yours is literally sitting on his arse.

brachy · 06/11/2011 22:04

My DS was a super early stander, cruiser and walker...and then he learned to crawl!
He was cruising at 4 months and taking up to ten independent steps by the time he was 7 months old. He then learnt to crawl (he hated tummy time) and then promptly gave that up and walked full time from 8 months. He loved having toys on the sofa that he could bang and bash, books he could look at and cars he could fiddle with. He was just into everything.
We used a door bouncer a few times but when he used it like a bungy...he'd walk forward in it, then ping himself backwards, we ebay'd the thing!
Today at 25 months, he is constantly active, he can walk several miles, climbs on everything, leaps off anything and rides his balance bike like he's on a motorbike...my fitness has improved!
DD was similar, she gave up crawling for full time walking just before 9 months. Unlike DS, she liked to sit and 'read' books for hours so was much less active during those times.

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Pickle1234 · 07/11/2011 09:12

Thank you all for your responses, it is nice to know that it is more common than you think!
Boredbuthappy, I completely understand how you feel, my DD was/is exactly the same, I suppose we need to think that all babies develop differently, have you tried a walker, we have one from Toys are us that is a rocker that turns into a walker and my DD loves it, that has saved me hours of standing with her!

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