Should DD have started to pull up by now?

[millymandy]

DD crawled at nearly 11 months but nearly two months later she hasn't really pulled up yet. When does this start to happen? She can weight bare. I thought she'd want to start pulling up and cruising but if I put her against furnature she clings on but doesn't move.

If you are worried see your HV. Dd is 18 months and still isn't walking but we got referred to physio and it's very reassuring. Dd has low muscle tone, could your dd have something similar? We have been told to get her crawling up the stairs (which she does) and keep encouraging her to walk with her push along walker.

She didn't crawl until a week before her first birthday, I can't remember when she pulled up but I think it was probably three months later. Apparently the average age to walk is 13 months but 'normal' (for want of a better word) is anything up to two.

I know it can be frustrating when sll the other babies are doing it, but try not to worry and see about getting her referred as I think the sooner they are seen the better, but that't just my opinion :)

I think if she is crawling and weight bearing then that is good. Ds also has low muscle tone as well as developmental delay, he didn't sit until a year, has just started to stand against furniture at 17 months, but can't crawl, and wouldn't be able to pull himself up to stand. If you are worried then i would ask your hv or gp, but it does sound like she is in the normal parameters.

Ok, thanks. I don't think she has muscle tone problems. I had to see a paed for something else and she said she had good muscle tone in legs.

She will get there in her own time then, just keep encouraging her but try not to worry about it

You could put some of her toys on the sofa to tempt her

Yes we do all that - toys on sofa, time with the push along walker, etc - I think she's a bit scared but equally she's realising that there's a big world out there at a different level.

It's really hard not to compare or worry with your first

MY DS is a like this. i worry too. I understand the concern, but I'm also sure that they'll all do it in their own time.