17 months and still not walking (yes, yes, I know I have whinged before)

[oliveoil]

Dd2 started crawling last week but will not stand up at all, just bends her legs if you try.

Should I get her checked out? dd1 didn't walk till 17 months but she was strolling about a bit I am sure (from memory).

What are the signs I should look for if there is going to be a problem?

Thanks

xx

if your worried then have a word with your hv, im sure that if there is a problem she will be the best person to see. but if your dd1 didnt walk till 17mth and taking in to account that older siblings tend to make young one lazy i wouldnt worry about it.

I would have expected her to be weight bearing on her legs by now. I take it you have tried her with a walker etc? Have you mentioned it to anyone - eg doctor, HV?

my ds1 was just the same - but put him in nursery at 18mths and he was walking within the day! I think it's unlikely there's a problem with yr dd but check with hv if you're not sure for a referral to consultant.

If I stand her up against the little shopping trolley, she stays up for maybe 3 seconds then cries and drops down to the floor.

Won't stand it I hold her up, does the same thing.

Maybe will see the hv and put my worrying mind to rest.

Don't worry, mine walked at 18 months, 20 months and 19 months, and were all late to stand as well. In fact none of them was even mobile until after 1st birthday.

Late walking is hereditary, so if you've had one, the odds are no. 2 may be the same. None of mine did the weight-bearing thing either; dd2 in particular used to hold out her legs in front of her like a little plastic dolly.

Unless you have specific reasons to suspect problems, it's probably just how she is.

yes, she does that leg holding thing

Or looks like John Cleese in his Ministry of Funny Walks thing

well, that's a start!
when we saw the consultant he basically said so what are you doing here? seemed to think no problem and only to come back if no change by 24 mths.

24 months? I thought it was 18. Am I being an overworrying pita mother?

that's what the consultant told us - it was the various hvs/GPs etc we saw who worried us at 17 mths into getting a referral...

Oliveoil, one of my NCT friends had a daughter who didn't walk until she was 22 months. Had no interest whatsoever. She is 6 yrs old and absolutely fine. It might be worth getting checked out, but hopefully it is nothing to worry about.

I think they refer you at 18 months in case there is a problem and the sooner it gets sorted the better. My DS was 16 months when he walked. The paed checked his muscle tone at 13 months and said it was fine. She predicted he would walk within a couple of months and she was largely right

Go to the HV now, so that way if she is still not walking 3/4 months or so down the line, you'll already have been referred, and have an appointment coming up.

was she late at sitting up?

one of the little girls on my babyworld antenatal group didn't cruise/walk until she was 21 months! Now there's no stopping her LOL.

My DD didn't walk unaided until she was 17 months old. She could walk with a push along thing from about 11 months but wouldn't let go. We went away for a week without the push along and she finally went it alone!!! I had a friend whose DD didn't walk until she was 2. The comfort that I took was from people saying that you never see children crawling to school. They do it eventually. It just meant that she was my baby for a little bit longer before she got the independence and wanted to walk everywhere. My DS walked at 11 months and has never looked back. Wanted to keep up with his DD and spent most of the time flat on his face!! Don't worry about it too much - but I remember how it feels waiting for them to make them first steps.