Is 7mo DS behaviour related to learning to crawl?

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Hi,
DS is almost 7 mo. He is desperate to get moving, has been getting up on all fours for a couple of weeks, wiggling bum, shuffling knees a bit but hasn't worked out what to do with his hands. He makes progress round the room by rolling. He also has his fourth tooth about to cut through.

Anyway, we've had some sleepless nights and daytime friendliness with the teeth, but the last couple of days he has been really clingy. He sleeps in our arms if we are standing, or if I'm feeding , but if dh tries to sit while holding he cries, and 3 out of 4 times when we put him down asleep, he wakes up crying straight away.
Even during the day, he has started wanting to be carried much more. He will scream when we put him on the floor to play, and as soon as we pick him up he's laughing and cooing, which makes me think it isn't tooth pain, but just wanting to be carried.

It just occurred to me that it might be related learning to crawl somehow, but not sure if this is a common thing.
Anyone have any experience of this and ideas for how to handle it? He's a big boy, so can't manage the carrying all day!!

TIA

I feel your pain, my DS is 16 months and he has gone into a stage when he wants to be everywhere high up (on a table, sofa etc) - very demanding..... I remember he didn't crawl for a long time, but once we went to a play group and he was playing by a crawling baby, we came home and he started crawling. Good luck hun, when my little pumpkin wants to stay on my hands and I cannot bare it any more, I just telling myself that it will not last forever and one day he will grow up and wouldn't want cuddles :-)

Neither of mine did this when they were starting to crawl, but they were certainly like it when they were cutting teeth!

Thanks both of you. Ok, so sounds like it's more teeth related so may start to improve for a bit as the fourth one has come through now.
And yes, I agree, I must just enjoy the cuddles while they last

No real advice but my DD (22mo) was an absolute nightmare before learning a new 'skill' whatever it was, the month before she crawled she was awful! Same with walking, talking more etc. I put it down to frustration. Good luck!

Developmental leaps interfere with sleep and other norms. It's as frustrating for them as us. Their brains become obsessed with mastering the new skill, even when asleep when you can observe them rolling over and starting to pull up/crawl/stand/walk whilst not even really waking up.

Key time for separation anxiety too. They understand finally that you're separate to them but don't yet understand that you always come back. If they can't see and touch you, they genuinely think you're gone for good.

My ds is 17mo and still clingy. He has been in a sling almost permanently since birth! Good sling means they're never too heavy and you're hands free.

Get his ears checked. The crying on change of position might be related to ear pain.

I have a 7 mo ds much like this!

I am pretty sure it's teething as when he seems quite tearful I give him some teetha gel and some calpol and he seems much better, even if he's still frustrated he can only roll everywhere !

Im with sare that it's frustration when learning a new skill. DD did it when starting to crawl and is the same now that she is on the verge of walking.

It is a pain in the arse especially now she is getting so heavy. Shouldn't complain I suppose at least I know where she is, mobility will bring it's own challenges!