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My ds doesn't crawl!

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womba1 · 30/01/2004 16:18

My ds is 10.5 months and doesn't seem able to crawl. He sits very well unaided, pulls himself forward and rolls onto his back from his front and viva verca.

I sit him on the floor and put a toy in front of him but just out of his reach. He will lean forward to get it, will invariably fall on his front, get up on his arms....and just stay there!

If you support under his arms and hold him up,he puts his feet on the floor and straightens his legs. He is very strong and i'm tending to think he is more lazy than anything else. But...the niggling worry is always at the back of my mind that there is a problem. Am i just being an over anxious first time Mum??

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zebra · 30/01/2004 16:29

Yes. Gawd, my step-sister agonised because her son didn't walk until 16 months. Nothing I said would persuade her it was normal. I wish mine had been late movers...

nutcracker · 30/01/2004 16:33

My ds was quite a late crawler, mainly because he preffered to lie on his back and then use his legs to move him around. He obviously didn't feel the need to try anything else. Plus my DD's would get most things for him so he is preety lazy.

moosh · 30/01/2004 16:36

No real advice I'm afraid. If worried speak to hv. But my mum said that I didn't walk till I was 15 months and I crawled at 13months. I sprinted for my school and occassionally the borough I live in as a teen. Is he a large baby? My friends baby was really chunky and he still isn't crawling at 12 months he moves along on his belly at a rate of knots. We think that his arms are not strong enough to hold his weight just yet, but like your ds he is strong if you pull him up onto his feet. Like I say speak to your HV if really worried, but I think there is nothing to worry about, children achieve things at different stages and being a first time mum it can be hard listening to comparisons with other children. I am sure he will pick it up soon.

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womba1 · 30/01/2004 16:48

Thanks all! Moosh,my ds is long and weighs 20lbs. I'm not overly concerned but on the rare occasions that my mil visits, she always remarks and makes me feel that he's slow. She puts him on his front and just leaves him to get distressed and frustrated!

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Luckymum · 30/01/2004 17:07

I wouldn't worry womba, some children just don't do crawling!

Two of my three never crawled, they (both boys) went from sitting, to pulling up on furniture and cruising round, then to walking at about 12-14 months. Dd was a bottom shuffler (absolutely hilarious to watch) but a late walker at about 20 months although she does have other problems.

StressyHead · 30/01/2004 17:11

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womba1 · 30/01/2004 17:14

It's probably just a boy thing Luckymum!My ds wanted to hold his bottle at the age of 5 months but now that he should be doing it, he just lays back and is quite happy for whoever to do it for him!I think he's learning too much from my dh!

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AussieSim · 30/01/2004 17:17

My Ds is one year and one week old and started crawling 2 days ago. Now I have to babyproof the house, sweep the floor 3 times a day and work out a new system for feeding my cat. Not to mention pick him up after he dongs his head. Don't be concerned.

salt · 30/01/2004 17:19

I didn't crawl and nor did dd I got up and walked at 10 months but dd didn't walk until about 15 months. HTH

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womba1 · 30/01/2004 17:25

Many thanks to you all. I'm relatively new to Mumsnet and having read some other threads on different subjects, i totally agree that it's lovely to have other points of view from people who care.

Once i've managed to get this routine thing sussed...i hope to be a regular :0

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womba1 · 30/01/2004 17:26

That was meant to be a cheesy grin!!

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bobthebaby · 30/01/2004 18:32

My ds cracked it at 11 months, and promptly crawled across the entire room at warp speed. I wouldn't worry he sounds exactly like my ds and despite all the warning signs we hadn't done any childproofing, convinced that he would be content to sit there forever.

Blackduck · 30/01/2004 19:03

Funny, I was going to post on this - my ds is nearly 9 months and isn't showing any interest in crawling either (a colleague's son who is 3 weeks younger is off ......)...part of me knows he'll get there in the end, but like you womba1, as a new mum I can't help but wonder - not helped by my sil referring to him as 'slow boy' at Xmas...

aloha · 31/01/2004 12:54

My son never crawled and walked at 16monthish. But unlike yours he didn't get himself about at all - just seemed entirely content to stay where he was put. He's two now and still pretty uncoordinated, slow and clumsy and has a lie down at Babygym while all his peers run about and climb things. He's bright and happy and affectionate and perfect in every way, but I have grave doubts about a future sporting career. I do worry about it sometimes as he is noticeably less agile than his peers, but there's nothing wrong with his language or intelligence so I think it's just the way he is. I'm extremely non-sporty and uncoordinated too. Mind you, I think that if he's getting about on his own steam and is ony 10months,then that's normal I think.

deegward · 31/01/2004 19:11

Well ds2 (10 mths) shows no desire at all for moving. Does not like to support own wieght unless in baby bouncer, and is quite happy to sit on floor. I don't mind as I know life is going to be hell when he does move. As my friends and I always say "they won't be doing x, or they will be doing x, by the time they go to school so why worry".

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