pleasr reassure me why my 22month old isn't walking yet

[ladythatlunches]

Hi everyone.

My dd is 22 months will be 2 in December. She is a twin. Her sister walked about 19 months and a more vocal then her but I just don't know why she isn't walking yet.

She has an appointment with hospital next week .. she was refferd in may and its taken numerous calls to hospital, doctor and hv to get this appointment.

She knee walks, pulls her self up. Will stand up against things will walk few steps when holding her hands but will want to get back to her knees.

I know one one on here can tell me what is wrong but im so worried

I know a baby who didn't walk until after his 2nd birthday & there is nothing wrong with him.

Try not to worry, the hospital appt next week should make things clearer, but there's not always a problem x

My daughter bum-shuffled as her preferred method of getting about until she was nearly 2. She's fine.

Though of course I worried!

Thank you all. Im trying everything but the more I try she gets so annoyed.

Try not to worry. DD1 wouldn't/couldn't stand at 22mo - hospital review showed she was (is!) massively hypermobile, so found it hard to lock her legs and pelvic muscles, and felt safer on the floor.

We got taught how to teach her to get the muscles moving, and she was walking by 2 and is now (nearly 6) one of the fastest in her class.

Try not to worry. If it helps, we found taking 'dolly' in the baby buggy out with us everywhere was very helpful - it gave her the confidence to walk as she could use it to balance and the more she did with it, the better her balance and core strength became.

Good luck x

Thank you filly. I need to stay away from Google I think and just wait.

My dad was two when he walked.
He's the type who walks for fun now. In fact he doesn't drive so walks everywhere

My DS only started walking about 6 weeks ago and he just turned 2 last Thursday! You wouldn't think to look at him he was a late walker.

It's really hard when people keep asking if they're walking yet and make comments about laziness. But the important thing is that she can stand and weight bear and is making the attempt to pull herself up.
My gp was very good the many, many times I went in panicking about non walking DS and reassured me that he would just do it when he was ready.

I'm sure your lo will do the same. it's just hard when you're so invested in helping them reach their milestones and naturally comparing them to other kids

I think because I keep comparing her to her twin as there identical.

Also I think she has gor so used to walking in her knees and doesn't see point in walking.

I hope they can help next week with something

Hi Ladythatlunches, I have just read your post and thought I could have written that myself as I am in a very similar situation!

I have 25 month old ID twin girls born at 33 weeks, one has been walking from about 19 months and is now very mobile running and climbing and the other one is not. They said early on that she development delays but I thought that she would just be a few months behind her peers because she was premature. The magical 18 months came and went and still nosign of walking. Fair enough I thought she would catch up. Now at just turned 2 she is still not walking.

She sounds similar to your daughter she 4 point crawls quickly, cruises while holding on to furniture and can walk a few steps while holding your hands. Have been going to physio now for months and have just got a pair of piedro boots which we are pinning our hopes on.

I feel your pain. It is really difficult having twins at different stages and with different needs. I think it is obvious too that one twin is doing things and the other one isn't. I don't know anyone in rl who has a 2 year old who doesn't walk. It has got to the stage where babies a year younger than her are on their feet while she just sits there which doesn't do much for my self confidence.

Feel free to contact me and let me know how you get on. Albaba.

Hi alaba. Thank you for posting.

Wow very similar, my girls wete born at 36 weeks so not premature but had a little stay in itcu.

I really hope your little ones boots work for her.

It's so frustrating.

Obviously they will be able to advise you specifically after your appointment, but just another one posting to reassure you. My friend's dd didn't walk until she was 26months. She's 20 now and has never had any problems once she started walking, she just really wasn't that interested

Lady I agree it is really frustrating. All the other twins and premature babies that we know are now easily walking even ones who are much younger and we are still not. Does your daughter have any other issues beside the walking?

I would be really interested in what they say or suggest to you at the hospital. Please let us know. Thanks Albaba.

Hello everyone just an update. We went today, was asked loads of questions about her milestones when she teethed, rolled over etc

She is having blood tests in Monday a genetic ine and one to check her over all health. If all comes back clear she will be sent to pysio

My now almost 9 year old dd didn't walk until she was 22 months. One day she just got up and did it and that was it, she was walking everywhere.

Would she walk holding hands or anything before jelly?

She just has no interest

Not really. I would try to put her onto her feet and she would just push her legs out into sitting position. She bum shuffled everywhere and showed no interest in walking until she did it at 22 months. She would pull herself up to get something if she needed to but this was quite late starting too.
If you are worried then best to get it checked out if only to put your mind at ease. I never felt worried about it, I always just felt that she would do it when she was ready too. Best to go with your instinct.

Also if we tried to hold her hand and walk she would just go down into sitting position and shuffle.

Hi OP, my DD is 2 at the end of this month and just last week decided to walk.

She was walking holding both hands during the summer and then in September was walking holding one hand but didn't get up and walk until last week.

I appreciate it is worrying and frustrating as mothers as we see others so much younger practically racing round. I can only imagine how frustrating it must be to have a direct comparisons with you as well!

She has just gone got her blood tests with dh :(

Aw, how worrying for you.

I hope the tests all come back clear and that physiotherapy will help her.

You cannot really 'make' a baby walk that's not ready - and once they walk, you cannot stop them .

Where your twins premature at all?
I know what it is like to always compare 2 children (I did with DS1 and 2 - exactly 12 months between them), but it is not helpful. They ARE different individuals after all, aren't they?
Many children have problems with low tone in some muscle groups and too high a tone in others - this can be helped a lot with specific exercises.

I hope you get some progress soon. And that the blood test today was not too truamatic for anybody concerned x.

Thank you. She was a little gem at her blood tests. Dh took her (im too much of a wuss) and apparently she sat and watched them do it.

I called today for results but they said the genetic results take ages :(

I really want to know so I can relax and focus on pysio instead of worrying there is something wrong!

Interesting I have an apt for the Physio for my 21 month old DS2. My older one crawled at 5 months but number two was immobile until 15 months when he started bum shuffling. Goes to show they are all different! He has only just started weight bearing and looks unhappy as if he might find it painful so I hope they can help him somehow.

Have they not done any blood tests Harriet?