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How to encourage her

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Nicolily · 01/01/2014 12:54

Hello! My babygirl is rolling over from 4 months. Shes 6M now and she loves to stay on her knees bouncing. But shes getting angry because obviously she wants to crawl but she doesnt know how. Has anybody idea? Some excercise etc,???

Thanks!

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lljkk · 01/01/2014 19:00

You are mad.

GinGinGin · 01/01/2014 19:03

I assume she's your first op? Don't worry, she'll learn in her own time and nothing you do will encourage her any quicker. Just make sure she has lots of floor space to roll around and the crawling will come

PeazlyPops · 01/01/2014 19:04

She'll do it when she's ready, I don't think there's much you can do to encourage it.

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Nicolily · 01/01/2014 20:16

y?!?

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Nicolily · 01/01/2014 20:18

thank u. I bought her the foam puzzles so she can stay on it. I dont really want her 2 crawl yet but shes angry because she wants to reach the toys she cant .... i dont think im mad ;)

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RubyrooUK · 01/01/2014 20:24

Hi Nico, I've had two DC.

My first crawled at 9mo and my second at just turned 7mo.

I spent ages trying to encourage my first child to crawl as he too got frustrated. I didn't do anything with the second, who is now walking with a walker at just turned 9mo. So I don't think you can make much difference. The frustration is necessary because that is what drives them to keep exploring and eventually crawl.

So just have fun with her, let her have lots of time on the floor and she will crawl when she is ready.

Bakerof3pudsxx · 01/01/2014 20:27

Not much you can do except ensure she has floor time

I have three dc

First two crawled at 6mo, third is almost 9 months and not crawling or pushing up on to knees

Also remember some babies never crawl

Thurlow · 01/01/2014 20:29

They'll learn when they learn and there isn't really much you can do to help. Putting things they want slightly out of their reach will encourage them, but that's about it. We tried to get DD onto her knees to 'show' her the way to crawl and it did absolutely nothing, she went for commando crawling.

You're not mad, but the frustration is necessary as that's what eventually gets them to work out their way of moving.

Plus life is so much easier when they stay where you leave them...

HoratiaDrelincourt · 01/01/2014 20:39

They're much easier before they're mobile - that's how we can tell you're talking about a pfb

I'd recommend a mixture of sessions where she has things she likes within reach, and sessions where things are a stretch or a step away.

In the meantime, pack away anything of value below your head height...

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Nicolily · 01/01/2014 21:05

Thank you! Shes rocking on her knees for past few weeks already. Seems to me shes just trying to find out how to crawl :D Im not fan of walkers and what so ever... I dont want to even have one till shes not sitting properly ny herself. I will see then.

And im totally scared how things will be when shes crawling :D

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RubyrooUK · 01/01/2014 21:10

I'm sure she is just trying to figure out how to crawl. She'll probably get there soon.

(By the way, by walker, I just meant a little push-along tray of bricks with a handle, not a baby walker that the baby sits in. I don't see the point of those either as my DSes were far too wriggly to be enclosed in one! )

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