Will my LO crawl???

[Cheeseymondo]

This is probably a really common question, and people keep telling me “he’ll do it when he’s ready”. But will he? You hear so much about crawling being important as it helps with coordination and balance. So if they don’t crawl does it affect their development. So many questions, but here’s where we are.
My LO is 9 months. He’s done tummy time since day 1, we do lots of tummy time. He started rolling quite early and by 5 months just wanted to stand and bounce.
He will roll, he will sit great, he wants to always grab your hands to pull himself up to standing and when he stands his little face lights up. He doesn’t bum shuffle, he won’t military shuffle on his tummy, he won’t crawl. We have tried everything the experts say to encourage but all he does now is roll back onto his back, put his arms out to grab you to want to stand and will get quite mardy until he’s up, then he’s all excited once he’s up.
Will he crawl? And if he does go straight to walking, does the bypassing crawling affect development?

My DS was just the same. I think he crawledone or two weeks before he walked independently. I say independently because he was cruising the furniture before he crawled. Will he stand at the sofa for a while if you put a couple of toys there?

Yes, he loves standing at the sofa😀

Absolutjeycrackers - no need for that response. If you did not have anything productive to say then don’t bother. You have obviously got nothing better to do than spend your time making snide remarks on forum. It’s people like you that don’t help mums who suffer with post natal depression!!!!!

I’m far from being depressed love. But I see many first time mums feeling anxious and judged and I see people like you who don’t help them. I’m not going to get into an argument on the forum. I find it interesting how easily people can be nasty online , suddenly they are brave. I have reported you to mumsnet.

I never crawled and neither did my son, we are both just fine and don't fall over at all... Well not much anyway

Foggy my DD was the only one of us that crawled at a reasonably normal time. She falls over all of the time and even walks onto lampposts

Dd2 (now 2) was almost a year old before she started crawling. She was 18 months when she started walking. None of the health professionals were at all concerned. They vary so much at this stage and it’s so hard not to compare with others. If it helps, she’s just had her 2 year hv checks and she’s ahead in some areas, particularly intelligence and social awareness but then again I know she could just as easily be a bit behind when she starts school. You’re doing all the right things supporting him, at this stage I really don’t think you need to worry just enjoy him he’ll be off in no time!

My oldest never crawled at all..she bummed as her method of getting about. Some babies crawl, some babies bum and some just skip either and walk.All kids are different.

It doesn’t effect development at all.

The experts? They chop and change opinions every few years, disregard the experts..You’re his mum so that makes you the expert, and your boy will prove those so called experts wrong

My DS never crawled in the conventional way, he'd roll to get to places or on our wooden floor, lie on his back and scoot backwards until he was stopped by head hitting something. He commando crawled for a week before obviously thinking 'nah, lets get on with it' and started walking.
He's now nearly 3 and is very agile & active. (And as clumsy as any toddler is!)

I really wouldn't worry, I'm sure coordination developement is learnt by many other things than just crawling (stacking cups/blocks for example is great for teaching coordination). Balance is learnt as they grow and learn to walk without falling over. No, your DS is doing great!

Mine showed no real signs of crawling but then started a weird up on all fours sort of Mowgli crawl at 10.5 months! He had some issues at birth so has developmental checks with a paediatrician and she was very laid back about it all. I totally get where you are coming from though as I used to watch other babies crawling way earlier at baby groups and panic a bit. Now they're 2 you can see no difference compared with those same babies, they all run around and climb up things! Equally I know quite a few who just didn't bother with crawling and went straight to walking. I don't think 9 months is too late for crawling though, at the same age I thought DS wouldn't bother but he did!

My DD never crawled. She was completely stationery until 14 months when she started to bum shuffle. She took her first independant steps at 19 months but wasn't reliably walking around without holding a hand until she was almost 2. She really took off then though and now at 28 months is constantly running around dribbling a football.
Anyway I don't think you have anything to worry about.

I know a few kids who never crawled and went to straight to walking! I don’t think it’s as important if there’s another form of mobility there for them

My DD didn't crawl until the day before her first birthday and then didn't walk until 17 months. She's had no problems since and actually did things like scoot and ride a bike earlier than many. I worried about it because she was 'behind' all her friends but within a couple of months you forget that they all walked at different times.

Neither of my two boys crawled until they were almost a year old. Both stared walking around 18 months. Now at 5 and 3, neither of them sit still! I worried a lot about my eldest until he started walking, but with my youngest I knew he would be just like his brother and secretly relieved I could happily keep him safe in one spot while I made dinner etc!