I year old not crawling

[baggies]

Grandparent here. Grandchild just turned one and is not crawling, let alone pulling herself up. Happy to sit and play. HV not concerned and advised standing her up leaning against sofa with feet flat on the floor but supporting her bottom. She will do this but likes to go on tip toes. Parents not worried as they know it will happen but just wondered if anyone had any little tips/games/advice to encourage her. She's meeting all other milestones and fine motor skills are great.

I've no idea on what you can do to help her but I'm a bit surprised by the HV's advice. I think 18 months may be the time they get concerned over walking but crawling usually comes much earlier.

Can she sit unaided and does she roll?

Will she stand if you hold her hands for support?

There's a useful development chart here.

You will notice on the previous posters development chart that crawling didn't appear. That's because it is not considered a milestone as lots of babies slip crawling completely. I know this because my prem baby is nearly one and not crawling either and I had a long chat with her doctor about it. She explained that if there were numerous milestones a baby wasn't hitting they would worry but if it is one.. especially crawling they don't worry too much. She also interesting said if one of the parents was a bum shuffler it's quite common for the child to be one too. I definitely would keep an eye and perhaps should speak to health visitor in another 4 weeks if no change but I wouldn't focus on crawling as something baby absolutely must do

That's interesting Fredsgirl. My DS didn't crawl until 11 months. He walked 2 weeks after so he was walking around the furniture and walking holding our hands long before he crawled.

Lots of babies don't crawl as I understand it - I didn't (although my co ordination is rubbish! I think crawling helps with co ordination. However, other than not having a stellar career in sports I am not impacted by it at all). DD only crawled at around 11 months and walked at 16 months - she only pulled to stand for the first time after her first birthday - the HV was not at all worried as she was making progress but it was clear that as she took longer to do one thing the next one would also probably take longer for her. She was correct, DD is an excellent Walker now and she was a great crawler once she finally did it.
Also; the HV told me that usually babies who are later with the walking and crawling tend to have better fine motor skills.

I just used to put lots of toys just out of reach for DD so she used to first roll; then worm, then do this awful body dragging thing for a week or so like one side of her body didn't work (that did worry me!) and then just normally crawl.

For pulling to stand, I learnt that a couple of thick books or the bottom stair was best to sit her on and then help her pull to stand for a second with her hands - it got her used to the feeling of weight bearing.

But mostly, I found that she just did it in her own time and all the worrying and hand wringing in the world that I did (and it was a lot) was pointless.

Oh - she is a very good talker though and I was all about rewarding communication so if she pointed at something I had to give it to her to show her that communicating worked - I fear that caused her to not need to crawl or walk much as I was there to hand her things 😂

The chart is very interesting. She seems to be on point for fine motor skills,speech and language and social skills.
She sits beautifuly unaided, very straight back. She loves being on her back and does roll but hates being on her stomach and will roll back immediately. I'm afraid my daughter has little faith in her HV and support is very poor.
I agree that she should give it another month and see what point dgd is at before raising it again.
Thanks for everyone's comments, info and advice.

My DD hated being on her stomach too, didn’t roll back to front until 8.5 months then crawled just before 11 months. But she didn’t pull herself up and cruise until after her 1st birthday. Like others have said, crawling isn’t considered a milestone because some babies never crawl.. she might even start bum shuffling if she doesn’t like being on her front.

She does sound absolutely delightful @baggies

My son is 15 months and has only started bum shuffling. Me and my husband both walked at 9 months. He has no interest in standing or pulling himself up but he will in his own time. I am sure she will surprise you one day. My son went from sitting happily for a few months to one day bum shuffling like a pro

Sorry forgot to add tips - propping pillows at the front of him and then something on the other side helps him to try and move forward and also sitting them on the first step encourages them to take weight on their feet to reach out to you. Also over your knees is a good one to encourage them to crawl or move

@DominicRaabsTravelAgent

She does sound absolutely delightful *@baggies*

Of course I'm biased but she's simply beautiful and had such a sense of humour

@Mano2020

My son is 15 months and has only started bum shuffling. Me and my husband both walked at 9 months. He has no interest in standing or pulling himself up but he will in his own time. I am sure she will surprise you one day. My son went from sitting happily for a few months to one day bum shuffling like a pro

My daughter ( her mum) and son both walked at 10 months similar to you and your husband so I can't offer dd advice other than she'll do it in her own time. I do wonder if she will bum shuffle too as although she loves being on her back she hates lying on her tummy. Thanks for the tips I'll pass them on and try myself when I look after her.

Yes, my son hated tummy time too and even now if put on his tummy struggles to keep his head up. He suffered from terrible reflux when younger and was born with a stiff neck so all those things prevented him wanting to be on his tummy. But he is amazing at bum shuffling and i know by christmas he will surprise me again. Good luck and dont worry she will get moving soon