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anonymousboymama · 20/02/2022 16:05

Due too my stepson mother having social services involvement they came too my house too ask him some questions regarding the concerns about his mother.

During this they saw my biological son and mentioned how he's very smiling and seemed happy. Then she asked me if my little boy was crawling yet. I explained no he's only 5months old but he's doing really well. She mentioned how he should be crawling by now and went on too mention his development and basically insinuating I'm a bad mother because my 5month old can't crawl. As far as I'm aware crawling is deffo not a 5month old milestone.

Am I a bad mother because my son can't crawl , he rolls interacts hold things in his hands smiles laughs reaches out and all those kind of things.

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Jannt86 · 20/02/2022 20:53

I don't even know a child who crawled at 5 months. I would consider it incredibly early and average to be about 9-10 months. Are you sure you understood them correctly?

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anonymousboymama · 20/02/2022 21:05

@Jannt86

I don't even know a child who crawled at 5 months. I would consider it incredibly early and average to be about 9-10 months. Are you sure you understood them correctly?
I definitely understood her correctly, she's since been reported as she did a lot wrong within the case and no longer is associated with my stepson. I'm not sure if she ever got in trouble outside of his case though
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skkyelark · 21/02/2022 16:47

The WHO did a study on gross motor milestones, which says less than 1% of babies are crawling at 5 months, so she's definitely confused on when crawling typically starts! Average is apparently 8-8.5 months –which of course means half crawl later than that without anything being 'wrong'! And then there are those that skip crawling altogether, again without any actual problem.

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anonymousboymama · 21/02/2022 17:21

@skkyelark

The WHO did a study on gross motor milestones, which says less than 1% of babies are crawling at 5 months, so she's definitely confused on when crawling typically starts! Average is apparently 8-8.5 months –which of course means half crawl later than that without anything being 'wrong'! And then there are those that skip crawling altogether, again without any actual problem.
During his outcome and next step meeting our concerns about social worker came up. She wasn't there as she is no longer associated with it however a medical profession actually said 'I'm yet too see a babybat 5/6month old crawl and pick up items' so I feel so much more at ease now xx
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