10 month old has never really rolled

[JacquelynScieszka]

Wondering how worried I should be.

My 10 month old has never really rolled. She did it once or twice when she was 5-6 months but just didn't seem to really like it. Though she does turn on her side to sleep. She was sitting up before she was 6 months and happily played with toys so I was happy to let her crack on in the belief it would come eventually (her older brother wasn't much of a roller either).

From being happy sitting up she's now progressed to bum shuffling and moves around very quickly pulling things out of cupboards and having great fun. She doesn't crawl but I think this is because I got a bit lax with tummy time once she could sit. I've tried it with her a bit more now and she can spin herself around on her front and drag herself to toys nearby but no actual crawling yet. She can pull herself up if sitting in her cot and bear weight if I hold her hands.

Beyond this she is a very happy, smiley 10 month old, who claps and waves when asked.

I veer between thinking she's absolutely fine and worrying that I should be doing more. My husband thinks I'm being silly and says she's very similar to her older brother (which is true but I think he had rolled more by this age). I wondered if anyone has any thoughts.

Thanks

I wouldn't worry too much op, my 2yo was very similar. She only ever rolled when I put her on her front and she didn't want to be there. As soon as she could sit herself up she learned to bum shuffle with her hands full of her favourite things. You're right, they move really fast that way. Then before we knew it she was walking... She crawled once at nearly 2 but only because she was trying to go to something under the kitchen table. My eldest got very excited

Thanks very much Mysa74.

Maybe she doesn’t feel the need to roll? I don’t remember my baby rolling much. She crawled early at 6 months and once she figured out another way to move, she stopped rolling.

if you want her to roll, you can encourage it as it is good exercise, but if she has done it before and you know she can do it and she’s preferring other methods of moving, I would not worry too much! Though you are absolutely not silly for worrying. We just want the best for our children and can’t help but worry!