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Baby hates rolling. Should I be worried?

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Mummynumberoney · 16/08/2023 10:12

I am sure I am just sleep deprived and being unnecessarily worried. But my six month, old DD hates rolling. She hates being on her stomach in general.

Tummy time has always been a struggle, but I've managed to get up to 30 to 40 minutes a day without her throwing a temper tantrum. She can roll front to back, but refuses to roll back to front. She shows no interest at all. I've spent days, weeks, trying to teach her. To my delight, she actually rolled a handful of times but hasn't since and shows no interest at all.

She can sit unaided and has done for the last month. To get around she either pushes while on her back with her legs or tries to scoot on her bum. The last two days I've noticed when she's on her stomach before promptly rolling to get off, she will push her legs as if trying to army crawl. She's hit all of her other milestones, and as said she can sit unaided as well as showing signs she is trying to stand. She does this when she's in a seated position with a little bit of elevation she can push up onto her legs. But when everyone tells me their baby is rolling all over the place and mine refuses, it starts to worry me that she's a bit behind.

Normal or should I be worried?

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skkyelark · 16/08/2023 21:25

Perfectly normal in my experience! She's doing plenty of other gross motor skills, so I'd guess rolling just isn't her thing. It seems to be a hugely variable milestone, some babies roll all over the house, literally, some just are not interested. DD1 was cruising before she bothered to roll back to tummy – I used to wonder if she'd get stuck on her back like a turtle if she fell backwards whilst cruising. She's 4 now, completely fine.

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