7 month old not moving/ rolling & hates tummy time etc

[Richie23]

Hello, my baby is nearly 7 months old and hates tummy time. When he was 4 months he was being watched for his weight as he kept dropping percentiles. Because of this we stopped tummy time for a few weeks as he would always be sick during it and obviously we wanted to keep as much milk in him as possible. At 5 months he could sit up really well (we have to put him into sitting position), and at 6.5 months the started taking steps with his push along Walker on his own. However, he doesn’t roll (will only roll once from front to back as soon as we put him on his belly), & when he’s on his back he just lays there looking around, making no attempt to roll again or to reach toys etc. he makes no attempts to try to get into sitting position. When sitting he will reach for toys but if he can’t reach them he just starts playing with his hands instead. He loves to walk around - with us holding him up or with his walker. But he doesn’t try to pull himself up to a standing position. I’ve not been worried until now, but all the other 7/8 month old babies we see regularly are moving around, some crawling, all rolling, some pulling to stand etc. So now I’m a bit worried about his development. Everyone says he’s going to skip crawling and go straight to walking, which is fine, but he should be able to get himself to sit or standing position at some point too? He’s very chatty, sleeps well, pretty happy in general. Are there any other babies who have done the same and all been ok developmentally? I don’t need to worry just yet?

My DS was similar but he is ND. Does ok at school though and plays sport so it's not all doom and gloom.

Whilst I'd normally say that comparing your DS to others will only steal your joy, I do think you have some concerns, enough to ask on here anyway.

I'd start by doing this quick progress checker and I'd fill in the 6 Month Ages & Stages Assessment and ask your HV to score it, or you Dan score it yourself and ask to meet her to discuss the results. Scoring in the grey tie a couple of things is normal, anymore than that and I'd be wanting a referral to a Paediatrician.

I actually think this sounds very normal OP.
My DD was similar, she hated tummy time. She has only just learned to commando crawl and bum shuffle and she is nearly 11 months. She still can't crawl. She was also an early independent sitter and started sitting herself up from laying down position about 9 or 10 months. W
What you may find is that he focuses on other skills instead. My DD started pointing at 9 months and is very interactive, playing with dolls (e.g. pretending to brush their hair) and initiating games like peekaboo. She was ahead of this compared to peers but behind on gross motor.