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Is the chunky baby fat causing issues?

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Dfjackson · 15/04/2025 11:05

Hi!
Hoping for someone to give me any help in the motor skills area!
My baby is 10 months nearly 11 months and is not crawling/pulling up or anything.
She sat up unassisted very early around 4 months and she is very strong and sturdy! She will roll from back to front and move backwards, but to be quite honest she just likes sitting playing with her tjings she doesn’t really go on her belly without me deliberately putting her on her front. She does scoot a little. She isn’t pulling herself up.
She really likes it when I hold her standing up but couldn’t stay up for long without me assisting.
She is really chunky, legs and belly have chunky fat rolls everywhere! Her feet look so small in comparison with her body I don’t think they could hold her up haha! Can it be that she is just to chunky and heavy? :(

i don’t over feed her lol. She is EBF and has at least 2 solid meals per day now she enjoys lots of fruits and veggies, trying to move to 3 meals the closer we get to 12 months. She’s a milk monster though, feeds to sleep for all naps and bedtime.

This is my first baby so I don’t have a clue what I’m doing! I try my utter best to have open play where she has lots of space and toys everywhere just out of reach. I crawl around the room to show her but she just laughs and has never tried to copy :)
my parents tell me to just enjoy the lack of movement for now but I’m very worried

I try and give her exercise time now haha, in the door bouncer which she absolutely loves!

Is anyone else’s baby just not interested in moving at this age?
I naturally compare to others and just feel so worried that I am doing something wrong or need to help her more.

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
GoldenRosebee · 15/04/2025 11:41

Try to ask pediatrician for advice... they can be overfed once they star solids, but it could just be that she's on bigger side (percentiles). What does HV say?
What you can do to support her to crawl is to put her toys slightly out of reach and do not help her if she wants the toy. Also introduce soft colorful ball.

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