13mo not crawling, bum shuffling or walking yet...would you be worried??

[scottishmum007]

went to visit a friend the other day and her dd isn't able to weightbear yet, by crawling or even bumshuffling. would you be concerned?
i'm aware they all develop at different rate, and her parents aren't concerned about her not moving, feeling that she is making progress in other areas so they are not worried. what do you think??

I am not an expert, but i think the weight bearing should be looked at

my DS was late to crawl and walk, but could weight bear at this age

15 months, I think is the average age for walking. Or at least it was when my almost 6yo was a baby.

I'd give her some time. I wouldn't be overly concerned.

Dd (13mo) had dislocated hips at birth, which were picked up straight away, and I count us very fortunate that it was spotted and treated so early on, as she knew no different.

FWIW Our May 07 thread is obviously full of 13 month olds, and I'm pretty sure they're all mobile in some way, shape or form.

Its worth a visit to the HV I think. Any problems would need to be picked up sooner rather than later, although I'm sure its probably nothing.

she was seen by HV at the immunisation clinic, and she noticed that my friend's dd couldn't weightbear, which must have caused her concern so she made a physio referral.
not all babies walk or crawl early, some take til they are maybe 18 or 19 mo, but the fact that she cannot weightbear sort of rung alarm bells for me.

thanks for all your advice girls.

nope i know a child who never crawled - just walked at 24 months.

You can always raise the issue to a professional for peace of mind..although you should be ok. I spoke to my mum the other day about development and she said that when i was a baby, I never crawled, just sat there or shuffled on my bottom and then walked at 18.5 months! So there you are and I am now a 33 year old who can walk very well indeed!

Worth checking out, yes, but not necessarily anything wrong at all. Did your friend mention whether late moving runs in the family?

My eldest son didn't do any of those things at that age, either, but neither did he roll over or get himself from lying to sitting. This frustrated him intensely. He obviously needed help to get moving. If your friend's child sits up well, can get herself to sitting and does not seem to get particularly frustrated by her lack of movement, then chances are she'll just get on with it in her own time. By the way, despite the problems at the start, my son can now do all the things expected of a 4 year old - he can even skip. His muscle tone is still low and his joints hypermobile, but his intelligence and co-ordination are not affected. I'm very pleased we got physiotherapy when we did, though, as it made a colossal difference to the speed of his achievement, so would agree, getting a review is worthwhile.

ASTEAMEDPOATER - have you come across www.hypermobility.org?

SCOTTISHMUM - it is great a physio will assess your friend's child. My two children were late in their development, so was I, and we all are hypermobile (see above website). Does dd sit by herself yet? Can she use her hands OK in play? Can she roll? Does she seem floppy when lying on her tummy (altho I guess she is not on her tummy much?). It is important to help children learn how to sit, crawl, kneel, stand etc and physio could help her do this with techniques. If you search hypotonia here you will find more ideas on delayed development. It is great you are around to support your friend.

Thanks, ACL - I have come across the website. Hypermobility does also run in the family (unfortunately, on both his father's and mother's sides), but has never caused the degree of delays suffered by my son (and definitely no low muscle tone in my side of the family, although flat feet and revolting party tricks abound...).

my 15 month old only started to weight bear about 6 weeks ago -showed absolute no interest in it until then. He could crawl at 13 months but only just. I wouldn't worry yet

thanks everyone, feel a bit reassured now that it's nothing sinister and it will sort itself out naturally, as most things do.

lol at 'sinister'...

dd2 didn't do any of the above until much later - she has cp.

wouldn't have called it 'sinister' tho lol

apols for hijack - it just made me laugh!

sorry my choice of wording was crap, i just meant, glad it is likely not to be anything serious or damaging, that it will sort itself out in due course.

none taken - it genuinely made me laugh

she is quite sinister sometimes lol