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Original poster

very strong legs at 4 months...

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Lexilicious · 04/12/2009 12:36

Baby boy, 17 weeks now but has been "standing" since less than 12 weeks old. Obviously not really standing, but he tenses his legs in a standing position and is happy to stand supported on the sofa or on a lap, or leaning against a body, for a relatively long time. ie a couple of minutes.

Should we encourage this? Is it going to damage his leg muscles, spine or anything?

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FernieB · 04/12/2009 12:56

If he's happy, that should be fine. Just watch out for those strong legs kicking when you're changing him!

Honeypeckle · 04/12/2009 17:18

My DS has been doing this since 10 weeks. My Nan said he'll get bowed legs (she wasn't sure if was an old wives tale)so we did some research and it's hereditary. He is 21 weeks now and is even walking with us holding him. Of course he is advanced for his age tho

Hullygully · 04/12/2009 17:23

It's very very dangerous. research has shown that he's likely to develop a worrying love of the ballet.

RemyMartin · 04/12/2009 17:24

My ds was the same, he's nearly 18 months now and not bow legged at all, although people kept saying the same thing to us as well.

Honeypeckle · 04/12/2009 17:28

at Hullygully

EccentricaGallumbits · 04/12/2009 17:29

amazing! should ask the G&T lot.

peasandbeans · 04/12/2009 17:31

DD1 was like this from about 8 weeks. Her favourite game was stand up sit down (with me holding under her armpits). She always wanted to be upright, she never crawled. From about 9 months she would walk just holding one hand. She finally started walking by herself at 11 months. it doesn't seem to have done her any harm!

JamesAndTheGiantBanana · 04/12/2009 17:32

Ds did this from 8 weeks, never did him any harm, his legs are perfectly straight. He's always been strong, he held his head up at a couple of days old, and at 2 he can now hang from his dads fingers for a good minute (while I flap in the background thinking he'll fall off and split his head open)

waitingforbedtime · 04/12/2009 17:35

Ds did this from about 9 weeks and would move his legs in a walking motion from about 12 weeks (obviously not walking I am not insane!!!). His legs are fine now (aged 3). He walked at 10m though and my mum said I 'shouldnt let him'.

UniS · 04/12/2009 19:35

HUlly may be right. I had a DS like that at 3/ 4 months, now enjoying ballet class and cycling and swimming as a very strong legged perfectly normal 3 yr old.
He was average age to crawl and walk.

bruffin · 04/12/2009 19:45

My DS was similar and walked at 10 months. My dad (from another country) said he was too young to be walking and it was bad for his legs. He was just a very sturdy boy.

madwomanintheattic · 04/12/2009 19:49

i have a ballet dancer too

always v strong and walked at 11 months. he's 7 and has just switched to hip hop and musical theatre.

taking him to the nutcracker tomorrow in the hope it will tempt him back to the barre lol.

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Lexilicious · 04/12/2009 20:48

good, thanks for the reassurance all. I'll be off to the dance shop tomorrow for his Christmas tutu....

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Besom · 04/12/2009 20:53

People do talk a lot of shit don't they?

Bow legged! As if we haven't got enough real things to fret about.

bruffin · 04/12/2009 20:54

Ds doesn't do dance, but he does have a very powerful breaststroke kick

chegirlwithbellson · 04/12/2009 21:13

Too young to be walking

What are you supposed to do - tie em down?

All mine did this. DS1 was a horror for never sitting down. He used to exhaust me jumping about all over the place and headbutting me.

All my kids have lovely legs btw

maxybrown · 06/12/2009 11:24

My ds was like this, and is very strong now at 2.2 he walked at 10 months too - and I mean walked!! His physical skills, bith fine and gross, have always been very good, rubbish at talking though lol!

titfertat · 06/12/2009 11:39

DD1 was exactly the same - another mum commented on it when she was about 10 weeks old and confidently predicted she'd be an early walker. She took her first steps at 15 months!

JumeirahJingle · 06/12/2009 15:45

No it will not damage his legs, his muscles will develop at the same pace to support the bones. If he initiates it, let him do it, it massively increases babies' confidence.

DD was just the same at that age, and at 8 months (today), cruised round furniture for the first time

dingdong05 · 06/12/2009 22:05

my ds was like that. at 6 months he was in a sleeping bag with poppers over his shoulders and, as i watched, he tried to stand up in his cot he stood on the bag, so strained so hard to get upright he popped right out of the bag!
he is 5 with some straight, powerful leg muscles

SpawnChorus · 06/12/2009 22:08

LOL HullyGully

Hulababy · 06/12/2009 22:11

DD was very much like this and seems to have had no problems. Infact she was able to stnd, with support, from 5 months and begain cruising from 5 months too. She sat unaided from 17 weeks. She was just a very "upright" baby from very early on. She finally walked unaided at 10 months.

She's 7y now and seems perfectly fine. She is pincy (sp?) toed but that is hereditary from her dad and grandad.

But she doesn't like ballet though - sorry to spoil the link. Mind you, she did win the ballet trophy at school in Y1 - so maybe the link is there somewhere???

Themasterandmargaritas · 07/12/2009 10:19

Mine takes the biscuit, he walked at 7 months. He is now 5 and super speedy. Probably make a lovely ballet dancer if his daddy would allow it.

Oblomov · 07/12/2009 10:58

Can't see harm in encouraging. Ds2 was the same. Hospital commented on it. But at 1, not walking, so I don't think it means anything.

LadyThompson · 07/12/2009 11:02

Was talking to someone on Friday whose DS is three and a half months and doing the same. She had been told it might damage his hips to encourage it, but whether this is true or not I don't know. Ask your HV?

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