Worried about development of 9 month old DD

[TheBlasphemousShadow]

DD is nearly 9 1/2 months old. She is not sitting on her own yet or crawling. She can roll back to front and vice versa and rolls around the floor. Her hand co-ordination and manipulation of objects is excellent according to the HV at her 9 month check up - does this make any difference?

DS was cruising at her age so it is really worrying me. I bought her a bumbo at the weekend (in desperation!) to at least get her used to sitting up without trying to lie down again.

Has anyone experienced similar?

Hi - my dd2 is a bit younger, 8 1/2 months and not sitting either. She will sit up for about half a minute, then fall over. She'll slump in her high chair so I have to feed her in the bouncy chair. She's rolling everywhere but not particularly interested in crawling. She's also having trouble with lumpy food and finger foods - she always chokes on pieces. I am not particularly worried though, I am sure she'll catch up soon. Her big sister was also cruising at this age, but was also a late sitter. Hope this helps.

My DD didn't sit until she was 9 months and she did have problems.

Have you any other concerns?

Anything in particular Fab? She seems just as alert and interested in things as DS was, she laughs and interacts with people.

Like HeiligFeierabend's DD she can sit for a few seconds but then falls over.

If she's in her highchair or the bumbo she can sit upright and straight, she doesn't slump.

She just doesn't seem to be too bothered about moving and will just roll to what she wants.

What is her muscle tone like? The shape of her head? When did she start having problems eating?

Actually I feel a bit teary as so much is coming back about mine but she is 6 now and pretty much all okay.

Oops, I read HF's post as the OP. Sorry.

What do you mean by muscle tone?

She's not too bad eating, we are doing baby led weaning and she likes fingers of toast and bits and pieces like that.

She is still a milk monster though and is now on goats formula as cow formula was aggravating her eczema.

I think the shape of her head is fine?

Strength in her legs - can she stand on your lap with you holding her?

When you look down on to the top of her head, what shape is it? Does is look like a round even shape?

She sounds fine, my DS was crawling at 8 months but not sitting until over 9 months, other babies in our circle of friends didn't crawl until nearly a year - if she can roll around to get to things she's just probably in no rush to crawl. I think DS is like this with walking - he is 14 months and crawls everywhere still, it's like he thinks why bother to walk?

Also I think girls tend to be slower to walk etc but quicker to talk than boys, on average.

Mine all walked at the same time - boys and girls.

She sounds fine - some babies are slower at developing on the crawling/cruising side. Agree with BertieBotts that girls can be slower on the moving development side (DS1 was crawling before the girl babies from our NCT group and similar for DS2) but once she does start moving I bet she'll develop very quickly.

I agree with the others that I wouldn't be concerned.

DS2 didn't roll over until he was 6 months old, didn't start crawling until he was 10 months old - he is now 13 months and can pull himself up to standing, cruise round the furniture and walk with his walker - but he is not confident with any of that so he is a long way off walking. But I know he will get there in his own time.

It is difficult not to compare with older siblings isn't it? DS1 was so much quicker at everything and I have to remind myself that DS2 is a completely different animal (thankfully )

She has only just started weight bearing on our laps. I think her head is pretty much ok, not perfectly round, but nearly so.

She's the only baby I know that has been so slow! I think that is why I am so worried.

Other than my first DD who was severely brain damaged she is only the second NT girl baby amongst my friends and family, so I have limited experience.

HV said she was not overly worried yet, she has another check up in January.

I know! I feel that I have been constantly studying her and comparing her to DS! Poor DD

My daughter had phypotonia an dplagiocephaly and the GP said she was fine.

End result was a trip to Bupa for an all over check, xrays sent to GOSH and then a visit there. a trip to Harley street to see a
specialist and treatment at £2500. So I am always going to be cautious when someone says their child is not doing certain things aat 9 + months.

I so wanted to believe the GP but knew from 2 months there was something wrong. I wish I had believed in my instincts and seen someone else.

Before the Harley Street visit I did see a South African doctor who was just so lovely and agreed with me there was something wrong.

You will always get people saying she is fine, don't worry but you are her mum and are clearly concerned so don't dismiss your own feelings about your own daughter.

What concerns did you have Fab, even at 2 months? What is phypotonia? What happened and how is your DD now?

My daughter was only looking one way, always to the right and never the left.

She was dx with plagiocephaly quite young but the HV did't explain much (her child had it, they did nothing and he now has problems) and the GP didn't know what it was.

Eventually we saw someone at the hospital when she was 9 months and wrote in her red book that she was hypotonic. Didn't tell us mind so I got on th internet and found out the 2 things can be linked. Hence the Harley SStreet appoitnment to sort her out. She is having another podiatry appt soon as I am not happy she is having aches and psins in her legs still and I am adamant she wears proper shoes at all time, sod the cost.

I hope she is ok Fab. I haven't really had any concerns with regards to her using any side more so than the other.

Just seems to be the sitting/crawling thing. Although I did breathe a sigh of relief when she started trying to put her legs down.

She was also born with mild postional talipes in her right foot, so I am hoping that causes no problems for her.

Sorry was away for a while... yes my dd2 does like standing and can do so holding onto a piece of furniture. Her head looks fine to me. I think that she's too lazy to crawl because she's been rolling everywhere for the last 4 months or so

I think if you are concerned, you should see a physio that specialises in infants - IMO they are much better than many paediatricians at spotting issues around sitting/movement etc.

My DD did not sit up until 10 1/2 months, crawled at 13 months, and started walking at 17 months. We did see a physio when she was 9 mths, and the physio was happy that it was just a matter of time before she met the milestones because her muscle tone was fine, her co-ordination/human interaction was great and there were no other concerns which would ring alarm bells.

Not sure whether this helps though...

It's a bit of reassurance minervaitalica thank you. As I have previously said her cerebral skills seem greater than her physical skills.

I think I will ask a physio I know to take a look at her anyway, to just ease my mind.

DS was textbook sitting at 6 months, crawling shortly after and cruising at 9/10 months and walking at 14 months (even at that he was slower than my nephews) so it's a big shock and a worry to see the difference with DD.