Advice about 6 month old please

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I know that all children are different and develop at different paces... But. DS is 6 months. I know some other mums who have babies the same age and they all seem so far ahead of him He hates being on his tummy. He will do it for maybe thirty seconds, then look at you and roll onto his back. Either that or just starts screeching. He does prefer sitting up but is nowhere near ready to sit up by himself. He's very smiley and very chatty - but only seems to be chatty when he's with people he knows, IYSWIM? On the other hand he is more than happy to have a cuddle with complete strangers and chuckles away quite merrily if they talk to him.

I know I'm probably worrying about nothing, but some of the children I know are crawling, sitting, babbling away quite happily to everyone and I'm just a bit concerned.

Am I doing something wrong? I play with him, read to him, do put him on his tummy and try to keep him there, turn him back over if he rolls sometimes, sing with him, have done some baby signing, have made sure he sees other babies by going to different groups, sit him up most of the time... Is it something I'm doing? Or is he just going to do his own thing?

Sorry long rambling post, but am just a bit worried. In case you hadn't guessed already he's my first and.

He sounds fine, many babies don't sit up til 7 months + and the fact that he is rolling from front to back is good. It is far better for their core muscles and eventual skeletal stability for them to spend as much time on the floor as possible, so I wouldn't prop him up too much, let him do it in his own time. Most babies only chat with people they know, that is normal. Don't rush him and don't feel under pressure, you sound as if you are doing really well. My three boys all developed differently, one walked at 10 months (NIGHTMARE, DO NOT ENCOURAGE THIS!!!) My second was 14 months, and my third, now 10 months is pulling himself up to stand, but didn't sit by himself until 7+ months. So you see, you really don't need to worry. My second boy, who walked later, is the more sporty of the two older ones though, it is all meaningless in terms of future potential.

I'm no expert, just going by my 10m DD, but I really wouldn't stress about this. DD didn't really sit properly unaided until about 8m (whilst some other babies I came across were doing it at 5m!), she didn't really roll all the way over till 9m, and always hated 'tummy time' but is now merrily rolling around everywhere and actually likes playing on her tummy!(and is not crawling yet, but looking like she wants to).

I have started to learn to stop stressing so much. Like your DS she is very smiley, chatty and just working on other skills (HV said this too at the 9m check). Please don't worry, he sounds lovely!

He does sound completely fine.Mine were sitting at 6m but not crawling,the fact that he is smiley and chatty and he sounds really happy too is all great,I don't think you have anything to worry about at all.

I don't have any friends with 6 month old that can sit up yet. Don't worry.

Mine is 6 months and also not sitting. She likes being on her back but not her tummy and rolls over but not back. They seem to be at the same stage really. xx

He really does sound fine and fab.

sounds fine to me too

There is a very wide range for development

please do not panic

there is nothing special you need to do, apart from what you are doing, you can't make a baby crawl before they are ready

Enjoy your baby and don't compare him to others, he is who he is and you love him regardless

dd coould sit at 4 months and rolled non stop from 5 months. ds on the other hand doesn't sit yet at 6 months, and doesn't roll. well i think he's rolled twice, and only ever front to back.

Thank you

Hi

DD1 was really slow to get going, then within about three months just suddenly set off. She couldn't crawl, we tried everything, then one day she was on the floor, my sister has holding some beads that DD1 like the look of, and she crawled all the way across the room at some speed! We all just looked on, openmouthed.

She was the same with walking, no interest at all, then all of a sudden she was an expert.

And even now, people think she is a lot older than she is because she talks in a frankly odd manner for a three year old, yet she is quite behind in other ways. We get really funny looks if she has a nap in her pram with her dummy after they have seen her do her "tricks", as they think she is an older child, although she is still a bit too old to be napping in a pram, if that makes sense?

Anyway, my point is, chill out

DD2 (who I know is slightly younger than your DS because we were on the same antenatal thread) is just about rolling over, but she hates being put down at all really. Also, some days she will do all sorts, others she just sleeps and is attached to my boob.

It's not a race, if he still isn't doing anything in maybe three months, might be an idea to get someone to look at him, but even then he might just be too busy thinking about the meaning of life and will grow up to win a nobel prize instead of an olympic medal