16 month old still not walking

[xkatyx]

I hope I'm over reacting but he still isn't walking!!

She cruises around the furniture will walk when you hold her hands and web runs. Just will not even try to walk on her own!

I stand her up against the wall where he leans on it, then I move away and try to encourage her to walk but she will either slide down the wall or literally throw her self at me :(

Help

I think bum shufflers are so so cute none of mine did that :)

DD was 20 months when she finally walked alone, and i don't think it was long before that that she stood alone and cruised etc. She was a champion crawler instead. We did get referred to physio by HV when she wasn't walking by 18 months, but of course the appointment takes a while to come through and the she got up and walked the day before the appointment!

The physio did say she has a slight case of 'hypermobility',and to give her good supportive shoes, i.e. high ankles, but nothing to worry about, and she walks well now. Admittedly at 2.4 she is defintely a bit behind a lot of her peers in running, jumping, climbing etc, but a) she is naturally lazy like her mother! and b) I assume it's normal to be a bit slower to develp these skills as she has been walking for 9 months less than some toddlers her age!

So, I wouldn't worry, but do ask HV for a referral if not by 18 / 19 months, just for peace of mind.

Ours started to walk at exactly 16 MO - she was cruising for 4 months though!!! She just wouldn?t let go of the furniture unless she didnt notice that she had let go, if you see what I mean. She would stand by herself for a second or two then just sit down again unless she was holding onto something. We think our LO is just a very cautious child. She always has been with other things too, anything physical really, she is only just starting to throw herself about, go underneath things and climb up things at 20 months. She seemed to be a bit too scared to walk by herself. Maybe your child is just a bit cautious too. Can you put favourite toy just out of reach so that she has to take one step to get it? That's what we did and it did work till she noticed what we were doing and refused to try to get the toy! But by then she had started to take a couple of steps so we knew she could do it and so did she ? from there it was only a week till she started walking by herself. We think the push along walker we were given may have helped build her confidence and she enjoyed pushing it and filling it with toys to take around the house. A push cart/trolley walker (not one they sit in) may help, but if your child is crusing it is only a matter of time till she is able to walk anyway. You just have to be patient and give lots of encouragement - it will come, once she is ready.

It's so frustrating!! She will not stand alone, she will not let go at all, if you try to take your hand away she will sit straight down!!

I wish I could be more relaxed about it .. :(

My DD is the same, she walks holding onto one finger now but if you let go she will sit straight down.

Star does your dd stand in her own with out holding or leaning?

Also can she go from sitting to standing? My dd can't and we were out today and my friends dd 8 months was doing all this I wanted to cry!!

When you say sitting to standing, do you mean straight up from the floor? My DD couldn't do that until very recently, just before 18 months. Before that, she had to use furniture. I saw a massive difference between 16 and 18 months.

Oh yes from sitting to standing by herself!! She obviously sits by her self and can pull her self up on furniture etc!!

I hope I see a change soon. I really want her to start showing a bit more
Confidents.

Oh yes, that takes ages!! My DD was a week off 18 months, and just suddenly figured out how to do it. 16 months is still really little - I know it's hard not to worry, though. I'm on loads of threads worrying about walking!

No my DD doesn't stand on her own without holding or leaning. She also cannot stand up from sitting without pulling up!

It just seams everyone's baby is walking so early!!!

But glad it seams normal

Star how is your little one getting on?

My dd is still not walking!!

My DD still isn't walking properly. She will take steps on her own more frequently now so she's getting her confidence up but its a slow process!

She mainly knee walks now & she still can't stand up herself from the middle of the floor.

Ah she has taken steps? Will she just step away from sofa?

Yeah she has taken steps, she will step away from the sofa on her own but not very often. Most of the time she says 'walk' & and reaches for my hand & will walk quite happily holding my finger. If I let go more often than not she will just sit down.

Any progress with your DD?

My DS didn't walk till he was 17.5 months. He just would NOT let go of my hand. Take heart, she will get there!

No, she still isn't walking :( I've got myself in a right pickle worrying about it!!!

If it's any consolation my friend's LO didn't walk until she was 2.1. She was referred and everything, and one day Holly just got up and walked. She had been a bum shuffler though.

Stop worrying, she will get there!

I'm just worried there is a reason she isn't walking!! I'm trying everything to encourage her!

I worry too I must admit, but I'm trying not to. I've tried everything to get my DD to walk but she is stubborn. I'm sure she can do it but chooses not to.

I bet your DD is just like mine! Walking up to 18mths is considered normal anyway that's what I keep telling myself!

Your so lucky she is taking steps!! I honestly think she will never do it!! She will not even attempt to take a step and will sit straight down when you try with her!!

:(

xkatyx - what age did children start walking on yours and DP's side?

The earliest that any of my siblings walked was 16 months. DS only crawled at 11 months, didn't cruise at all and could only stand still holding onto furniture until 16 - 17 months. In the space of a week, he stood on his own, walked and learnt to stand from sitting and then go walking. It's just the way that babies in my family go (his cousins are all the same).

At 2.6 now, there is no difference between him and his friends who were walking 6 months earlier. I, on the other hand, had 6 months extra of being able to sit down and enjoy a cup of tea in peace. This is a good thing!

I know it's awful when it seems that everyone else's DCs can do something and yours can't and you just worry about it.

My mum said I walked at 16 months my dh walked 9 months!!

My older dc walked at 10 months and 12 months!!

:( I would be the happiest mummy in the world of she got up and walked, I just think she has got her self to a pint she will never walk!!

I wasn't a late walker either & neither was DH, but we do have other late walkers in our family (18mths) so it is there somewhere.

Is your DD a good talker katy? My DDs speech has come on loads over the past few weeks so I think she's definitely been concentrating on that.

It is frustrating though, I know how you feel. I'm sat here now watching my DD knee walk round the room but she's chatting away. My DN walked at 12mo but wasn't saying many words at 17mo - they're all so different!

My dd is a fantastic talker!! She sais loads and learns new words everyday!!

it is so frustrating!!