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How do you teach baby to sit

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PebbleTTC · 14/01/2016 16:02

I read recently that by 6 months baby should be able to sit unaided for a few seconds but my fella isn't doing that. How do I teach him? I sit with him a few times a day and we play but he doesn't really like sitting.

He is 6 months this week

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cestlavielife · 17/01/2016 00:44

Walking on their own at nine months is very early.... most will be 12 or 14 months but up to 18 months for first step is still "normal" My dd1took first wobbly steps at 23 months she has hypermobility joints. Dd2 first steps 11 months. Both had same amount of floor time etc.

Is there anything else you worried about ? Is ds smiling babbling responding ?

KatoPotato · 17/01/2016 00:50

It really depends on where their centre of gravity is. I've seen very squat 5month olds sitting up, and long bodied 7month old folding forward into child's pose!

BertieBotts · 17/01/2016 11:26

If you're ever worried about milestones, OP, you can ask your health visitor. There's always a range for these things, and websites simplify it and just state the average or the middle of the range, which isn't always helpful!

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bakingmad83 · 18/01/2016 08:26

I got a little worried when a lady running a baby group near me was surprised my little boy wasn't sitting by himself at nearly 6 months. It took till he was nearly 9 months before he could sit unaided, which was after he started crawling and pulling himself up to stand against furniture. As he was progressing fine in other ways, I just told myself he'd get there when he was ready.

FLAMBOLA · 19/01/2016 00:43

It is obviously a joke, Samantha.

DonkeyOaty · 19/01/2016 23:34

We used to sit ours in the plastic laundry basket with cushions to back and sides

Ditsy4 · 21/01/2016 23:30

Actually that is quite a good idea because they would be quite well supported as long as the basket is quite rigid. My younger ones were put in and pushed about the kitchen floor by older siblings much hilarity by all.

The normal range for sitting , walking is quite wide I had a chart when I trained as a NNEB same as hospitals/ GP/HV.

Cestlavielife
Yes it is early but be assured I'm telling the truth. One was walking around the furniture at 6 1/2 months. He was tiny. My friend arrived.p I was in the kitchen and came rushing out when she said" Oh my God he shouldn't be doing that." To find he was just walking along holding the sofa as he went the length of it. Her daughter didn't walk till 23 months. Both normal kids. Her daughter just preferred to bum shuffle!

cestlavielife · 22/01/2016 15:32

ditsy I certainly believe you :) - i was trying to reassure the op that your case was quite unusual and she should not worry if she sees another baby is walking supported round furniture at six month/ walking unsupported at nine months ... the majority are not doing that so early.

otoh, some babies are late walking or sitting for a specific reason and sometimes it is worth checking out with a physio eg excessively loose joints, neuromuscular issues etcetc.

kiki22 · 22/01/2016 17:25

Mine was 5 months when he started to sit alone but couldn't roll until 8 months so many ppl commented about him not rolling but he crawled at 8 months and walked at 11 so it obviously didn't do him any harm and didn't mean anything for his development. I wouldn't worry about anything like that unless it's many months behind the average.

magpie17 · 22/01/2016 17:38

My DS is 6 months old and can sit without support for about two seconds and falls flat! He can't roll at all and I see babies younger than him who can do both.

That said, my DS has quite good fine motor skills compared to some babies I know if the same age so I figure they just develop different skills at different times. I was a very late walker but a very early talker, my brother was the opposite, everyone is an individual so I try not to worry!

Ditsy4 · 22/01/2016 20:12

Sorry cest I guess I have been a bit presumptuous as I find some people on here a bit hmmm! I wasn't quite sure how to take it but as some are ...I forgotten the expression used now ...I thought you might think I was one of those. One of mine was a late talker. They are all different which is why I put in about my friend's little one. They are all different but a HV will pick up anything out of the " norm" and 6 mths isn't.
The only thing I maybe did differently was put mine on a thick towel or blanket to kick for a while from an early age usually after a ugh nappy change. If it was warm enough it was a towel and no nappy for 15 -20 mins. If they weed it was absorb by the towel, if worse is meant a bath!
I propped them up because that was what my mum had done. My sisters are quite a bit younger than me because my first sister died so there was a big gap. Mum was advised by a doctor as he said my second sister was very bright and cried a lot because she was bored...at 4 months! He was right she was very clever at school.
Op don't worry he will do it. Sitting him in front of you and you as support for his back, propped with cushions and a baby gym or something in front of him or in a pram ( straps please) will help develop his muscle until one day he will do it. It is only a few seconds at first. Have fun with him :)

magpie17 · 22/01/2016 20:25

I find if I sit on the floor with my legs apart (glamorous...) and he sits in the 'v' of my legs he can hold himself without me having to 'hold' him up, I think this helps a bit. The surface also makes a difference, DS is better at sitting on a firm surface.

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