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When did your LO walk?

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RosiePosies · 05/06/2020 16:59

Sorry if this has been done to death.

My daughter is 14 months old and, it appears, no where near walking. She can pull herself up, can stand unaided for about 5 seconds, and crawls very well, however she has no interest at all in taking any 'steps'. She doesn't cruise around the furniture, and if she pulls herself up on something just stays there and kind of bobs up and down. She'll walk a few steps aided but then loses all interest and sits down on her bum.

I'm not exactly worried, but I am finding it a bit weird that so many of my mum friends have walking babies but mine is not interested, and to be honest she's an absolutely lump and I'm sick of carrying her around!

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MilaRos · 07/06/2020 21:17

My DD was 17 months when she started walking, although she was an avid talker. My Ds was around 14 months.

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thunderthighsohwoe · 07/06/2020 20:42

Cruising at 10 months, walking at 12 months. Never crawled or bum shuffled though, and was very cross about being stuck sitting still since 5 months though so had to do something.

Friends’ babies who were competent crawlers tended to be more relaxed about wanting to walk.

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DoAsDreamersDo · 07/06/2020 20:33

My LO was 14 months. She didn’t crawl until 10 months and didn’t really cruise or pull herself up at all, but as soon as she took her first wobbly steps there was no stopping her and now that she’s 17 months old she’s running around everywhere.

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BakewellGin1 · 07/06/2020 20:12

Eldest around 19 months.
Youngest 12 months.

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SqidgeBum · 05/06/2020 22:02

My DD is 18.5 months and still isnt walking. She cruises furniture, climbs, walks when I hold her hand (pretty wobbly) but doesnt take any steps alone. I am starting to get worried I have to say, but people keep telling me she will do it in her own time. Some kids seem to just want to take their time.

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midnightstar66 · 05/06/2020 21:58

At 14 months DD1 had been walking for 6 months. At the same age dd2 could crawl but she would not even put her feet on the ground let alone try to walk. If you tried to hold her to stand she'd curl her feet up to her bottom. She went from this to running over uneven surfaces like she'd been on her feet forever at 17 months in the space of a couple of days. Definitely too soon to worry

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AnnaSW1 · 05/06/2020 21:54

All of mine 12 months.My lazy other half was 2yrs old apparently!

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whensmynexthol1day · 05/06/2020 21:46

Ds was 20 months. No developmental issues. Benefit was that he was very steady on his feet very quickly so we didn't go through a long 'falling over' phase. By 24 months he decided he didn't like his buggy and never went in it again- he walked everywhere!

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Besom · 05/06/2020 21:29

19 months and all fine. Dont worry

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RosiePosies · 05/06/2020 21:27

I have a friend who's baby walked at 6 months, madness

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onetwothreeadventure · 05/06/2020 21:22

9 months for waddling around, about 1 by the time they could run around steadily. Youngest is 14 months and spends hours trying to master her elder siblings balance bike and scooter. I reckon I must have high blood pressure from watching.

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Sexnotgender · 05/06/2020 21:12

Found it much, much harder with my early walker.

I know several mums with very early walkers and they said it was a bloody nightmare 😂 I’m happy with my 16 month just beginning to toddle potato.

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meow1989 · 05/06/2020 20:02

Ds crawled at 8 months and walked at 13 months. He had taken a few precarious steps and wouldn't go to be one night. He suddenly got up and did a lap of the room.

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HarrietM87 · 05/06/2020 19:55

DS took his first steps the week before his first birthday and was walking confidently after about 2-3 weeks. In our NCT group one walked at 10 months and the other 5 were 16-18 months. They’re 2 now and you can’t tell who walked earliest.

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Hedgehog44 · 05/06/2020 19:52

8 month. Apparently I did it at 6 (I think that's why I'm so short; I reckon my bones buckled!!!). He was late talking and horrendous to wean though. They are all so different. His friend didn't walk until about 15 months but he was so vocal and understandable whereas all DS did was make weird noses!

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Evennow · 05/06/2020 19:50

12 months (boy)
15 months (girl)
10 months (girl)

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BadAlice · 05/06/2020 19:47

Almost 17 months. I walked at 9 months so it was a bit of a shock to me! DH was similarly ‘late’ though and they have a very similar personality. He crawled fairly early, got really good at it and saw no reason to walk! He’s running around now at 21 months although he’s still much more cautious than other toddlers with things like stairs. I think it’s just in his nature to err on the side of caution so chose not to walk until he was sure he was steady. We never had any of the ‘walk a few steps, fall on bum’ stage.

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Aquamarine1029 · 05/06/2020 19:44

My son started walking on his first birthday, during his party. I think he wanted to put on a good show!

My daughter started running like an Olympic champion just as she turned 8 months old. It's a special kind of hell I wouldn't wish upon anybody. An 8 month old baby has no business running about!

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BendingSpoons · 05/06/2020 19:44

DD 15m (cautious, had been crawling and standing for ages)
DS 9m (definitely not cautious!)
DH 9m
Me 19m (lazy clearly!)

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PaulHollywoodsSexGut · 05/06/2020 19:44

DD1 - 12 months
DS - 17 months
DD2 - 12 months

Hold on there OP, I was losing my wig about DS but at 17 months he just toddled one day and basically walking through obstacles (inc shopping bags and his sister) Terminator-style within 6 weeks, it was nuts.

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polkadotpixie · 05/06/2020 19:42

DS took his first steps at 15 months and properly started walking at 16 months

He crawled, cruised and climbed for months prior

I was really worried at the time but if I had another late walker I'd be much more relaxed 2nd time round

He's a very good talker at 21 months now but all his physical milestones have been slightly behind, he still only has 8 teeth!

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ginandgingers92 · 05/06/2020 19:41

My lazy son didn't even start crawling until 2 weeks after his first birthday 🤦🏼‍♀️ and then walked at around 13/ 14 months. She'll get there! :)

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CupCupGoose · 05/06/2020 19:41

DC1 9 months
DC2 10 months.

I don't think many people belive me about DC1 but it's true. They were both slow to talk though.

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MattBerrysHair · 05/06/2020 19:40

I don't think, to a point, that age of starting to walk has much bearing on how physically capable a child will be in the long run. Ds1 was 11.5 months and is very clumsy and uncoordinated now as a 12 year old (he has ASD which often goes hand in hand with such things), whereas his friend of the same age was 19 months when he first walked. This boy quickly surpassed DS1 in agility and gross motor skills and by age 2 was scaling climbing frames and walls like a mountain goat!

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swaywithme · 05/06/2020 19:39

DS1 10 months, but he didn't say a word until he was 2 and was still in nappies at 3. They're all different.

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