My DS is 8.5 months old.
He’s only rolled from back to front and front to back about 20 times ever. He rolls a lot from side to side to reach his toys, but almost always gets stuck on his arm before making the full roll from back to front. If he could just pull his arm out from underneath him he’d be there!
He can lift his head well when on his tummy and has full neck control, but he hates tummy time and after about 2 minutes of it, he will put his head down on the mat and start crying. He doesn’t seem to realize that he could just roll himself over to get out of the situation!
When put in a sitting position he can’t sit up without support from me - if I let go he will last about 5-10 seconds before falling over. I obviously catch him before his head hits the mat.
Weaning is going well and he sits in his highchair (supported with a cushion) happily for ages and loves his food. He’s good at chewing and swallowing - he’s eating fairly hard foods like pasta and strawberries with no issues. He babbles a lot and makes lots of different sounds.
When supported in the standing position by me (my hands under his armpits) he will bear weight on his legs for a few seconds before giving up.
I’m so concerned as friends’ babies were all sitting, rolling and crawling with ease by this age. DS just seems so far away from crawling, and walking seems a lifetime away.
I read recently that not sitting unaided by 9 months can be a sign of cerebral palsy and am now totally freaking out - DS only has 2 weeks to go.
My HV isn’t helpful, GP is worse and we have no money to pay for private assessments. I feel at my wits end and like I have nowhere to turn.
DH thinks I’m worrying over nothing and says it’s DS’s big and heavy head that is slowing him down (his head was 98th percentile or something like that).
Please help 