What were your child’s first signs of hyper mobility?

[Sunshine1996]

DD is 14 months and still not walking. I’m aware some children are late walkers however my concerns are that I have very loose ligaments in my knees and ankles which I’m worried she has inherited from me. DD could sit without assistance and crawl at the average time but was late pulling to stand at 12 months. MIL pointed out she also sits in the W position a lot which apparently also is a sign of hyper mobility. DD is able to cruise furniture and climb and walk while holding our hands however will not stand on her own and flips straight to the floor. FTM so aware I may just been panicking!

This sounds totally normal?
My first dd was walking at 15 months.
I walked at 18 months and I'm totally fine
She pulled to stand at 13.5 months
12 months is Def not late for that .

My second is now 8 months.
She's sat up since 7 months but isn't doing much else and has only this week started rolling back to front and then is stuck 😃

I think that sounds fairly normal. My DD didn’t pull to stand or cruise until after her 1st birthday, took her first steps at 15 months and took her a month to be able to walk confidently.

The w position is fine for babies of this age their hips can rotate like this fine I think its a "bad way to sit" is a bit of a myth at this age my Dc didn't walk till they were 16ish months,

I have hypermobility and I sit in a W much to my families horror !

I have hypermobility and I walked at ten months 🤷🏻‍♀️

Slow to walk and stand (15 months) and would not put feet to the floor at all.

Never heard of W sitting and had to look it up, I still do that all the time and I'm 29 😅 I walked at 10 months. My DC walked at 12 and 13 months but I knew plenty that walked at 16 months so I wouldn't worry too much.

My DS walked at 12 months and was early with everything. Main signs for hyper mobility were walking on his tip toes, pain at night as in screaming in pain from his angles and knees, his knees slightly "inwards" when he walked and pain after lots of activities.

Late to sit up, late to crawl, late to walk. Digestion issues.

My DC meet all the normal milestones re walking etc, but the first signs of his hypermobility was when he was about 7 and getting pain in his legs and hips after exercise.

Mine has been diagnosed with Ehlers Danos, probably the earliest sign of hypermobility was using his feet and hands interchangeably, he would drink from a bottle using his feet! He was incredibly late walker (17months) but the fastest crawler Ive ever seen. Also has the digestive issues and the screaming in pain at times from joints, mainly ankles and knees.

There are varying degrees and types of hypermobility. This age group is usually hypermobile to a degree. Early babies can be more so. 18-20 months is still considered normal.
Bum shufflers tend to walk later.
Crawling helps to build up the muscles for walking too. Some children are just a bit slower to get going and it sounds like she is just building her confidence.

My youngest is hypermobile and has all sorts of issues with her ankles/wrists/knees and she walked at 8 months

Cruising at 12 months sounds normal to me. My DD has Ehlers Danlos syndrome. She was late to roll over and to sit up, finally crawled at 16 months but wouldn’t stand or weight bear on her legs at all at 18 months and needed physio and piedro boots to get her on her feet.

A physio diagnosed me as hyper mobile in my 40s I was there with a frozen shoulder but I did something weird with my wrist and she did a few tests amd said yes you have hypermonility.

Benign hypermobility is incredibly common, especially in children. Try not to be on the lookout for something to be 'wrong'.

@Notgettingbetter

I have hypermobility and I walked at ten months 🤷🏻‍♀️

Me too.

Aversion to writing and tiring easily when writing. He hit milestones early or on time, crawled at 5 months, sat at 6, walked at 11, rode without stabilisers at barely 3 years. Managed fine until year 2.

DD has just turned 2, she was diagnosed as hypermobile at 18 months. She walked by 11 months.
My first concern was she walked on the outside of her feet, one foot in particular, and she fell over a lot! She was also very bow legged. I took her to her physio who diagnosed in a matter of minutes (she was already under physio as had hip dysplasia.)

She needs supportive footwear but no other adaptations or limitations so far.

I have EDS - I walked at 9.5 months, but my nephew couldn't weight bear until he was nearly 3 and had to have support from Portage. He's now a normal - if bendy - 11 year old.

We are expecting a diagnosis for DD in due course, she was also an early walker but still sits in the W position age 3, if we don't correct her (we just ask for "happy legs" and she either puts them straight or crosses them)

My ds was an early walker and a lively little thing. The first sign was pain in the knees when trying to pedal a tricycle and later general leg pain during exercise. Also pain in fingers when writing - he ended up using a laptop for GCSEs.

However, he is now an adult and copes fine, although avoids running.

Also walked oddly on his toes and has insoles prescribed by an orthotist.

Mine was diagnosed at 9 years because we’d always known he was bendy and the paediatrician did the formal test. On its own it’s just a thing isn’t it rather than an issue.

I’m hyper mobile but didn’t know DD was until 1 year check - she was commando crawling.

We were given some exercises to help build hip strength (basically kneeling and moving up & down) she walked at 17 months and has been zooming around ever since

All babies are hypermobile, it is essential so they can exist in the womb. It does not cause gross motor developmental delay- which at 14months this would not yet be considered a delay, but well within normal developmental limits. I hope that reassures you.