9m old just sits

[KTB1989]

Hi everyone
im looking for some reassurance, my 9month old boy just sits, he’s been sitting really sturdily since he was about 6.5m old, and has always had amazing head control.
I feel so paranoid there is something wrong with him because all his friends are rolling, crawling, standing & cruising. When I place him in standing he stands (against things), when I place him in 4 point kneeling he balances & rocks back & forth, he rolls side or side on his back but never all the way over, and when I put him on his tummy he pushes up but mostly just gets really angry and screams! I just feel like he’s a million miles off ever moving. He’s such a happy content baby, sleeps through 7-7 and has done for months, but I just feel really paranoid. Does anyone else’s baby just happily sit? He’s super good with his hands but interestingly doesn’t clap or wave despite being able to bash toys together & explore toys in great detail. Please tell me im not the only one with a baby like this? TIA
ps I’m a first time mum in case anyone can’t guess from this anxiety ridden waffly post!

Aw he sounds lovely, please don’t worry. And please don’t encourage him to walk before he can crawl.

Look I remember feeling similarly worried because my daughter was late to crawling. In the end I got down and showed her what to do 😂 She first crawled at 11 months and walked at 15 months.

My sister has a PhD in early childhood and explained to me that it was very important for child development that the baby goes through the steps sitting:crawling/walking and that walking late was actually a sign of high intelligence. Remember Einstein didn’t walk until he was 2!

As it turned out my daughter crawled and walked in her own time and all that angst was quickly forgotten. She also turned out to be ridiculously clever, started speaking Japanese at 3 after watching some DVDs, that sort of thing. X

Awh thanks that’s reassuring! ❤️

They're all different. My one year old didn't roll at all, won't stand and has been crawling three weeks...and is up every two to three hours all night every night on a good night! So sounds like you have a perfect baby to me!

My friend had one like this, I was very jealous because mine was launching himself off the furniture. They're 4 now and he's still a lovely content boy.

My eldest crawled at 9 months, didn't roll until then and walked at 12 months. Other 2 boys crawled at 12 months, walked at 17. Daughter crawled at 13 months, walked at 18.

Your son sounds like he's in perfectly normal development range. Enjoy the fact that he still can't get into things he shouldn't!

My DS2 didn’t roll or crawl until after he could walk. He was 14 months and able to pull himself from sitting to standing if he was close to furniture and then he could cruise and eventually walked. Rolling and crawling came later. The health visitor was in a flap about him not doing anything but sit, so I stood him up at at a chair and he walked to her. It may be true that the steps of rolling and crawling are important but try telling that to a child who just does things his own way.
DS1 did things the usual way. They are all different. Trust your instincts and seek advice from the doctor or health visitor if you’re worried but 9 months is still so young. I wasn’t at all concerned at that age.

I know it's easier said than done but please dont worry! Mine is 11 months now and was exactly the same at 9 months. Perfectly content just sitting wherever plonked, no desire to get up or crawl.

I worried as it seemed like all the other babies her age were so much more mobile but in hindsight I think we have a tendency to zoom in on the babies doing things that ours aren't yet. In reality, they all go at different speeds and catch up with each other in the end.

As it happened my DD decided she wanted to get on the move between 10 and 11 months and she had a massive explosion in skills, now she is crawling, pulling herself up and cruising. I wouldnt have believed it if you had told me a month ago.

So sit back and enjoy being able to have a cup of tea and watch him playing in one place while you can because I'm sure it won't be long until you are chasing him round 😀

My oldest was like this, basically he was a very thoughtful baby, he didn’t like to try things out he just bade his time until he could do things properly. Eg he didn’t cruise around the furniture he just got up and walked a few steps straight off, he didn’t really babble he just went straight to making almost recognisable sounds. Whereas my second was desperately keen to do everything just as soon as he could, especially physically and got frustrated when his ambition was much greater than his ability. Their personalities are still very much the same even as adults.

Yup- DD 1 did nothing except sit till 9 and a half months. She then rolled over, pulled herself up on the furniture and crawled in the space of a week then took first steps at 11 months! Absolutely nothing to worry about!

Thanks so much everyone I feel so reassured now ❤️

Yes like everyone else has said, they're all SO different! My twins didn't sit up until they were nearly 11 months!! I was so worried about them. Then they suddenly went from sitting to climbing the furniture within a few short weeks.