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Rolling over?

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Cloud9Amy · 14/10/2022 09:25

My almost 7 month old has been rolling from back to belly since she was 4 months old and only towards her right side, but hasn’t mastered rolling from belly to back or towards her left side. She gets frustrated when she rolls to her belly and I try to leave her to figure it out but she ends up properly crying after a few minutes and I end up rolling her back Blush We’ve tried lots of floor play time and tummy time but she doesn’t even attempt it, just lies on her belly with arms and legs out like a little parachuter! What else can I do to help her?
As for other skills, she can sit up unsupported and could sit for ages before eventually toppling over, even reaching out to pick up toys then straightening up again. Hand/eye coordination very good and can feed herself, replace own dummy, passes toys from one hand to another etc it’s just the rolling she seems paused on! I worry that she’ll roll onto her belly at night and not be able to roll back.

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ChildWontStopGrowing · 14/10/2022 09:34

She'll do it when she's ready. My boy rolled front to back at 4 months; didn't roll the other way until 11 months!

alak · 14/10/2022 10:42

Have a look at milestones and motherhood on instagram, loads of tips there from a paediatric PT Smile the parachuter thing is apparently a reflex and helps build up their back muscles ahead of crawling etc!

Cloud9Amy · 14/10/2022 11:29

Thank you both! Will check out that Instagram page x

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