what age do babies sit up?

[robinredbreast]

mine is 7 months and showing no signs

dd1 was 4 months
dd2 was nearly 8 months

That's okay I'm sure. Don't worry

what stuff is he/she doing?

well dd,smiles laughs sucks her big toe, loves to stand on your lap and bounce can roll and can sort of lay on her tummy and push forward with here arms sliding along the wooden floors backwards in her babygrows

she also eats her food v well and loves having her teeth cleaned

he'll be sitting soon...just when you stop watching for it. i've worried when DS2 showed no signs of sitting alone and mentioned it to a friend. I saw her a week later and DS2 was sitting up looking very pleased with himself. they do things quickly once the notion takes them.

ju=st ive got a development check up due with the hv for dd in a few days, thats what made me wonder

will the hv expect dd to be able to sit?

DS didn't till he was about 9 months, and when he was 7 months the health visitor started saying he was all floppy - he wasn't but he had fallen asleep in his buggy on the way to the clinic and ony just woken up when she saw him. So I got referred for an appointment, got the letter a month or solater by which time DS was sitting up and crawling, and spoke to v nice paediatriciaon on the phone who said if I was happy there was no need to keep the appointment but to call them if I had any concerns.
If you are worried, ask the HVs, if not, don't let it get to you.

Is he a big baby?
My first was big and she didn't sit by herself until 10 months. She could sit whilst supported (cushions) at 9 months.

ds was 10 months which i thought was late but friend's baby is 13 months and only just started sitting without support.