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Confidently sitting but still despises tummy time

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shaniahoo · 04/03/2025 10:10

My 5 month old has been sitting up for a while, quite confident with it so I know he has upper body strength. But he still screams after less than a minute on his tummy, and can't roll. How will he ever learn to crawl and move around?

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ACR7 · 04/03/2025 11:44

My daughter is 9months and has only in the last month enjoyed being on her tummy. I wouldn’t worry. She doesn’t crawl as such but she moves around like a clock and almost shuffles.

BarnacleBeasley · 04/03/2025 11:45

Mine didn't roll till after he could crawl! And took his time with both, as he basically spent all his time sleeping so didn't get much practice.

remaininghopeful23 · 04/03/2025 21:25

Mine is 7 months and only just become happy on his tummy and rolling with ease. Sits unaided sometimes but have to be on hand to catch when there's a wobble. Certainly wouldn't say sits with confidence. Babies are like popcorn kernels, they pop when they're ready. They're all so different I wouldn't worry!

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Needmorelego · 04/03/2025 21:29

He might be a bum shuffler to get around.
They figure out a way to move when they want to.

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