19m old walking but not pulling to stand

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Looking for some advice from anyone who has experienced similar

DS has been walking since 11.5m thereafter he bum shuffled and now can walk and run very efficiently but is unable to pull to stand. He never crawled or cruised. He has attended a physio 3 times and is making some progress but she has now referred him on to a paediatrician to have his hips assessed and as of today has mentioned that it may be a sensory issue. This is obviously worried me greatly.

DS had a terrible first year and a half. Plagued by reflux and lots of illnesses (brought home from preschool by older DS). He cried almost constantly for the first year and only recently has calmed down. He is a bright, engaging, affectionate albeit fiery little boy with lots of language and loves interacting with people. I’m very blindsided by this referral and also talk of a vague diagnosis. I work in the area of additional needs and I cannot see any indicator or characteristic of a developmental issue.

Has anyone experienced anything similar?

Yes, my daughter could walk once placed on her feet but couldn’t get on to her feet independently. She was a bum shuffler and would approach me, put her hands up and I would pull her up and she’d walk. We were referred to a paediatrician and essentially I’d just been too helpful and she’d never bothered learning. All fine now!

Thank you so much for such a helpful reply, I instantly felt better reading it. This is exactly how I would characterise DS, reliant on me and happy to continue because it’s efficient! Can I ask when your DD began to pull up? Thanks so much again!

I think she was about 18 months. We played lots of “sleepy bunnies” moving her from her front onto her knees and then up. Weirdly she crawled once she had figured out how to get from her front onto her knees! No other developmental problems at all.