My 12 month old will not roll over. I show her how and help her, but just chooses not to do it. The pediatrician didn't really say too much, just to wait until her 15 month appointment & see how she's progressed. Is that weird? Also, my baby has recently discovered how to get up from laying down on her back to a sitting position. And since she has done that, when I put her to sleep, if she isn't that sleepy, she will just sit up and stand in the crib crying her eyes out. I let her cry it out for a little while, but then I get her and have to calm her down. When she didn't know how to get up she would just lie there and cry herself to sleep. What should I do?
Still working on the rolling over~i talked to another doctor and she said that she is doing everthing else normal and she will get there in time. Another new problem tonight...I tried letting her cry it out to go to sleep on her own, which I have done before when she didn't get up from laying down and worked. But now that she knows how to get up from a lying position she sits and stands in crib, but will refuse to lay down. She was sleeping sitting up, just bobbing around. I was crying my eyes out~didn't know what to do~ but i left her and she finally went to the side on her blanket. But then woke up after 25 mins or so and continued to sit up. So I picked her up and soothed her for 1 minute and layed her down and she was out like a light~But why can't she lay down on her own??? Very concerned! HELP
I would call ECI in NJ and have a physical therapist take a look. If she has bypassed this skill, and still can't do it, I would want to know why.
M.
You should have her evaluated by a team of developmental therapists if you are concerned even if your doc isn't. Yes, rolling over is a typical developmental milestone that she should have met by now. It could mean something and it might mean nothing. Some kids never crawl and go straight to walking and are fine. But get her evaluated for your own peace of mind.
I find some of the answers riduculous. My baby never rolled at all, and it never occured to me to have her checked out. She never even crawled, she would just prop herself with her hands on the floor and drag her butt everywhere. She was running around the house at 14 months, and talked sentences, said the whole alphabet forward and backwards and counted to 50 at 18 months. She's now 2 and 4 months and can spell each and every word, and reads some too. Every child is different. Pls don't listen to people who say you should worry and have her checked out, it's plain crazy. She'll be running around before you know it, and it's not required that she rolls. As for sleeping, maybe she doesn't need so much sleep anymore. Try to limit her naps and get her really tired by playing with her, practicing walking, whatever. When she's tired, trust me she'll pass out. And I wouldn't let her cry it out either. Never did that with my daughter, she's been in a full size bed since 18 months and never got up once to walk around, and waits for us to get her in the AM or after her nap. Good luck!
Definitely have her evaluated by a physical therapist through EI. Rolling is a very important physical milestone. Not being able to roll at her age suggests that her body has difficulty shifting weight side to side which then makes crawling and walking difficult. If she is determined she will compensate and use other muscles to do so but her movement will be awkward, she wont understand why she does not have good control and will be frustrated. If she is crying once she pulls to stand in the crib she may not have the control to get herself back down easily. A physical therapist can teach you how to teach her to roll and use her body more efficiently.
Good Luck.
M. Kassover MS,PT,PCS
Physical Therapist
Board Certified Pediatric Specialist
I wouldn't be concerned if she was 6 months old and not rolling over. But she should have hit this milestone by now. I'm assuming she's not crawling either or pulling up, which she should be showing interest in by this point. I think you need to have her evaluated by a different doctor.
The fact that she can sit up and stand on her own is a good thing, some kids do skip certain steps although its usually crawling. In MA you can have your child evaluated by early intervention before the age of 3 for motor skills or speech issues. I'm not sure if its the same in NJ but if you're worried you could check it out at least to put your mind at ease.
My son stands and cries sometimes, eventually he falls asleep. I wouldn't worry about that too much. Give her at least 10 minutes to put herself to sleep.
do feel worried. some kids choose not to follow the norm. my 8 months old does not crawl she just wants to walk. lets wait and see.
Today moms are being told to not put their babies on their stomachs, because they might get SIDS; don't put them on their backs because they might vomit. While we don't want to harm our babies, developmentally they need to spend hours a day playing on the floor on their backs and stomachs in order to develop normally. They need to do this in order to develop the strength tho roll over, sit up, stand and walk, and they need this in order for their brains to develop. Please read about "primitive reflexes" by googling that. Then find an occupational or physical therapist who is an expert in infant development. You will find that in no time she will catch up and be fine!
Good luck!
i would have her evaluated, it seems like she really should be rolling over but at the same time, if she can sit up, stand up, ect, then maybe she no longer has a need to roll over. i just like to be safe.
as for the sitting thing, you have to decide your bedtime routine, but standing is a normal developmental thing, so every baby out there is doing the same thing. i would try and get something that plays music or puts on light on the ceiling. something to maybe entertain her softly, but at the same time encourage her to relax and lay down to see it. or find some special music to play with like a gloworm. at 12 months, as long as its just one thing, she should be okay in the crib with something
It's normal for babies to stand up in their crib. It's normal for them to cry if you put them in the crib and they're not tired, or if they would rather be out playing! She's old enough to understand that the crib means isolation, and separation from her toys.
As for not rolling over, you can't really teach her to do it. The fact that she can sit herself up and stand would make me not worry about it but as other posters have said, you can request an evaluation if you're truly concerned
