My dd is almost 8 months old and doesnt like to sit. She wont even sit for a full minute with out falling over. She doesnt crawl either but she trys on occassion. DD rolls everyplace she wants to go and does an Army crawl when she isn't rolling. i know she CAN sit but she seems to have no interest in it. Is this normal? I know all babies are different. I mean she already says mamma and baba and can feed her self finger foods. She sits in her high chair well and LOVES standing. When we try to hold her she wants to stand instead of sit. She even gets fussy and crys when we try and make her sit for more than a few seconds. She has a walker,we have a very small apt and its all carpet so it doesnt actually "walk" it is just a place for her to stand and play. I just wonder if the lack of sitting is bc she was born a few weeks early..or bc she is lazy? can a baby be lazy? She would rather be rolling around the family room than anything. And also she has "walked" while holdign onto daddys hand or even the edge of furniture (with me right behind her to catch if she falls of course). Is my baby EVER going to sit on her own?
She is perfectly normal!!! My friend's daughter was 7 months on Dec. 26 and just started sitting last week.
My 6.5 month old is the same way. He was a roller and is an army crawler- he has no interest in sitting up. We work with him- I keep him in my lap to practice, or between my legs, but he is very curious and active and would rather crawl around to find things, then roll on his back to investigate them- "otter style". :) I'm not too worried about it. Just keep practicing with her. Put interesting things right in front of her so she will want to stay put, then put her in a sit if you can. Bumbo chairs are ok, but they do not help them really work the muscles they need to sit up. Do you have a Boppy? If so, put it around her so she can work those muscles and get some balance. No need to worry. She will sit when she is ready. :)
T.
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Don't worry about it, one day she'll do it and you'll be amazed!
Stop focusing on thins like that, just play, laugh, snuggle and have fun! One day you'll look back on these moment and want your little snuggle-kins back, when she's off running around and hardly wants hugs!
My son didn't sit until 11 months, he was crawling by 6.5 months though. Even when he COULD sit, he didn't sit for long, it's boring!
She's fine. Babies learn at different paces. A year from now you'll look back on these days and wish they were back.
My 9 month old is the same way (born late and not at all lazy). She doesn't want to sit because she wants to be on the move and when she is on the move it's by army crawl, with her belly on the floor, almost slithering like a snake and FAST. She's my second so my philosophy is don't push her and don't worry. Knowing from experience, once she gets her tummy off the floor there will be NO STOPPING her, she'll be EVERYWHERE and into EVERYTHING. So enjoy it while it lasts. =)
At 6 months our daughter was walking unassisted.. She was on the go all of the time.. She hated a playpen, so we let her walk and explore to her hearts content. When we could not watch her for every second, we had her in a walker a doorway jumper and had the house childproofed so we could close off the room we were in.
You let your child lead on their own development, there is no stopping them.
FYI, she started climbing out of he crib at about 11 months and could get out of it at 12 months with only 2 moves.. so get ready..
She just likes standing and wants to be on the go. She'll be fine.
But to your question about babies being lazy... Oh heck yeah :) I've seen some seriously lazy babies in my time. They usually grow out of that too.
All's well and normal.
I know that conventional wisdom says not to put your baby on the floor - if she's on her back she might vomit; if she's on her stomach she might get SIDS. However, all babies NEED to spend lots of time on both in order to get the physical and neurological development required. In order to have the proper muscle development to sit, she needs to spend lots of time on her stomach. So play with her on the floor. Also, hold her over your head so she practices the superman. Each time she does this, she is gaining muscles in her back, neck and shoulders so that sitting up is comfortable. She wants to stand and walk and will even she doesn't get the shoulder strength, but she needs it in life.
Neurodevelopmentally, this stage of development on her stomach is strongly tied to telling time and sequencing, which is needed for reading, math, and writing. The stage is called Tonic Neck Reflex, or TLR.
Some games to play is having her on her stomach, all the way if you can, picking up toys and filling a bucket. She can develop the muscles by being like a wheelbarrow and you holding her feet. But don't do anything that would hurt her, be gentle and playful! Have fun and good luck!!
K. Johnson, MS Ed
Educational Therapist, speaker and author
Momma,
She will.
Likely though, she'll run before she walks. ; )
Any advice I would give you would be to start with the 'gentle' approach ( be gentle) and don't get mad when she doesn't (it will take a LONG time for some kids to get the hang of this).
Also, give her places to go. A cabinet (I have one for DS, he loves it, it is his a) airplane, b) train, c) car, etc. Still has dishes in it, he just fits himself and a few toys in.
No baby is lazy. She 'walks' with you - when YOU want her to. ; ) something tells me she would walk all the time if she could get the two finger hold to do it.
Is she going to park and entertain herself?
Question: Do YOU park and entertain yourself (knitting/crotchet/sewing/reading) for any length of time? Kids imitate what they see. Does she want to be with you all the time?
She's doing just fnie. Not every kid hits every milestone. some skip a few ; ) along the way.
Patience and calmness and attention are the best you can give her now.
Good luck!
M.
