9 Month Old Won't Roll Over, Crawl, or Put Any Weight on Feet

It may be something that a pediatrician needs to look at, but from experience it may be ok... My daughter is a big girl and was slow to develop as well... We put her in daycare at about nine months and she was not even sitting up really well... She would lose her balance and fall easily... She did not crawl and never pulled up on anything... She developed at her own pace according to her doc... Now she is almost two... She didnt start walking until about a month ago... Every child develops at their own stages... My boys walked before they were one years old... My daughter wasnt interested in that... She was perfectly content with what was in front of her... I hope this helped a little... Just keep working with him... You may try the stationary Gyms... They are like walkers that dont move... We moved my daughters low enough that she had to put her weight on her legs... It did help for her strength... I hope this helped a little bit... And good luck :)

My 10-month old just started crawling forward yesterday, which her pediatrician was not worried about at her last check-up because she was still moving around, scooting, etc. She said the crawling isn't a real milestone as long as they're getting around. But the not rolling or putting any weight on his feet seems a bit more unusual. I think an evaluation would be a good idea.

My son is considered a big baby also. He was 9lbs 3oz at birth and almost 24lbs by 9 months. I was told when he was born that large babies tend to hit milestones faster (such as sleeping through the night, sitting, crawling and walking). This turned out to be true for my son who began walking right at 10 months. The important word is "TEND". Babies do things in their own time. I have a friend whose daughter is 6 weeks younger than my son and also a 'big' baby and she didn't crawl till after 8 months and she doesn't pick herself up or show a real interest in walking yet. All babies are different and there is really quite a range for most milestones. As long as the parents communicate with their doctor and work with him (and it's great that you do too) then the doc with let them know when and if they should worry. Hope this helps.

J.

People often do not consider the importance of taking babies to the chiropractor. My nephew had problems when he was trying to walk. The pediatrician prescribed corrective shoes, which only made the child hate shoes. So his mother took him to the chiropractor and discovered he needed a very gentle adjustment in his low back and hip. He started walking perfectly on his own within a day or two.

I work with a variety of special needs children. From your description, I would not necessarily assume a developmental delay is the cause. I would first consider it to be either a simple structural issue which chiropractors can commonly correct with relative ease. I would also look for a chiropractor or a natural practitioner who is a good nutritionist. There may be a dietary issue afoot.

Our chiropractor is wonderful with children and offers a 'Kids Come First' day on the first Saturday of each month. Kids all come at the same time for a wellness check up for about $10. They are weighed, measured, seen by the doc, and adjusted if needed. The whole place is like a big party for the kids and they all have a great time. This can prevent the development of many structural imbalances in children that can result in neuromuscular difficulties. Ask around for a chiropractor that is really good with children. There don't seem to be any that are purely prediatric practitioners, but some are definately better with children.

My son was slow at doing all of those things too, also because he was so big, its a lot harder to move 22lbs, than 14 lbs! He is now almost 3, thinned out, and definitely not delayed in anything he does! But I agree, I would have him evaluated by a pediatrician, just in case.

My son just turned 7 months and hes 19 lbs. He can roll over, sit up and just started crawling. In my opinion, its not the big baby thing, if anything I think my son is stronger because of it. But I work with him a lot, he gets a lot of tummy time and floor play. I wouldnt say its completely alarming, babies really do go at their own pace. Their pediatrician should be watching his milestones, mine does. Its great that you are working with him. Maybe keep doing it and it he will probably get it.

My second child never crawled until well into her 9th month. She was incredibly laid back and was content and happy just sitting. She was perfectly fine and although I worried a little, now she is way above average than most kids her age in all areas. My youngest child crawled at 5 months and I thought okay, she'll be walking soon, but no she crawled for 10 months so was 15 months before walking! I would say if the pediatrician isn't worried than I would just wait and hope that it comes soon.

Sounds a lot like my daughter. She didn't start army crawling until she was 14 months. She took forever to sit up, roll over, and didn't start standing until she was 16 months. She's 20 months now and still not walking well on her own altho she's taken some steps (usually falls down). We have her in physical therapy which seems to have helped some. Doctors say she's okay until she's 2 and still not walking on her own so we have a few more months to not be worried. We had her hips x-rayed to make sure nothing was developmentally wrong with her and they were normal. She just prefers to crawl because it's faster so we continue to work with her. Do some leg/foot massage and physically roll him around. That also seemed to help some.

My kids loved Johnny Jump up. It hangs from a doorway and will bounce with their jumping. And then I would put some things just out of his reach to see if he would try to move his legs to get to them.

We didn't have a doorway that worked well with it. So we put two pieces of wood - one on either side of the separation between the kitchen and living room and mounted it there. They could be right there with us instead of in a hall.

You didn't say what the doc says.

Wait it out. That's between his parents and the doctor. My baby's a big guy and he didn't crawl until 12 months and now we are still waiting on him to walk and he's almost 18 months. The doctor isn't concerned in his case and unless his parents ask for specific excercises I really wouldn't worry about it.

I also thought my daughter was a slow walker, but when I read the baby books, the average time to walk was 15 months. Plus, she never really crawled. She just went straight to walking, so I REALLY thought she was slow.

One thing that I think really helped my daughter was the Jumparoo. Talk to the parents about purchasing one. She LOVED it. I would put it in front of the tv and play Baby Einstein and she would jump for quite some time. I also purchased a baby exerciser. I got the Baby Einstein one that she LOVED! Type in baby exerciser in Google and then choose images. You will find TONS of toys and equipment tha will help a baby with their walking.