Scooting
Results 1-10 from 375 articles
Not Crawling but Scooting
Asked by K.T. from Chicago
on July 23, 2010
-
My 10 month old daughter does not crawl but she scoots around on her little butt. She can pull herself up and scoot along furniture. I was concern at first but her ped...
Answers
- All of my family says that I NEVER crawled or scooted. I pulled myself up and I was off to running. Mom said that it was like I never took my first step. It was like I...
- My baby was a scooter too. I try many things to help her learn how to crawl. I put a scarf around her tummy and hold her enough up so she could put her knees and arms...
- My daughter is 10 months old and can only slide herself backwards. It's pretty funny because she wants to head forwards, but can't figure it out. My son hardly e...
How to Go to Scooting or Crawling?
Asked by L.H. from Las Vegas
on January 21, 2008
-
My son is almost 9 months old and he still is not scooting or crawling. Other kids that I know had already starting to do this by 9 months, or alteast the scooting. ...
Answers
- Every child is different and motivated differently. Stop trying so hard and he will do it when he is ready and probably when you least expect it. My daughter didn't c...
- There is nothing wrong with him. I have two boys who really took their time learning to get around. My two year old didn't start scooting till he was almost ten mont...
- My youngest son would do the same thing, around this stage. I think your doing the right thing by putting objects of interest in front of him. I would continue to do...
Scooting...dragging Leg Not All Fours Crawling
Asked by K.G. from Austin
on May 15, 2009
-
Hey Moms! My almost 11 month old daughter is not crawling in the traditional way on hands and knees but is scooting all over the place. She scoots with her hands on t...
Answers
- Sounds like a typical "soldier" crawl. My youngest did it for awhile. My Mom said one of my brothers and several cousins did it. My kiddo, my brother, and my cousin...
- Hi, My son did a similar thing. He did a "commando" crawl for quite a while, then crawled "properly" for a very short while. During his commando stage I would put him ...
- Do you have hard wood or tile floors? You are describing the way both of my daughters taught themselves to crawl. We had wood floors, no carpet. I have also seen anoth...
Son Scooting in Crib While Sleeping
Asked by J.B. from Amarillo
on June 8, 2007
-
I need some advise/pointers. I have a 3 month old son who use to sleep from 10/10:30 at night until 7am the next morning. Well since he started moving his arms and l...
Answers
- Hi J. congratulations are your new baby boy:) I too have a son that was born that same day, but he just turned 4:( I have 3 sons and my youngest is 10 months. My best ...
- Bumper guards soft inside padding that goes along the inside. Also try rolling one of babies small blankets into a long roll, maybe he is looking for something to snug...
- For the first 5 weeks of my little ones life. No one told me about swaddleing. As soon as I would lay her down she moves her arms or legs and up we go again.... So I f...
Preemie Scooting Around in Crib
Asked by C.P. from Phoenix
on February 7, 2008
-
my baby is about 36 weeks gestational. last night i found him to have scooted out of his swaddled blanket and scooted to the edge of the crib. of course there is no bu...
Answers
- Let them move a little. Probably there is a reason for it. I had a preemie. He is 23 now. So use bumpers, Cuz your baby is getting stronger. :)
- C., Have you tried the "swaddle me" blankets that strap? You can get them from Babies R Us for about $10.00. We put our little guy in one from the time he was born ...
- Personally, I would get a swaddle me blanket from babies-r-us in the smallest size they have and wrap him in that, and not get a positional thing. Everything that I h...
11 Month Old Refuses Sit
Asked by R.P. from Los Angeles
on June 17, 2009
-
Hi Ladies - My pediatrician has never heard of this so I thought I would try you wise mommies. My 11 month old has been sitting since around 6 months. For the last 2...
Answers
- Hi R.: My sister use to scoot everywhere to! We use to crack up,because we knew she could crawl,but she loved to scoot around on her butt. I don't know,if she did it ...
- Hellp R., When is she refusing to sit? Is this when she would rather be doing something else (like being held)? What you can do is look for the need that isn'...
- My Husband's niece did that. She scooted EVERYWHERE. ONLY scooting around. That's it. But, she did progress to walking at a normal age, although sometimes it seemed ...
Walking
Asked by T.B. from New York
on November 14, 2010
-
hi my 15 month old daughter is not walking yet. She started to walk holding on to stuff recently,then i saw when she was walking that her left foot goes outward when s...
Answers
- My daughter took her first steps when she was just about 14 months - if your ped isn't worried, then don't worry - Sami didn't even crawl until her 1st b-day & that wa...
- My son was a scooter also. He started walking a couple of days before 15 months. He used to get around so fast scooting that he took his time.
- you don't need to worry for another three months. if she isn't walking my by 18 mnths talk to her peditrition. my son is 15 mnths and just took his first steps two da...
Toddler with Curved Spine
Asked by T.L. from San Francisco
on January 25, 2010
-
My toddler has been scooting around on her bottom for at least 7 months now. She is 16 months old. She started sitting up early, but never crawled until this last mont...
Answers
- You have to keep in mind, every child is different. My son went straight from scooting to walking. As far as her spine, have it checked out by a doctor. My niece has r...
- I highly doubt that the way she scoots has anything to do with her spine development. At your next pediatrician appointment have the doctor take a look. She could ha...
- I recommend taking your child to the pediatrician. They can do some exams & tell you if this is a permanent or she will grow out of it. If she has "curvature of the sp...
Crawling/scooting
Asked by M.R. from Provo
on August 1, 2011
-
When did your child learn to crawl? My 8 1/2 month old is not yet. I'm not actually worried about it because he is progressing well. He is super ahead in other areas...
Answers
- My 2nd started crawling around 8mos... BUT my first never did!! She always scooted on her back or rolled, and she progressed normally. Our pediatrician said that some ...
- Oh my goodness...my son crawled SO early. He got started around 4 months. It was a nightmare, he was into everything! And, he could crawl so fast. I don't think that's...
- My daughter never crawled. She didn't like to be on the floor. Don't worry about it as long as he is meeting other milestones and growing and progressing.
My 11 Months Old Son Is Not Crawling Yet, Should I Be Worried?
Asked by A.S. from Las Vegas
on August 13, 2007
-
My son is 11 months old and he is not crawling. He is doing everything he should be doing (i.e. sitting up well, standing with support, grasping object with his point...
Answers
- I am exactly like one of the posts here my daughter didnt start crawling till a year and she didnt walk until she was 15 months old. (although worrisome sometimes it i...
- A., I have a 11 month old girl that turned 11 months on the 9th I had the same problem and also noticed her head tilt to the right sometimes. I took her to physical...
- Hi there I have 4 kids a girl 7 boy 5 boy 4 boy 8 months the 4 year old never crawled he went at 1 year old he started to walk so kids are differnt. he well soon
