Scooting
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How to Go to Scooting or Crawling?
Asked by L.H. from Las Vegas
on January 21, 2008
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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. ...
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- 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
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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...
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- 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
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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...
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- 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
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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...
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- 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
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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...
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- 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 ...
Toddler with Curved Spine
Asked by T.L. from San Francisco
on January 25, 2010
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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...
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- 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...
My 11 Months Old Son Is Not Crawling Yet, Should I Be Worried?
Asked by A.S. from Las Vegas
on August 13, 2007
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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...
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- 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
My 19 Month Old Is Still Not Walking!
Asked by J. from Minneapolis
on March 4, 2007
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Just wondering if any one else has experienced there child not walking at a later age? My son has been seen by doctors but there so wishy washy 2 doctors say he is fin...
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- My stepson did not walk until he was 17-18 months. He also got around by scooting on his bottom. In fact he didn't even pull himself up until he was 16 months. But ...
- I don't know what to tell you about the walking. I would be concerned if he is not walking by his second birthday. But about the tubes and the issue of still getting...
- I can't speak to the late walking but I can speak to chiropractic for ear infections. My ds had nonstop infections from 8 months to 14 months and we were sent to see a...
Will She Ever Crawl?
Asked by S.B. from Portland
on September 6, 2006
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My 6 1/2 month old girl isn't crawling yet. While I know that this is probably normal, I'm beginning to question whether she'll ever learn to move on her own. She is v...
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- Hey S.! Not sure if you have time for gymboree but I found it to be wonderful. My daughter was doing this weird crawl for a while, and when we joined gymboree..just se...
- S., Be patient. I know it's hard,I'm the same way always worrying. My son was 9 and half months old before he started crawling and walked at 15 months. When he start...
- Hi S., I would not worry about her at all. 6 1/2 months is not that old. She will crawl when she is ready. If she has regular check-ups and the doctor says she is ...
Baby Keeps Getting Stuck in Corner of Crib
Asked by K.B. from Rochester
on March 4, 2008
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My 5 -1/2 month old has been FINALLY sleeping in his crib wonderfully. But now he rolls onto his tummy to fall asleep - which is fine if he stayed still. He scoots all...
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- K., Make sure you have a good baby bumper in there to protect his head. Then leave him alone. He will learn to get himself out on his own. L. :)
- Just get some crib bumper pads. He probaly feels more secure when he's touching the crib, so I wouldn't worry about it. =)
- for my gr-daughter i put some big stuff aminals in the crib so she staies away from the edges. so far it works
