Sitting Up
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1 Year Old Still Not Able to Sit up by Herself - Would You Be Concerned?
Asked by C.C. from Chicago
on May 23, 2011
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This is my cousins first child (and also the first grandchild on her side of the family) and her daughter is I'm guessing around 12lbs and literally looks like a 3 mon...
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- I would ask how her child is taking getting vaccinations and doctors visits. Get into as much detail as you can about how your kids were champs/freaked out/or had chi...
- I agree w/ the last 3 posts. Most seem so quik to call CPS. Unfortunately, 2 out of 3 of my children have developmental delay. After reading so many responses , encour...
- Just to be devil's advocate... Just because your cousin doesn't discuss a "diagnosis" with you doesn't mean there isn't one. Some people tend to be a lot more likely...
1 Year Old with 'W' Sitting
Asked by C.G. from Buffalo
on April 16, 2013
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Hi ,
My 1 year old always do a w sitting right from the moment he started sitting. He had been on time considering rolling, crawling, sitting. However he is delayed...
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- Kids aren't considered delayed , unless they're NOT pulling up to stand & cruising by 15 mos. or walking by 18 mos. I would just correct the " W sitting " for now. You...
- My brother, sister and I all sat that way. Never knew there was anything wrong with it. My sister, just turned 40 and can still sit this way. My brother and I can not...
- I don't know if I would worry about it right now but if you are very concerned I would talk to his dr about it.
Will Be Able to Do Part Time Babysitting
Asked by J.B. from Minneapolis
on March 7, 2006
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Hello. My name is J. and I am a mother of 3 who moved to st paul about 9 months ago from northern Minnesota. We are currently just moving into a house we bought here...
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- Hi J., I would like to know when you will be available to baby-sit. I understand the afternoons work better for you. I have an 19 month-old boy who I need a sitte...
- J., We are currently in the process of moving real close to you! We will just be a few blocks west of Phalen. I have a 19 month old little boy and a 14 year old girl....
- Hi! I just wante to welcome you to the neighborhood! I live a few blocks south of Lake Phalen near the intersection of Orange and Earl. We love living near the lake...
Question for Moms of Premies Who Were Finally Able to Nurse
Asked by S.G. from Houston
on September 2, 2010
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I am asking this question for my daughter. She delivered her baby just over 8 weeks early. From the start, she was interested in nursing so began the pumping immedia...
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- I had three preemies, one born at 32 weeks. She started nursing at 33 1/2 weeks gestation. But she also had a big mouth. My second hated nursing thanks to the way t...
- I cannot respond on the issue of a preemie, but on nursing in general. Irritation is a normal part of starting to nurse but ongoing and deep pain is not. It might me...
- No experience with premies, but I nursed my two. For a few weeks it was torture and I have a high pain tolerance :D Tell her to hold in there! She is doing GREAT! The ...
Ten and a Half Month Old Not Pulling up to Sitting
Asked by J.R. from Cedar Rapids
on April 1, 2008
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I keep reading about "sitting up on their own" age ranges, but does that mean once sitting- they stay there without support? or does it mean they can get from laying d...
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- J., I would not worry about it at all. My son just turned 1 today & did not start to pull himself into a sitting position until just after hitting 11 months. He di...
- "Sitting up on their own" simply means sitting up without assistance. My daughter is 11 months and she just started crawling but she cannot go into a sitting position ...
- It sounds like there are some muscles that need a little work in strengthening. 10 1/2 months is pretty late for sitting on her own. It certainly won't hurt to go to ...
18 Months Refuces Sitting on the Potty
Asked by S.F. from New York
on December 6, 2010
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She only sits on my lap and on her feeding chair, I tried every type of potties, shaped like chair, cars etc, and to distract her when she is sitting, but no use, she ...
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- She is still too young. When she is ready she will want to sit on the potty. Our daughter was not interested until right after she was 3 years old.. Give her and y...
- She's too young to potty train. It's ok to keep a potty seat around for her to get used to it but she'll probably be around 2-2.5 yrs before she's actually ready. You'...
- She's only 18 months - wait until she is 2 and then if you want to seriously potty train, try this. Potty Training in One Day My friend taught me this and it wor...
My 7 and 1/2 Month Old Still Not Sitting Up!
Asked by T.K. from Spokane
on February 14, 2008
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My 7 almost 8 month old is still not sitting up on her own. She crawls but does not use her feet (army crawls). She moves pretty fast and quick this way, but I am co...
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- Every child is unique. My daughter (my 1st, almost 3 yrs old) was really early w/getting teeth, rolling, crawling, and walking. She has always been very determined, ...
- I suggest that you talk with her pediatrician about this. I hate to say but there is a possibility that her developmental delay is caused by a medical condition. If ...
- T., I agree, talk with your pediatrician. On the other hand though, I never crawled "normally". I was born 2 months premature 26 years ago. I crawled on an elbow,...
I Am Sitting on the Toilet Right Now...... (Please Humor Me)
Asked by S.!. from Los Angeles
on September 22, 2011
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I have a colonscopy tomorrow morning. Ya for me, right? Well if you do not know you have to take this stuff that cleanse out your colon so they can get a goot look a...
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- Here's some bathroom humor... my son loves to make "poop logs" take a tube that toilet paper used to be on. Get it wet and squish it down into a poop like shape. Th...
- I'd sit ON the toilet lid if I were you, Sam. If you sit on the toilet seat all this time, you might actually end up with a hemorroid. I had a colonoscopy last Nov...
- Here is one of my favourite jokes, which is an oldie but a goodie, very juvenile, and quite appropriate for your current situation. What's brown and sticky? A st...
When to Introduce Solids - Baby Not Sitting up Yet
Asked by S.J. from Tulsa
on June 17, 2008
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Hi there. Everything I've read in books and online say to start introducing solid foods to your baby when they are between 4 and 6 months old. But then they say to w...
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- I started giving my daughter rice cereal when she was 4 days old with a spoon. I would give her a couple of small bites so that she would sleep through the night. I ...
- You didn't mention WHY you wanted her to be eating solids. "Back in the day" we were told to add solids when an 8 oz. night bottle wouldn't hold them until dawn. If ...
- Hi S., I found the easiest place to feed my babies at first was in the bouncy seat or a reclining highchair. Those first feedings will be more liquid than solid. Yo...
Stand or Sit?
Asked by S.W. from Phoenix
on March 1, 2008
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I'm going to begin potty training my 2 1/2 year old son. My question for all those mom's of boys out there is: Do you train them to pee sitting or standing? And has...
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- What worked for my mom and what i use as a teacher of 2-3 year-old is that they sit first and then when they are tall enough to stand up to the toliet and make it in w...
- I really encourage you to train them to sit. My boys are now teenagers and my bathrooms stay so much cleaner then my friends bathrooms who's boys stand. So much more e...
- Hi S., My son's doctor told me that it puts less strain on their testies if they sit and pee. He said that studys show the less gravitional pull they have the less ...
