sitting up unaided
my 8 month old can only just sit with cushions supporting her, cannot sit unaided at all, without falling forward or sideways...shouldn't she be sitting confidently by now????
On milestone charts it says this should be happening....is this a problem or is she just a slow learner???
Does anyone know what the average age is for sitting unaided is please
On milestone charts it says this should be happening....is this a problem or is she just a slow learner???
Does anyone know what the average age is for sitting unaided is please
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I just wanted to say try not to panic, all babies are different. I panicked as my 10 month old still hasnt crawled but instead she has begun to walk. All babies are different.
My lo sat unaided at 6 months, my neice is doing it at 4 months ! So all are different, I guess if youre worried talk to your hv.
Have you got a bumbo chair ? Those are supposed to be good for helping strengthen their backs ?
One way to encourage her, would be to remove the cushions, and basically let her fall over. Just put one directly behind her (but not touching her) to cushion her head if she fell straight backwards, and make sure there is nothing hard (like a wall, radiator, table leg, or similar) that she could bang herself on. She will soon learn to balance!
A friend of mine is a paeds specialist (emergency medicine, but knows her general stuff as well) and she says she doesn't expect babies to sit up on their own until 9 months and wouldn't be getting worried at all until several months after that. So no, I wouldn't worry. She will get there in her own time, I'm sure.