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Progress!!!
This morning when I went to get Gabe, he was completely upside down - his head pointing to the foot of the cot! He was right at the top as well. It cracked me up - hes never done that before!!!
He's becoming really active now and although not rolling he is moving...if you put toys out of reach he will shuffle on his back till he can reach them! Maybe he will skip the rolling stage altogether and go straight to crawling, as he tries to pull himself about on his tummy too.
Saw HV yesterday about his development and she has told me to give him loads of tummy time (I never did much before as he hated it!), time on his feet etc and he is OK with it, even spent a full 10 minutes on his tummy playing with a toy. If no progress in 3 weeks she will refer him to a physiotherapist but he seems to be doing really well, he'll be off soon lol!!!
He's becoming really active now and although not rolling he is moving...if you put toys out of reach he will shuffle on his back till he can reach them! Maybe he will skip the rolling stage altogether and go straight to crawling, as he tries to pull himself about on his tummy too.
Saw HV yesterday about his development and she has told me to give him loads of tummy time (I never did much before as he hated it!), time on his feet etc and he is OK with it, even spent a full 10 minutes on his tummy playing with a toy. If no progress in 3 weeks she will refer him to a physiotherapist but he seems to be doing really well, he'll be off soon lol!!!
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I know how worrying it can be when your baby doesnt seem as mobile as others.
Freddie only rolled a couple of times (but think because he is a little chunky monkey starting at 9lb 15) and then never crawled but started to bottom shuffle just b4 he was 1!
I was really worried because he really didnt seem interested in standing or walking but finally took his first steps at 18 months!
sorry just realised ive gatecrashed but just wanted to say that old cliche really is true that they all do it at different times! and for me Freddie is all the more special because hes not like your average baby!!
Heidi xx
Gabe's 6 months now, and he was born at 9lb 1 so I've often thought that heavier babies move slower. wonder if theres any truth in it??
my eldest was 7lb 4 @ birth and crawled at 5 and half months and my second daughter was 11lb7 (yes true) @ birth and was later crawling at 10 months, though saying that she did also slow down weight wise and to look at her nearly 9 yrs on youd never guess she was a big tubster at birth!! xx
Must have been fun to find him upside down! Have been away for 3 nights now and am missing Nathan and Lauren like mad, but also enjoying late nights and late rising too.
xx
I'm sure he will roll soon. Charlotte rolled onto her side at 4 months then took nearly 2 months to roll onto her front!! She still doesn't roll onto her back again very much.
The hv's really do panic people don't they!! I've had my friend in a panic cause her new hv told her that her 5 month old must be developmentally delayed as she wasn't grabbing things and wasn't sitting up on her own! Seen her twice this week and she's been grabbing stuff, and cole wasn't sitting up at her age either which i hope has reassured my friend.
Heres hoping he'll be off soon!