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Wont walk?!?!
hi fellow mummies,
i wondered if you had any advise for me, my daughter megan who is 18 months wont walk by her self, we have to hold both her hands, or her waist, she jumps about on the sofa, walks around it and her cott and pulls herself up onto things but she wont stand up when there isnt an object to hold onto or our hands arn't their
do you think she is nearly there but just abit scared?
she never crawled, but shuffled on her bum and the nursery said they'v only ever had 1 lil boy that shuffled and he walked late to.
would you go to the doctors for a checkup?
look forward to your advise
samantha
:roll: xx
i wondered if you had any advise for me, my daughter megan who is 18 months wont walk by her self, we have to hold both her hands, or her waist, she jumps about on the sofa, walks around it and her cott and pulls herself up onto things but she wont stand up when there isnt an object to hold onto or our hands arn't their
do you think she is nearly there but just abit scared?
she never crawled, but shuffled on her bum and the nursery said they'v only ever had 1 lil boy that shuffled and he walked late to.
would you go to the doctors for a checkup?
look forward to your advise
samantha
:roll: xx
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Me and my OH used to sit a few feet apart and encourage my lo to walk to us in turns and it didnt take long for him to walk himself.
You could phone your HV for some reassurance to put your mind at ease.
Apparently it's something to do with the right/left mechanism in the brain. Crawling helps the LO to suss out the "right foot, then left foot" movement while bum shuffling doesn't.
I would only go to GP if she wasn't pulling up or cruising but you've said she does both of those.
I know it's easy for me to say but try not to worry too much.
Liz x
Sounds like she's just not quite ready yet - but if she's taking her weight fine and cruising I'm sure she'll get there.
Have you tried sitting just out of her reach with something she really really wants? thats what got cole going - he's mad for remote controls and phones and me and hubby kept passing the remote back and forth to get him to walk..mean aren't we lol
I don't think there is anything to worry about with your lo. All children are different and will do things when they are ready and not before. Kara was premature so her development is supposed to be 5 1/2 weeks behind but I haven't noticed this with anything else that she has been doing. She was also recently been diagnosed with Diabetes and was off her feet for a couple of weeks due to being in hosp and being very sick so I am taking that into account as well. Before she was sick the diabetes would have been working on her and she just didn't have the energy to get up and walk.
Some people are probably saying we are lucky that they are not walking yet as it is a nightmare watching them but like you I am very anxious to have Kara walking and would love her to just get that independence.
Good luck and I hope your lo takes off any day now.
Sorry for rambling on but I know how you feel.
Louise
on the other hand like everyone else has said bum shufflers do walk late so it could just be that.
hopefully we'll be chasing after our little bum shufflers in no time hehe xx
I took Freya to the doc as her toes curl under each other (that is what made me think why she wasn't walking) but when she stands her toes straighten as they should. Doc said her toes will sort themselves out as she becomes more mobile, heavier and her bones harden.
I really wouldn't worry about it. She will get the confidence one day and be gone. You will then forever be chasing her. LoL. I am in a way glad Freya isn't walking as she is still my baby and not quite my toddler yet.
Hope this helps.
England V Italy 6 nations kick off now, Freya in bed, cuppa at hand. Happy days
Cheer us on girls!!
Kerry
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