Baby's walking!
I don’t know about you, but my three offspring all started walking at very different times. My eldest, Mr Large walked at ten months. It was crazy. He was like a little drunk staggering round everywhere. We had to put everything out of reach and locks on cupboards, the toilet. This became a huge favourite of his. He was obsessed with lifting the lid.
Miss Medium on the other hand took a far more relaxed approach to the whole thing and didn’t start until 16 months. When she did start she was (and still is) a tippy toe walker. I had to get her checked out by our local GP because I knew that it was possibly linked to some other issues. Thankfully it was deemed to be absolutely fine. She still tries to walk on her tippy toes but her runners make it a bit more difficult.
Mr Small probably wouldn’t have bothered walking at all. I think he would have happily spent his entire life being carried or being taken everywhere in a pram. Only curiosity and a desire to beat his brother and sister to any surprises on offer became a big incentive for him.
In contrast, my girlfriend Nat has a little one called Richard. Richard is a bum shuffler. It is quite possibly one of the most adorable things I’ve ever seen. He doesn’t crawl on all fours at all. Her doctor has reassured her it’s perfectly normal and that Richard may in fact walk a bit later. This is apparently because bum shufflers can get hold of things and move round with them. In contrast crawlers can’t do both so they do actually need to get up to get the object they want.
Every bub seems to start off differently. There’s also the cruisers who spend those few months giving their parents heart failure. They use furniture to get themselves round often pulling lots of things down in the process. And then there’s the knee walkers who are a bit more unusual but it’s still a mode of transport.
Every bub starts off differently. What did yours do when they got mobile? How did you cope?
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Every baby starts walking differently. Sarah looks at the many ways they begin.
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Posted 23 April 2011 - 10:48 PM
My DS seems to have gone through a few stages already. He started army crawling before 5 months and has been proper crawling since just before 6 months. One his 6 month birthday he started pulling himself up on furniture and yes often gives me a bit of a heart attack but he has always been able to get himself back down to sitting with ease and control. He stands on his own now and happily cruises around the furniture. The whole process is both exciting and frightening. You can't wrap them in cotton wool but you don't want them to hurt themselves.
Posted 24 April 2011 - 07:35 AM
My daughter was a knee walker from 9 months until 16 months and then she finally started walking & she made up for lost time smile
I was starting to get worried, I've only every seen one other baby that was knee walking, it was a relief too see as I couldn't find too much information about 'knee walking'
Posted 27 April 2011 - 04:39 AM
My little man had taken a few steps here and there from 11 months.... Then 6 days after his 1st birthday he just got up and walked across the loungeroom lol!
Posted 27 April 2011 - 08:11 AM
My gorgeous DD started walking at 11 and a half mths. She was never into walking around the furniture. Pretty much went from crawling to standing up...then one day just moved her legs forward and started walking. It was a beautiful sight and she was just so excited with herself!
Posted 27 April 2011 - 09:16 AM
My gawjus gurl bailey rose started taking steps at 10 and a half months and walking at 11months then started standing up all by herself and started walking at 11 and a half months she just turned 1 a couple of weeks ago and she is now stoped crawling and just walks its soo cute to see the stages they go threw to start walking.
Posted 29 April 2011 - 09:46 PM
My oldest girl Ava was crawling at 7 months and walking at 9 months. My new bundle of joy Gemma is almost 10 weeks old (7 weeks prem) and is moving around her bassinette when on her tummy.... freaked me out when I saw her do it a few days ago!
Posted 30 April 2011 - 02:13 AM
my first daughter walked at 9 months
my 2nd daughter walked at 9 months
and my son now 10 months is taking a few steps but not walking yet
Posted 15 May 2011 - 09:40 AM
My man started walking around 11 months smile
Posted 15 May 2011 - 06:55 PM
my first isis took off properly at 10 months nothing could stop her.. my son elias has just started at 15months both are now running around like mad hatters together now smile its beautiful..
Posted 15 May 2011 - 07:04 PM
When Mariette was 10 months she started walking, well trying to walk and fell over each and every time, not she runs like a jet!
Posted 15 May 2011 - 11:28 PM
My daughter took her first steps just before 10 mths and was on her feet from then on. It was only short distances for the first couple of weeks but by 11 and a week or so mths she was off and trying to run.
Posted 16 May 2011 - 12:07 AM
My daughter took her first steps just before 10 mths and was on her feet from then on. It was only short distances for the first couple of weeks but by 11 and a week or so mths she was off and trying to run.
Posted 16 May 2011 - 12:07 AM
my girl walked the day after her first birthday smile
Posted 16 May 2011 - 12:56 AM
Both my kids started walking at 14 months, the took the odd wobbly step before then but not properly walking on their own till 14 months and soon after were running smile
Posted 16 May 2011 - 02:29 AM
My beautiful lil man started walking the day before his 1st b'day!i was so excited and i am such a proud mum!
Posted 16 May 2011 - 05:45 AM
my little boy started walking at 13 months old. smile
Posted 17 May 2011 - 12:52 AM
Hey
My 3 year old started crawling at 2months and walking at 12months and my 4week old is roling.
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Amelia
Posted 17 May 2011 - 04:09 AM
Hey
My 3 year old started crawling at 2months and walking at 12months and my 4week old is roling.
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Amelia
Posted 17 May 2011 - 04:09 AM
My DS starting crawling just shy of 11m, then - over 5 months later he started walking (at 16m!).
He took a couple of steps at 15m, then did not do anything since. I had resigned myself the fact that he wasn't going to walk until 18m, when one evening he took us by surprise. By the 4th day he had abandoned crawling altogether, and was walking everywhere! It was a relief for my aching arms & back, and I'll never forget that look of joy on his face when he knew he could do it.
Posted 17 May 2011 - 04:45 AM
im son jacob is 14 months and im still waiting for him to walk is this normal for a boy his age ??
Posted 17 May 2011 - 09:24 PM
My girl walked on her first birthday
Posted 18 May 2011 - 10:48 PM
my daughters been crawling since 8months, shes always been strong and always pushed herself up on her legs so thought she would start walking early, she is now 13 months and is not interested in walking. she will pull herself up on furniture to grab things but thats it
Posted 25 May 2011 - 04:05 AM
One of my twins didnt walk until he was 21 months old they will do it in there own time dont worry.
Posted 25 May 2011 - 09:59 PM
My gorgeous girl who just turned 1 last week has been crawling since 10 months and now is still only cruising and pulling herself up onto furniture or whatever she can get her hands on! She can walk when she holds onto my hands..even can sometimes stand on her own for a few seconds and then drops like a dead weight landing on her bottom...gotta admit its very cute smile ahh well i can wait for her to walk coz she already keeps me busy enough getting around her own way!
Posted 27 May 2011 - 08:38 AM
For this mums worrying about late walkers my understanding is you on,y need to srtart fretting when more than one area is delayed.sometimes baby is concentrating on another area like language or fine motor etc and so gross motor(walking) crawling appears to stall. I believe it's normal for boys to be a bit longer to walk and still grow up to be clever little men:) hats off to those mums that keep up with developmental milestones though-it can be a minefield and to those who take hubs to speech And physiology etc just to make sure everything is ok or leaner a few strategies to help bub along-it can be a bit scary but best for bub so I think these mums are terrific!
Posted 07 August 2011 - 07:36 AM
my little girl crawled (in a funny commando style) at 6 months, she's now 8 1/2 months and crawls "normally" and pulls herself up onto furniture and cruises. She can move from one piece of furniture to another.... just
Posted 13 August 2011 - 07:53 AM
my girl is 13 months and still isnt walking but cruizes around furniture etc but isnt confident enough yet to let go. hope its not to much longer before she walks on own,, . her brother was 10 months when he walked and her sister was 15 months. even thoe shes not walking yet she gets herself in to mischeif.
Posted 26 May 2012 - 12:57 PM
my girl is 13 months and still isnt walking but cruizes around furniture etc but isnt confident enough yet to let go. hope its not to much longer before she walks on own,, . her brother was 10 months when he walked and her sister was 15 months. even thoe shes not walking yet she gets herself in to mischeif.
Posted 26 May 2012 - 12:57 PM
My little girl was walking at 7 months! Crawling at 5 months!
Posted 26 May 2012 - 11:21 PM
My little girl is 3 and a half months now and 2 weeks ago she discovered it was ok to stand up properly. She absolutly thinks its the best thing in the world, loves it! So I think she will be walking before we know it!
Posted 30 July 2012 - 09:20 PM
My Second daugther is a bum shuffler, she can crawl as well but only if she has to get somewhere fast. she has even learnt so go down steps on her bum,very scary.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 07:56 PM
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