My baby wont sit up she 10 Months

Hi,

I'm a bit worried about my baby .

She was born 5 weeks early and she probably 9 months from her birth date which when she was meant to be born in may .

I had to have her early or she would of died .

I notice her development is very slow . she is now rolling every where . and rolling on her tummy and rolling back on here back .

She just starting to clap her hand now and she , will not sit up , I hold her to sit up and then i let go to see if she can do it on her own . She wont sit there she just leans forward and falls over and leans to her side .

She wont chew lumpy food and she prefers the puree food .

Is this normal what she is doing ? or should I get worried ?

And take her to get checked she only got 2 teeth and she getting two top ones coming though.

Can someone help me?

Hello,

The only part of that I can really offer help with is the teeth - I wouldn't be worried at all about that, both of my boys only cut their first tooth at around her age. My sister still had no teeth at all when she turned 1.

As for the other issues, it sounds to me like she has had a number of obstacles already - being premmie, and also a problematic pregnancy? It is something that I would talk about with a doctor, in light of these factors, to see if anything needs to be looked at closer. They might say that given what she went through at birth, it is ok and she will do it in her own time. Or they might feel that she needs a little bit of help in some way or another. I don't know at all, but if you're worried, you should get her checked; hopefully everything will be fine, and then you will have peace of mind smile

Children progress differently my first son couldnt crawl until 12 months because he couldnt lift his tummy off the floor. You child sounds very active when you give her floor time but it wouldnt hurt to have her checked, just remember because she was premmie she could be delayed in certain areas but doesnt mean there is anything actually wrong with her. There could be some exercises you could do with her to increase her muscle strength, your doctor will help you with this. Good luck smile

Hey there - I would recommned that you see a health professional to check on your baby girls development. Whilst it's true that all babies progress and grow to their own schedule if you are worried then you need to trust your instincts. If there is an issue then you can get the support you need sooner rather than later smile Best of luck and here's hoping bubs is just taking her time.

everything you said about your child mine is the same cant sit and she is 11 months i sit her up by her self and she will fall down, and she hates chunky food only loves purees and bottle but my daughter was not premie this really gets me upset and makes me feel low like im not doing a good enough job

i have tried everything from putting her on doing more tummy time more time in the bumbo seat tried her in her walker shows no interest at all

i am now doing physio class's with her every 2 weeks

last comment from them is ( she has improved since the last time )
but she hasnt improved at all


also she was dianosed with epilepsy at the age of 6 months the Logan hospital Q.L.D are the ones to blame for giving her the wrong needle but she is on tegretol and keppra 5 times a day and the only side effect is it makes her more sleepy sometimes it doesnt effect her development

all I can say is if your worried see someone,my friends baby is 14 months and teeth just starting to come through now,my baby is really smart and I just discovered he can roll is just lazy lol.Im sure theyl do everything when there good and ready best of luck

I had a friend whose child crawled before he could sit up! And he was older than 10 months. I don't think she is slow at all; just doing things in her own time. Clapping and rolling at her age is fine I would think. My children only clapped at about 8-9 months, my eldest could sit early and walked and crawled, but didn't roll! My next one rolled but didn't sit. They are all so different.

We are in the same boat, and I understand. It is really concerning, when your child isn't doing all the same things as other children their same age. Regardless of people telling you, that the little one is fine, it still niggles. I know. But it is the journey you are on, so that has to be accepted. When my son was 10months old, I took him for a Griffiths Developmental Assesment, conducted by an early childhood intervention consultant so you could do that, to quantify what are the issues, and how serious they are. The doctor will then make some recommendations, and refer you to other services if necessary. From there you can develop a plan, rather than just worrying yourself. (Note: Babies thwart the best laid plans)

she sounds fine to me, Did you know babies, roll crawl then sit!!! naturally without any help from being propped from you, she is falling because her tummy muscles are not ready to sit yet. My daughter was behind as she was 5-6weeks prem also, she didn't walk for ages, or roll until nearly months, etc, Look into pikler theory or do a search on the forum i have posted heaps about it