He won’t walk
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Topic: He won’t walk
Posted By: Mikaela
Subject: He won’t walk
Date Posted: 27 October 2008 at 10:11pm
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Alex has been taking steps for about six weeks now, and can do about 10 or 12 steps at a time if he really wants to.
Trouble is, he just doesn't want to. He still crawls everywhere (he's been crawling since 8 months old) or walks happily holding my hands, but shows no desire at all to walk on his own even though he's quite able to. He's 15 months old. Please tell me this is normal and that he'll start wanting to walk before too long?? I'm recovering from surgery and picking him up is still a bit painful, so I'd love it if he would walk places on his own. And most of the other babies in our coffee group are walking now, and he's the oldest.  ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com"> 
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 12:38am
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First of all, your wee boy is totally within the normal range for when they start walking. Out of my friends, the general age range from when their kids started walking goes anywhere from 9/10 months right up until 20 months. Some kids just tend to focus on other developmental milestones, or maybe language skills etc
And it's definitely not a good thing to compare them to other kids, I know it's hard not to (I find myself doing it sometimes) - they're all unique and will do things in their own time. No two kids are the same. My boy certainly didn't do things in the correct order and he took a long time to start walking! He was sitting at 5 months, just before 8 months started pulling himself up in the cot and walking along furniture, crawled AFTER THAT at 9 months, could stand on his own at 10 months but didn't take his first steps until the day after his 1st birthday (and even then it was only 4-5 steps at a time). It wasn't until he was 14 months and he taught himself how to get himself to standing position off the ground on his own accord (as opposed to someone placing him on his feet or him pulling himself up on furniture), next thing I knew he was walking more and more steps at a time. Now he's 19 months old, and he walks perfectly fine but still doesn't walk everywhere, if we go out he's usually in the pram (otherwise its just a nightmare) and I find he still expects to be carried quite a lot. If he's not keen on walking just yet, no point in forcing the idea or stressing that he isn't up to par with his little friends, he'll be off before you know it and then you'll be wishing you had your baby back! I know I certainly miss the days where I could plop my boy down on the ground and guarantee he'd stay in the one place! Hope you have a speedy recovery from surgery and try not to worry too much 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 7:28am
| Don't worry. Daniel has only just started walking in the last couple of weeks and is very choosey about when he wants to walk |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 8:04am
| absolutely normal. tom started showing all the signs of walking months ago but only took his first steps at 11 months and then stopped and flatly refused. Its only been in the last 2 weeks that he's picked up again and day by day has crawled less. Crawling is still the fastest way to get from A to B in his book but walking is starting to have its advantages (you can reach more things you arent meant to). |
Posted By: Nikki
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 11:50am
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Jake could walk holding our hands at 3 months, then push along toys as soon as he could pull up at 7.5mths .... he took his first steps the day after his b'day, but it took him a good 6-8 weeks to stop crawling, and he would only walk at home really in the first month or so. So he was close to 14 moths before walking fulltime - even though he always looked like he'd walk early .... he did however have less accidents than some toddlers, as he was cautious at first.
It is completely normal - he will probably be off in a few weeks when he gets it completely sussed! ------------- DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs) |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 12:00pm
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That sounds pretty normal to me. Michaela is the oldest in my coffee group and was the first to do most things too. She was sitting unattended by 4 months, commando crawling by 5 months, cruising the furniture shortly after that, crawling on hands and knees backwards by 6 months and forwards by 7 months. But while all the other babies in our group started walking she was content crawling. She took steps no problem and used furniture or her trolley as a walking aid and we used to build little courses with furniture spaced so she had to walk unhelped between them and she could walk unaided but she just didn't seem to want to. She could get places so much faster when she was crawling and I think that is the major reason she didn't start walking until later. -------------  
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 1:13pm
| Isla crawled at 10 months, walked at 15 months and still prefers not to walk places when we are out! She will walk around the house if I make her, but she will protest! |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 3:06pm
Spencer still doesn't walk, he will walk holding a hand or with a push along toy but won't walk independently. He has taken a few steps but unfortunately had a couple of accidents that have knocked his confidence, he is fairly cautious by nature, except about climbing things
On the picking up side of things, my friend has a 15 month old that has been walking for a while and can now run and she picks him up just as much as I pick Spencer up as he doesn't always go the way she wants him to and when he finds something interesting he goes deaf and his legs stop working. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 6:55pm
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Hiya, my first two girls were 12mos but Kryssi was 15mos, we put it down to her being so tall (and heavy) that it took time to get co-ordinated, as all her movements were somewhat delayed.
I wouldn't worry about it - in a few months' time he'll be insisting on walking instead of being in the buggy/trolley/car!!!!!  -------------  |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 8:42pm
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Kylah doesnt walk at all and shes 14 months. She walks around furniture and she will walk if you hold her hands but shes never walked by herself and has stood up while in bed with us and let go but thats about it.. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 9:17pm
| Ashlee crawled really late (11.5 mths), walked along furniture not long after and could walk across a room unaided at 16 months. I think you're expecting too much of him to want to walk places on his own. After all, he's only just learned how! |
Posted By: Lulu
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 2:41pm
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I would be so pleased if Jaymie was taking steps while holding my hand... or even crawling! She is also 15 months and doesn't move at all except for swivelling around on her bottom. DH didn't walk until he was 18 months old and never crawled. She has been checked physically and is fine. I am not worried, I know she will do it in her own time. ------------- Lou http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 3:05pm
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I would totally make the most of it!
Sam was running at 11 months and he is a nightmare to take anywhere, he refuses to sit in his buggy, doesn't want to hold my hand, he just wants to take off. I would have loved it if he had waited a bit longer to walk, as he's one of those kids that will run and run and run and run and not turn around to see if you're following!
So yeah, I wouldn't worry at all, my cousin didn't walk till she was 18 months, she just sat on her bum and played nicely! |