Walking
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Topic: Walking
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Walking
Date Posted: 08 January 2007 at 10:05pm
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Whats the earliest anyone has heard of a baby walking?
Im just REALLY paranoid since Ella can bear her own weight and stand for ages. I know shes a bit off from it but still its not that far off 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 08 January 2007 at 10:08pm
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I'm gonna sound like a bit of a downer here but Hannah loooooved standing all the time... she hated sitting down.
She didn't walk properly until 13 months. |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 08 January 2007 at 10:12pm
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Andrew walked at 9 months. He was holding his weight for a long time (prob from 5 months). Did either of you or Cory walk early? I was walking at 9 months and usually if one parent walked early then your bub may do as well. (Doesn't always happen thou). ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 08 January 2007 at 11:26pm
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I walked at 9 months and Charlotte walked at 10 months (I think Daddy not walking until 18 months must have slowed her down!). Is Ella crawling yet? Charlotte didn't start until 6 months but she started cruising about 2 weeks after that- it took another 3 1/2 months before she went from cruising (or walking with us holding her hands) to actually walking on her own. ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 7:17am
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One of the girls on my MTB on EBB, her little boy will be walking soon and he's nearly 8 months. Another one of my friends (2 friends OMG!) little boys walked at 8 months. Both have siblings though.
And Carmel's little Piper could stand really well from a young age, but I think I just read that she started crawling at christmas time ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 8:19am
| i walked at 9 months. jade walked at 13 months and emma at 12 months, i have a friend whos wee girl was walking just before 9 months too. oh, and jade was holding her weight from really early on too. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 9:07am
Shes starting to get the hang on lifting herself up with her arms at tummy time shes almost sitting unassisted. I was a lazy walker didnt till i was over 1 and cory crawled and walked early. I guess time will tell will start preparing myself now just in case 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 9:13am
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Yep do the preparing now. I really hated Andrew walking so early it was a nightmare trying to keep track of him. And being a boy he had to explore everywhere and he went everywhere. Thank God for the fully fenced and enclosed section. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 9:57am
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Haleigh was walking around furniture at 7 monthws and solo at 9 months ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 1:26pm
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my nephew was walking at 8 months. He had really strong legs. He didnt crawl though ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: Deez
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 1:41pm
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holly crap, i walked early but im not sure if Lycan will. He has discovered that he can move around in his walker....I have to LMAO when i put him in his exersaucer cos' he tries to make that move but of course it doesnt and all you can hear is him grunting...lol...
Go Ella go...heheheheheehe She growing up so fast Jez. -------------  
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 1:42pm
Maya was standing at 7 1/2 mths, walking unassisted by 10 mths but she spent a goot 2 1/2 mths furniture cruising before that. She was never much of a crawler, didn't start till 8 mths and much preferred being upright. I think the gremlins will crawl earlier as they love being on their tummies and can creep forward (unintentionally) already but I have a suspicion they will be late walkers. Don't know why I think that, just that they seem a bit lazy... -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 1:55pm
9mos is the earliest I've heard. Both my girls started walking on their own in their 13th month which is pretty funny because Hannah started crawling at 10mos and Briona started crawling at 5mos! Briona was pulling to standing at 6mos which was a pain because she was a bit short for most furniture so when she fell down, she hit her head  ------------- |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 2:00pm
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My brother walked at 8 months, was running around and on his trike at his 1st birthday. I walked at 10 months and yet Zaara is still not fully walking (taking a few steps) but is furniture cruising at the moment...and she is fast!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 3:15pm
umm I think that should be normal not lazy. The average age is 13 months 
Kudos to those who have earlier walkers, my Ella walking at 13.5 months was early enough for me (esp since she started running the day after she started walking).------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Jezsika wrote:Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 3:54pm
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yah my plunket nurse said that in her little manual it says 18 months for walking...so Zaara has plenty time before we start getting worried. Mind you in the rate she is going, shell be off soon....
She is a very fast crawler tho and she didnt start till she was 9 months (she was crawling backward for two months). ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 3:59pm
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Don't worry Roksana, my friends' daughter wasn't walking until about 20 months. I was starting to wonder why she wouldn't walk but she just wasn't interested.. has always taken her time with things ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 4:19pm
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Mum called me the lazy baby I think it was around 18 months i walked hehe
Id just rather get carried hehe |
Posted By: EllenMumof2
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 4:20pm
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they do it when they are ready i am in no hurry for madison to start crawling or walking cause i still remeber kalem at that stage i couldn't leave him for 1 minute but she is not to far off crawling cause shes doing the whole crawling backwards stage at the moment kalem walked at 10 months and then crawled after that. http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 4:29pm
kids are so clever and cute 
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 4:30pm
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Oh no unlike you Jess....Zaara does not like to be carried....she rather crawl. I think because she has the control as to where to go.
Now if I hold her one hand she will walk for ages...and she direct me where she wants to go....and try and tell her other wise....eeekkk
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 5:25pm
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james crawled just 2 weeks shy of his frist b/day and walking 3 months after and now hes running and it looks sooo funny i was real worried that he would nevr crawl but as all my friends and family keep saying he did when he was ready ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 10 January 2007 at 8:36am
I don't know when DH started to walk but apparently I walked the week before my first b'day. Mum remembers it so well because we were camping and apparently I kept getting up, turning on the water bottle and playing with all of their drinking water 
I don't trust Caitlin as she is already sussing out cupboard doors etc when she is in her walker. We're gonna buy the whole safety kit thing this weekend ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 10 January 2007 at 8:40am
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I just bought a pack of latches for all of our kitchen cupboards Toni, as Miss Erin has already started investigating the dishwasher when open (but empty !!), and pulling on the teatowels that hang on the kitchen cupboard doorhandles. ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 10 January 2007 at 10:56am
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Zaara opens the two drawers in my coffee table and pulls every thing out of it.....with a huge mess all around and smile on her face...when I go " oh no Zaara what have you done?" she picks some thing from the floor and gives it too me!!! Arrrggg
Hubby removed every thing from that drawer and now when she opens them...she has very dissapointed look on her face! I am going to go this weekend and but safety things too...as I am afraid she will hurt her fingers...she already did with the kitchen bottom drawer!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 10 January 2007 at 1:40pm
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I just looked on Trade Me - there's HEAPS of packs on there at good prices too
Don't bid on the ones I'm bidding on though! LOL ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 10 January 2007 at 1:53pm
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The latches are pretty cheap at the supermarket or w/house too, I just picked up some Dream Baby ones... ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 10 January 2007 at 2:29pm
Do you have a child lock on your dishwasher? Next she'll be into the slamming door stage, boy is that fun!
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Posted By: Myamy
Date Posted: 13 January 2007 at 9:46am
| Mya has been on her feet pretty much from the beginning. is now 5mnths 2wks old and is crawling everywhere and trying to follow me round the house. Much to her frustration (and my pleasure) shes not too fast yet. I didnt walk till 14months and were unsure when her dad walked so your stories have given me hope that maybe shell take after me and not walk for awhile yet! |
Posted By: Myamy
Date Posted: 13 January 2007 at 9:47am
| We too have brought cupboard latches and covers for wall sockets as Mya is incredibly inqusitive already and trying to get into anything new she can. i never imagined we would need them this early! |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 13 January 2007 at 1:03pm
| I was lazy too walked at around 18 months I think ben walked at 10 and Jack started taking steps at 11. |