Infant Crawling

#1, i know it is difficult but try not to compare! each baby will progress at their own pace
#2 not all babies crawl, some go straight to standing and walking
#3, if it makes you feel any better, my first son did everything at his own pace, so much slower than my friends kids... he did not crawl until almost 10 months (he hated tummy time, he actually crawled backwards before forwards), but then he promptly progressed to walking by one year. trust me, it is a totally different world when they become mobile
#4, to make you feel even more comfortable, i have 6 month old twins... neither are anywhere near crawling, neither roll on a regular basis and both are pretty content to just hang out on their backs and looking around.
just relish in the fact that you can still catch him easily!
for tummy time, i lay on my back and put my babies belly down on me, so that have to look up a little to look at me, they love it and it has helped them build their muscles.
good luck!

Hi J.,
There isn't really an exact age that they start crawling every baby is different. My son hated tummy time. I ended up getting one of those floor gyms that had a mirror on it. So during tummy time when he lifts his head he stares at a baby and was so fascinated that it didn't seem that bad anymore. He also didn't start crawling until he was 10 months old. So as long as your doctor doesn't seem concerned about a delay I wouldn't be either. Babies all mature at different rates and are much more interested in doing their own thing lol. Good luck once he starts crawling it is all over :)

my first two (now 3 1/2 and 2 1/2) were very quick about everything. my daughter crawled at 5 or 6 months and my son crawled at around 6 or 7 months. now with my youngest child, he's almost a year old but he didn't start crawling until he was 9 (almost 10) months old. so it just all depends on the child. with my first i had all the time in the world to get down and teach her how to do it. then with the second one, they were so close that she helped him out a lot. now with the 3rd, i have less time to devote to just teaching him things and the older two aren't able to help him cause they aren't interested in that sort of thing anymore...that might be what's going on in your case. at any rate, he will do it eventually.

I had the same problem with my little girl. I would put her on my stomach and play with her. I would also get her older brother on the floor with his cars and she would want to grab them. After about two weeks of not being able to reach the cars, she decided she needed to start moving.

Hi J.,

Each of my 4 children developed at different rates in the first year of their lives. My first was walking by 10 months while my second didn't walk until he was a year old. Same with crawling. Just give your baby lots of play exercise time. I had one of thoes cloth floor "gyms" and interesting toys to motivate him to try and crawl and reach for. You can also play games like gently rolling him from side to side and then onto his back for just a short time and them back again. He might need to build up some abilities and strength. Every baby hits the milestones at different rates. As long as there isn't an actual developmental delay (ask your pediatrician), I wouldn't worry just yet!

All babies develop at different stages, that's including siblings. Babies can begin to crawl anywhere from 5 months to 1 year old. Some babies don't crawl at all! At 6 months old, your son still has lots of time to learn the techniques of crawling, if that's what he is going to do first. My daughter didn't like her stomach at all until she learnt to roll over by herself. Once she could roll over, she realised that she could see more and get to things easier on her stomach. My daughter is 9 months old and has only been crawling for about 3 weeks. My advise to you is to be patient, he will learn things in his own time, and give him as much floor time as possible so that he has enough opportunity to learn the skills needed to crawl. He may just be one of those children that go straight to walking!

My daughter hated tummy time too. It's just a matter of getting used to it. I would also put an interesting blanket under her (patterns, pictures) or I'd put toys on the floor. It took some time for her to get used to it. So, chin up (oh gosh that was a horrible pun) ... Anyways... you'll get there.

I think every baby is different. Some do it really early, others late and some don't even crawl just walk.
My baby used to hate tummy time because she wasn't do it enough. She was in therapy for her neck and they told me that tummy time it was really good for babies. I told her therapist that she didn't like tummy time and she told me that it would be like that for the first 2 weeks. So I started to put my baby on her tummy everyday for ten minutes and every other day a little bit longer . At the end she loved to be in her tummy!. :)
Good luck!