Rolling Over - Sacramento, CA

A.,
Both of my boys started rolling over at 5 months. They started from rolling on their backs to their stomachs first. I'm trying to recalled...they would bring/swing their legs over to assist in rolling over.

A.

Hi A.,
I don't think there is a "normal" age that babies should roll over. My son rolled from his tummy to his back at 3 months and from his back to his tummy at 5 months. It took him a long time to get over when he first learned. It is really a lot of work for them especially if they dont spend a lot of time on there tummy. Try slowly increasing her tummy time and just be patient. It will happen when she is ready. Trust me, enjoy the fact that she is not so mobile while you can. :) Good luck!

I'm going to chime in here and add to the message of not to worry about it. There are upper age limits when it starts to be a developmental concern, but they're pretty high up there because babies vary so much in how they develop. Keep trying to teach her to roll over, but don't push. I learned that one the hard way. Then one day, she'll just do it and look out! lol Good luck!

Don't even worry about it. Every Baby is different. My Youngest is 9 months old today & still won't roll over from her back. She does crawl all over the place & is already trying to pull herself up onto the furniture.

My Second Daughter who will be 29 months started rolling over right away.

Your Baby will progress on her own time.

Hello A...My daughter is 5 1/2 months old right now and she does not roll over. Don't worry about it. All babies do things when they are ready. Look at it this way you don't have to worry yet that your baby might roll off the couch or bed. Your baby will develop at their own pace. As long as your baby is healthy and happy there is no need to worry..

Hi A.. I am forever nervous that my son is not "normal." Some things, like rolling over he does late, some things he did early. He would lift his head and stare at me the minute he was born. Yet, he didn't roll over till he was like 6 or 7 months.
Don't worry about your child. If another kid is more "advanced" at a young age, good for them. They are not the same as your daughter. You almost never see siblings do the same things at the same time. All kids are different.
Now, here is some advice. My ped. recommended a lot of "tummy time." That means you spread a big blanket on the floor, and let the kids lay there. My son was very happy to get tummy time and he even learned the army crawl before he learned to roll over. I also bought him a floor activity set. It was set up to where you could lay them on the back or stomach and let them play with hanging things. They have them at all kid stores like Toys-R-Us, Babies-R-Us, Wal-Mart, ect.
Get down there with her. spend floor time together. She'll get a kick out of that. Your daughter is at the age where the floor activity sets might really intrest her. One that Babies-R-Us has is called Baby Einstien Discover and Play Activity Gym. It cost 60 bucks but its great. If you want to go cheaper, check out the link below.

http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?search_constra...

I hope this eases your mind some. Just know, first of all, that your baby is unique and special. I hope you will not compare other babies to your daughter. She is going to be just fine. Stop worrying! lol. Write me and let me know how this goes. Best Wishes, T.

My daughter rolled over at 6 months... she was a chubby thing so she had a belly in the way but she started doing everything at around that age. My son rolled over at 1 1/2 months! He surpised himself too! My pedi said boys are naturally more adventurous and they do stuff quicker. I wouldn't worry about it.

I totally understand where you are at! Worry not, My son was born 10/20/6 and he just started as well. Also, He enjoys eating the ground. They have to have a lot of practice every day consistently to strengthen their neck muscles (like 15 min/day tummy time) and if you get down with her and encourage her to look ahead of her (put a toy in front of her), she will become more interested in being down there. You could also prop her up on her elbows tucked close to her body with her hands out in front (as if she were going to crawl). That may help. I also do day care for my neice who is 6 months old, almost 7mos. and she is not rolling over yet, either, but she is also above average in size, so she has a lot more muscle to develop before she can advance on the physical stuff. That may be a consideration for your baby girl, too! good luck

She will rolll over when she is ready hun. Dont worry. All babies develop at different stages. Place her on her stomach for a while and when she gets tired of that she will try to move. My lil girl was walking solo by 6 months crazy huh... yeah i thought so. not at almost 2 years she is running and just talking away kinda a mimic to her dad and myself.hang in there in good time. R.

I also have a 5 month old ( as of today ) and she is not really rolling over yet , last night she did twice but I dont know if she was doing it on purpose or if her little big head tilted her that way. i keep hearing people say she not rolling over yet and are surprised when I say no. It gets irritating after a while. I think that one reason my daughter hasnt rolled over yet is because she doesnt have enough tummy time. But all babies are different and she will roll over in time. Clap and smile when she does and do a few fake rolls when she is on her stomach and roll her over to her back she will eventually get it.

AHhh like everyone says.. Dont worry so much about it. I have a 2 1/2 month old little boy, and of course he's my third one, so i'm used to everyone bragging, OH my baby did this and my baby did that.. but a 1 and 2 month old rolling over? on their OWN? I highly doubt that.. that's when they're barely lifting their heads and my son started doing that the minute he was born! Yes, he banged into my collarbone quite a few times, but rolling over? And my baby at two months is a hefty 18 pounds and ACTIVE, and he's not even close to rolling around. Both myother kids, my daughter rolled at 6 months, and my son rolled.... get this.. he never did.. He wasn't interested in it at all.. But did I worry? nah.. cuz He was too interested in crawling, then learning to walk (though he didn't walk until 13 months either), but he's the smartest in his class and the strongest and most athletic kid too... so don't worry about those things.. they'll happen, or maybe they won't! Rolling isn't that big a deal anyhow... so pay no attention to people comparing.. Rule number one in motherhood "Don't compare your baby to others".... hard, I know.... I'm guilty of that too sometimes, but... it's a good rule to try to follow anyway! Keep up the good work, you're doing just fine sweetheart!
S.

All babies develop at their own pace, so your baby will rollover when she's ready. I'm kinda in a similar situation where my 8 month old daughter is not crawling yet, while all my friends baby that were born after her are crawling all over the place. I'd like to think that her brain is focusing on developing other milestones and it will eventually get to crawling. So then everything else will come quicker because it has already been formed. I hope this helps. I'm sure your daughter is completely normal, but if you are still concerned ask her pediatrician when you take her in for her 6 month appt.
Take care!
S. H.

you could try putting her on her tummy over a boppy or a rolled up towel so her head is off the ground a bit and put interesting things infront of her. Does she hold her head up yet? If she has no head control yet I would talk to your pediatrician.

It's hard not to compare your baby to others but you should try because the comparisons only cause unnecessary worry. When it comes to development milestones every baby is different so there is no real "normal".

My baby was born two months early so she's a few days away from her 7 month mark but in "adjusted age" she's really only hitting her five month mark. When taking her to the doctors who track the development of preemies they say that socially she's "advanced" on the bell curve of normality (responding to her name, flirting with strange men, babbling on and on about nothing in particular… that sort of thing) but physically she is still delayed. She can lift her head finally but she can't really roll over. She can lift her head up enough to unbalance herself and topple over but can't fully roll over without help.

Instead of marking your baby’s milestones against other babies, you should mark them against her own history. How far has she grown and changed since last month? How many new things have you discovered she can do between each new month of life? They may not be large developmental achievements but they are little victories against the immobilization of infancy.

While other babies my daughter’s age were rolling over and cutting their first teeth, my girl was still unable to lift her head while on her tummy and would scream until she was rolled onto her back. However, she could not only hold a rattle in one hand, but she could pass it to her other hand and hold it in front of her face so she could look at it with a degree of control that wasn't there just a few days prior. She can make sounds that are actually starting to sound vaguely word like, she can jump in her bouncer and can lift herself up to a standing position with the power of her legs alone if I hold her arms to steady her, but she still can’t roll over and because of it she’s got a goofy bald spot on the back of her head.

She needs to spend time on her tummy to build up those weak little neck and arm muscles. You can have tummy time a number of different ways. Sometimes I'll lie with my baby across my lap, tummy down. When she starts to fuss in that position I'll hold her up until she calms down and then lie down on the floor with her so my head is on the floor and I'm looking at her and she is on her tummy. She'll fuss less if she can see my face and I'm there to talk and entertain her. I also have a boppy that I’ll drape her over and put some toys down in front of her so she can see them.

She hated being on her tummy so much that I spent most of my time holding her up so she could "stand" with my support, which over time helped her build her neck and arm muscles so she fussed less and less when it was "tummy time" because she could start to prop herself up.

Another recommendation I’ve heard and practice is to put her on a blanket and help her roll over by picking up the edge of the blanket and lifting it up to force the sensation of rolling over. She’ll tense the appropriate muscles and they’ll start to build up. If she starts to get fussy don’t push it. Do something else for a bit and then come back to it.

I do not think you have any reason to worry. My daughter rolled from front to back around 5 months and did not go from back to front until close to 6 months. After she did it once it took her a while to master each one. She is now almost 8 and has no problem doing either. One thing I started doing that I think helped her was to give her more tummy time. She really hated it and just threw her arms out and buried her face to the floor and cried. Eventually she got better and more used to it and would last longer. I started with a few minutes several times a day and worked up. Amazingly she now rolls over in her sleep and sleeps on her side and tummy during her naps! If your daughter really hates being on her tummy using a boppy pillow might help. Just remember every baby develops at their own rate and just because your co-workers baby does something doesn't mean yours is behind. Rolling over at 1-2 months sounds pretty early to me anyway! I am sure she will be rolling before you know it!

Yes dont compare ur baby to other babies... My friend has a baby that is 6 days younger than mine and shes already holding her head up... My baby girl is 2 1/2 months old.. And right now she is concentrating on holding her head up... All u can do is just work with her... Eventually she will do it...

each baby goes at their own pace ;o) What I find unusal is a 1 month old and a 2 month old rolling over!!!
Does your daughter hold her head up, when you are doing tummy time? My youngest son started rolling over at about 4 months I think, but he also has an older brother and sister. It started with front to back I think, then in about a week he was going the other way then a few days later was a regualr little tumble weed LOL..Now at 9 1/2 mo. hes trying to walk to catch up to brother and sister...
I dont think you are doing anything wrong at all, maybe she just wants to take her time ;o) If it bothers you though, maybe your pediatrican could recommend some exercise to do with her...I found some of the articles in like parent magazine and even WebMD to be helpful ... Good luck!

There are a few questions you need to ask yourself. Is she happy? is she healthy? and is everything else coming along fine developmentally? If the answer to all these is yes, you are doing everything right and she is just fine. Children will progress as they are ready. My son rolled over just before he turned 3 months, but he didn't really sit up or crawl until he was 7 months. And, to add to is, he is 14 months and just recently started crawling on his hands and knees. He cruises around pretty well (walking) when he holds on to something, but will not take more than a step or two on his own. My husband and I both walked at 9 months. But, Tristen is happy, healthy, and doing everything he should and more. Your sweet baby girl will just surprise you one day when she sees something she wants! She'll roll right over there and get it!

Take care,
M. M.

A.,

Here is what baby center has to say

http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/6504.html

My son is almost 6 months old and he's just barely started to roll but he's not very good at it yet.

:-)T.

Do you give your child "tummy time" every day? We started doing that with our almost 4 month old and it didn't take him long (maybe a week or so of practice). We let him be the judge as to when to pick him up. If he started to cry and didn't seem happy about being on his tummy we just tried another time. Don't try it right after a feeding...give her some time to digest. Anyway, now all our son wants to do is roll over whenever we put him down. They need to be able to strengthen their muscles in the neck and back. I had been concerned too since he just seemed to be "eating the ground" and not lifting his head up very high. Give her some daily practice and she might just surprise you!

dont stress it, all babies develop at different rates. you are still within the normal range it sounds like. if i was you, i would be glad your little one isnt rolling yet, because my 5 month old is on the move and he is a handfull!!

i asked almost exactly the same question about my son only a few months ago. people's responses were great and helped put my mind at ease, so i hope i can do the same. the stages babies go through are mainly guide-lines, they aren't set in stone. basically, kids figure out how to do things in their own time. 1 month is super early for kids to be rolling, most don't do it until at least 5 months. i was so worried about my son not rolling over by the time he was 5 months, i thought maybe something was wrong. then one day about a month later, he just figured it out and rolled over 6 times in one day and has had no problem since then (he's about 7 months now). just give your daughter lots of tummy time, if she starts to roll a little, give her encouragement and help her, and most of all, don't worry and just let her figure it out in her own time. she'll get it when she's ready.

Dear A.,

The only thing that I can think of to help your baby roll over is to try to give her 'little exercises" with you right there. Like help her to roll over and hold her little chin up and play and talk to her. My doctor told me that exercise is 'cumulative', so even though you do it just a little bit, it will be helpful.

Also, sit her in your lap or close to you and hold her up by her hands - same way with the rollover, make it fun. And sing some song. I bet you have some baby songs on a CD, play them too. That "I love you in the morning and in the afternoon...." is a good one. Kinda long, but you don't have to sing it all the way through until she is lots older. Any of those songs are good.

Also, remember, every human being on earth is unique, and we all have different strengths and weaknesses and interests, and ways of doing things. So your baby is doing her growing up her own way. I bet that she is an angel.

Sincerely, C. N.

If I remember right the "normal" time for rolling over is between 4 months and 6 or 7 months. Some babies are ahead, some babies are behing. As well some babies just don't want to roll over yet even though they would physically be able to. As long as she seems fine in the rest of her development I wouldn't worry about it to much. You may ask her pediatrician when you go in for the 6 month check up. The pediatrician can usually tell if the development is still fine and if it may just be that she doesn't want to, or doesn't feel it necessary to roll over. If he's not worried about it than its probably just that she will roll over later. My son waited until after 6 months to roll even though he was developmentally ahead in everything else.

My son didn't roll over until he was about 5 1/2 months old... that's pretty normal. Your co-workers kid rolling over THAT young... now THAT is not normal! lol... so don't worry, all babies do things a little differently. Your daughter is fine, she'll do it when she's ready : ) But she's not behind, he's just on her own schedule.

Don't even worry about her rolling over. It might seem like she'll never do it, but then one day it will just happen. My daughter i think was about 6 months old when she finally rolled over. I have no idea what your co-workers are doing cause at 1 and 2 months old they are just practicing holding their heads up. I worried about my daughter reaching milestones at the right age and got nervous when she was at the age and hadn't even shown interest in the things i thought she was supposed to be doing but she eventually rolled over, crawled and started walking in her own time. Your daughter will too i'm sure of it. Just enjoy her and don't worry so much about when she's supposed to do things, you'll have more fun.

I believe four months is the age. Your daughter isn't far behind, if at all. But I would talk to her pediatrician next time you go in.

I just wanted to tell you that my son was the same way.
He just turned 10 months and just started crawling last weekend. Your daughter will get it....just give her some time!!!

Hi A.!
I just want to let you know that my son did not roll over until he turned 8 months! I sked his dr. if this was " normal " and he told me it is! When they are ready it will happen.. And don't listen to other people about their babies, because every baby is different! :)

M. W

Don't even sweat it for a second. My 11 month old rolled over maybe 5 times. She started crawling at 9 months and is such a little wiggle worm...

Just keep at the tummy time and go with your gut. My sister-in-law always reminds me that whatever issue I am having, it will be a non-issue in another month so Hang in There!

K.

A.,
Don't worry about it. Your daughter will roll over with time. My daughter is almost 9 months and she in the very begininning - like many babies I think- rollover a little and then stop. And then she started a little more but stopped for several months. She has just started it again recently around 71/2 to 8 months. All babies seem to do things at their own pace.

Good luck,
B.

No offense to your co-workers, but sometimes you cant believe everything you hear. It could be that they are exaggerating what their children are actually doing, so they can be the first ones to say "my child did it first". I honestly have NEVER seen a baby so young roll over all on their own. Maybe with a little help or prehaps the baby was angled a flipped over. Your baby will roll over when she is ready and as hard as it is sometimes, you just can not compare you child to others.

I use to work work with infants. And i know a lot about moms telling little white lies about what there babies do. They would say things like she rolled over. But then i would watch her for 8 hours a day 5 days a week and nothing. What probably happened was she was on her tummy and rolled her head. My daughter did it at 7 months and that was because she wanted to see her grandma.