Hello.. My daughter is almost 7 months old and isn't sitting completely on her own yet. Is this a concern? She can sit with assistance but never puts herself into a sitting position when she is on the floor. Although she moves quite well by rolling, she isn't sitting. Any suggestions?
Thank you ALL for your wonderful Mommy advise. We are spending time each day sitting with support and have been doing quite well the last couple of days. I really appreciate your support.
I wouldnt worry about it till she gets a littl older. some kids develop later then others mine are a perfect example of that. i had one sat up at 5 months and the other one was 10 months before she did, they just grow at different paces.
My daughter is just about 8 months old now and JUST started sitting on her own. The more you let her practice the better she will be. I wouldn't worry about it. She might be exceling in another area.
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Is she a big baby? Heavier, fatter babies, in my experience, sometimes take longer. It wouldn't hurt to take her to your pediatrician and have her evaluated. The least they can do is tell you to stop worrying :)
I would recommend a book called "First Three Years of Life" by Barton Schmidt. It's not an easy read but gives lots of ideas of what to do at certain stages with kids, etc. Very helpful to me.
Hi, P.,
My daughter, Gracie, had the same issue. She was behind on just about everything, really. I think she might have been 7 months old before she ever even rolled over! I took her to a few different doctors, and our pediatrician suggested that we enroll her in a program called SoonerStart. Our pediatrician actually set everything up for us, all we had to do was be at home when they came by. But, before I get ahead of myself, let me explain what SoonerStart is. SoonerStart is a program that focusses on developmental issues with small children, and trying to correct them. In the beginning, we had a worker come by the house and she just sat and watched Gracie. Then she started interacting with Gracie. She performed several tests on her, none of which Gracie would even think of as tests, and determined about how developed Gracie was in different areas like speech, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, etc. Since then, our worker has come by the house in 2 week intervals, interacting with Gracie, teaching her new abilities, and giving my fiance and myself lots of really, REALLY helpful pointers on how to help Gracie develop more quickly. It took a little getting used to- trying to incorperate certain new concepts into daily life- but after a little over a year of being in the program, Gracie (who will be 2 next week) is completely up to speed with most kids her age- and excelling in some areas beyond her age range.
I hope this is helpful information for you. Your pediatrician should be able to arrange a meeting with SoonerStart. BTW, did I mention this is competely FREE??? :0)
Good luck!
E.
My son also took his sweet time sitting up on his own. His doctor suggested that we sit him up and put his hands, palms down, right in front of him next to his body (by his diaper). The point was to support himself with his arms while he strengthened his trunk. He would sway back and forth and eventually fall over but we kept at it and before we knew it we could just plop him down and he'd sit. This is horrible to admit, but he would sit longer when we'd put him in front of the tv with a colorful cartoon playing. He just recently, however, learned how to put himself in a sitting position on his own (he's 9 1/2 months old). But it came naturally once he could sit up without assistance. Good luck!
Nothing to be concerned with at this point. Just keep giving her plenty of opportunities to sit and with practice, she'll get it.
We put a Boppy pillow around our kids when they were learning to sit upright. It gave a little extra support as they wobbled around and also helped to cushion the fall if they lost balance!
My daughter just turned 8 months (born 5/5/06) and was the same way. She is in physical therapy for tight neck muscles (torticollis) so I asked the PT about it. She suggested placing her in a sitting position in front of you and placing your hands gently around her hips anchoring her pelvis to the seated position so when she leans, she doesn't tip over but gets used to how her body is supposed to be. Within a few days of this, she was sitting like a pro :o)
Good luck!
I don't think you have anything to worry about. Check out this website, it might help give you some perspective. http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/babydevelopment/650..., talk to your doctor at your next appointment to ease your fears.
Just give her time. All babies learn at their own pace. My daughter was around 7 months when she starting sitting on her own from then on she learned pretty quick and was walking by the time she turned one. Trying sitting her up with a bunch of pillows around her and trying giving her plenty of tummy time. I know that helped my daughter alot. Hope all works out.
I wouldn't worry. Another thought is that my Dr. told me that kids develop their coordination & speach one at a time, so she could be concentrating on her vocal skills right now.
My youngest son didn't sit on his own until he was nine months old! I would put him on the floor, put pillows around him to keep him from rolling over and put old pots and pans in front of him. I think he foud it was easier to make a lot of noise sitting up. Didn't take long after I started that. I took a little more tylenol for the headaches, though!
P.,
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