Anyone got any late bloomers? (child milestones)

kirstle99

Hi boat girl it's that fisher price on with the detachable front and the phone thing on the front, he's never had one that he sits in and he didn't have a bouncer either (he screamed every time I tried him in it as a younger baby).

I have been watching his feet as DS1 had a problem with his foot when he was learning to walk, he used to stand with it turned in at the front and lean to the outer side of his foot.

Myself & hubby weren't big bruisers as babies and both very skinny growing up and into our 20s I have mentioned this to the docs but all they keep focusing on is how his weight is very low and ignoring me :mad:

I will come back & let you know how it goes, thank you for all your advice everyone!

grey_lady

The average age for a child to walk is 14 months not 12, some start a lot earlier and some a lot later - that's why health care professionals don't get concerned until LO is - 22/24 months? one of the two.

But please lose the walker, if you are concerned then ask your HV or GP to refer you to your community children's physio, they can assess and give you exercises etc.

vicx

grey_lady wrote: »

The average age for a child to walk is 14 months not 12

A lot of websites state the average age is 12 months. Although age really has nothing to do with it, it is balance, muscle strength and temperament.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_average_age_that_a_baby_starts_walking

Most babies take their first steps sometime between 9 and 12 months and are walking well by the time they're 14 or 15 months old. Don't worry if your child takes a little longer, though. Some perfectly normal children don't walk until they're 16 or 17 months old.

http://www.babycenter.com/0_developmental-milestone-walking_6507.bc

Maureen43

Hello OP,

Easier said than done, but try not to worry.

Dd was on the 20th centile for weight all through her tiny years. She was the last of her peers to crawl and the last to walk (21 months). (DS was also 20 months when he walked). She was pretty late to talk and very late to potty train.

After a tiny childhood, at the age of 12 she had a massive growth spurt and is now taller than me.

She was the first of her peers to go through puberty and she is predicted very good GCSE grades.

So...don't worry about your child being a late developer!

Spendless

My neice was around 19/20 months when she walked. She's a twin and was born 7 weeks early. Late being potty trained too as was her brother, which eventually happened for both slightly before or after their 4th birthday. No issues since then, so they can catch up with their peers. Your eldest one was around the same age when they walked so I wouldn't worry too much, but certainly ask at your GPs. My youngest also after her birth weight went down to the lowest centile. When I saw a stand in HV she said if she continued she would refer us to the GP but when I repeated this to my regular HV, she said DD had been on that for ages and it was normal for her. She is still a tiny thing even though she's 18 months off going to Secondary school!


The advice given re baby walkers intrigued me, as it was the opposite way round when mine were born (they hit their 13th and 10th birthdays this month). Canada had banned the sit in walker over safety issues- unsure if they still have the ban. I am sure there is a committee somewhere that meets and says -ooohh we haven't changed advice on x for at least a week, best do it now -lol

grey_lady

vicx wrote: »

A lot of websites state the average age is 12 months. Although age really has nothing to do with it, it is balance, muscle strength and temperament.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_average_age_that_a_baby_starts_walking

Most babies take their first steps sometime between 9 and 12 months and are walking well by the time they're 14 or 15 months old. Don't worry if your child takes a little longer, though. Some perfectly normal children don't walk until they're 16 or 17 months old.

http://www.babycenter.com/0_developmental-milestone-walking_6507.bc

And an NHS childrens physio will tell you that the average is 14 months. Some perfectly normal children dont walk until 22 months.

izoomzoom

According to the EYFS Development Matters http://www.early-education.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/Development%20Matters%20FINAL%20PRINT%20AMENDED.pdf , the age range where children sit unsupported, pulls to standing holding on, crawls (or the like), cruises and take first few steps independently is 8-20 months.

I think your child is on track.

Its only when children regularly have developmental delay that 'professionals' start to be concerned.

Enjoy these baby because they grow up so fast.

Lirin

Mine walked unaided at 8 months, which frustrated her little friend who is five months older. Now, 6 months later, they are both walking perfectly, and there's no difference between them at all.....
It happens at different stages for every baby! Enjoy the peace and quiet while you have it- I am daily rescuing a child now who climbs everything, doesn't want to be in a pram, and has to dance with every person that walks past.....

dll74

My Daughter was 5 weeks early and born weighing 2Lbs 12. She didn't even sit up until 10 months and walked 2 weeks before her second birthday. She also had intensive speech therapy for 18 months at age three.
She was on the bottom range of the charts for years.
She was tiny as a toddler and when she started Nursery they didn't even make gym rubbers in her size She went to school in age 3 uniform too.
Her toilet training took forever and we spent alot of time worrying about her delayed development and wondering if or when she would catch up.
She is now 13 and as just thundered down the stairs straighteners in hand giving a running commentary about some saga between her friends. She is just a little shorter than her friends and very slender and still with tiny feet (she has just gone into a size 1) but there is no way to tell that she had such a slow start.
How I wish we had a crystal ball during those difficult worrying early years.

Turtle2010

Hello! Didn't want to read and run, just thought i'd add my tuppenceworth! My DS is 18 months and isn't walking either, and has JUST this weekend started to cruise! He crawls everywhere and climbs over / under everything, up the stairs and so forth but will not stand on those feet!

He's being seen by a physiotherapist as he has ultra flexible joints (and a severe case of lazyitis) and we do exercises with him everyday. He also has some special boots to wear to support his wee ankles.

I'm confident he will get there in time, he was later to sit up (10 months), crawl (13 months) but there certainly isn't anything wrong with his mouth, what a chatterbox!

They all do things at different stages, he'll be fine xx