Who's babies have started crawling??

Alexis - posted on 01/13/2009

hey, my name is lexi. i have a 2yr old and a 7mth old, dont listen to ppl when they tell you what your child should be doing, every baby is different, my 2yr old started to crawl at 9mths, then went on to walk and talk late compaired to all my friends kids, my 7mths old has been crawling now for a few weeks, its the drag crawl but its something at least... you little boy will start when he is ready and strong enough, dont stress the longer they stay in one spot the better for your own health, my little one is into everything and i have to watch him every min of every day. they grow up so fast just enjoy him while he is so little, good luck he is a very beautiful little man

Julia - posted on 01/13/2009

Quoting Jennifer:

my daughter is seven months today, and still hates being on her tummy.  She will push up and squirm but has no interest in using her knees.  Everytime we put her on her tummy she just rolls over to her back and plays that way- so we cant even really do anything about it!  She does everything else she should be doing now- just hates the idea of crawling.  She had a checkup today and her dr was not even the slightest bit concerned.  hope I helped. 

My daugher is the same exact way!!! She went to the Dr yesterday and he said she was just where she needed to be developmentally, if not ahead. So I'm really NOT worried! The later she becomes mobile, the better in my opinion. She's already growing WAY tooooooo fast!!!

Jo - posted on 01/13/2009

my son is 7mths now and at 6 months he was crawling not properly used to drag himself along using his arms but he is started to use his kness now and now hes pulling himself up on things to stand,

Jennifer - posted on 01/13/2009

my daughter is seven months today, and still hates being on her tummy.  She will push up and squirm but has no interest in using her knees.  Everytime we put her on her tummy she just rolls over to her back and plays that way- so we cant even really do anything about it!  She does everything else she should be doing now- just hates the idea of crawling.  She had a checkup today and her dr was not even the slightest bit concerned.  hope I helped. 

Angela - posted on 01/12/2009

My daughter just turned 6 months old on Dec. 26 and had her check-up last Friday. I told the doctor that she isn't interested in crawling yet (same thing -- doesn't even try to get to her knees), and he said that it's really early and many babies don't crawl until 9 months. Lots of people have told me she should be crawling "soon" ... I'm learning to just smile and let it go!

Jess - posted on 01/12/2009

My son turned 7 months old yesterday and hes crawling and kinda pulling himself up. I don't know if this is normal or not but he won't stay still anymore

Meredith - posted on 01/12/2009

My son is 7 months and he does the army crawl and every so often will get up on his knees and rock back and forth but hasn't quite figured out the actual crawling motion...the alternating hands and knees and such...but he's very good at the army crawl and is getting faster at it!

Allison - posted on 01/12/2009

My son will be 7 months on 1/17 and is a master at Army crawling, and honestly shows no interest in wanting to do the real thing! He's perfectly content dragging his legs all around the house.

Erin - posted on 01/12/2009

My son is 6 1/2 months old and he loves to be on his tummy and about 2 weeks ago he started crawling backwards and in circles..He LOVES it ... he is constantly trying to get up on his knee's to go forward ..this past weekend he almost made it but not quite  this whole thing was a suprise to us because our first son only started crawling around 10 months and then started walking a month later ... just shows you how different every child is ..lol

Andrea - posted on 01/12/2009

My daughter turned 7 months last week and has been crawling for 3 weeks now! Gone are the days when she was where you left her two seconds ago! LOL.

She was in a hip harness for the first 3 months of her life and we thought she would take longer than other babies, but it seems to have strengthened her legs more than normal. She is even pulling herself up and trying to stand.

Dianna - posted on 01/11/2009

My daughter just turned 7months on the 6th.  She does crawl and has been for about 3 weeks.  But she will not sit on her own.  She has no sense of balance when we try to sit her up.  She was rolling over from her back to her stomach but since she started to crawl, when we put her on her back she just lays there like a turtle on it's shell.  Its like someone said that they sometimes go backwards before going forwards. 

Jenny - posted on 01/11/2009

Mine is 7 months and isn't crawling yet - apparently it has everything to do with how often they were on their tummies as newbies. Don't worry at ALL !! They say it's more like 8 or 9 months for most babies. He sounds like he is doing all the same things that everyone elses babies are doing!!!

Cassandra - posted on 01/11/2009

yes my little boy had just turned 6mths wen he started crawling however my first child never crawled he was 8 1/2 moths old and he got up walking my second child hes nearly 2 and i heard about a mth ago that he was walking but he didnt crawl till he was 9 - 10 mths old so dont worry they will crawl wen they are ready to you never know they might just walk if you want to help them put their fav toy in front of them but out of arms reach and have them on their tummy and they will move to the object

Claire - posted on 01/11/2009

Liam started "army crawling"  at 5 months, but only recently at about 6.5 months did he bother to go up on his knees, and even now when he wants to go faster he will army crawl.  Guess he is just lazy.

My first son did it as well (never went up on knees) and our pead said he considers army crawling to acceptable as the midline is still crossed

Ashley - posted on 01/11/2009

My daughter started  "army crawling" right around 6 mos, and then right on New Year's Day (6.5 mos) she got up on all fours and hasn't stopped since!! She's all over the place. The will be 7 mos Jan 13th.

Margo - posted on 01/11/2009

My son has been doing the "swim" for almost 2 months now, he just turned 7 months on the 8th. A couple of days ago he got up on his hands and knees and does it a little more everyday! He also has started pushing himself backwards so i know the crawling is coming soon! Im a little nervous about that! lol

Kara - posted on 01/10/2009

My son started "army" crawling tonight!! He looks so cute! He won't do it unless the tv remote is in front of him! lol. He loves to chew on it!

Sandy - posted on 01/05/2009

My son is 6 1/2 months old and loves rolling on his tummy but is still struggling to roll back onto his back and gets frustrated when he can't (I was told it could be because he is a tall broad shouldered baby... I am feeling slightly doubtful...). He does mini pushups pretty well and is a master at rolling onto his tummy. Then he kicks his little legs like a frog but can't move. He can sit up with help but can't do it by himself or stay seated without me holding him. I was told that boys develop slower than girls on that front but I must admit to getting frustrated or worried in the past especially when other parents at baby group bang on about what their little treasures can do. Now I just let him get on with things, when he is ready he'll do it, no need to push him. He's started to do a weird back crawling where he lifts his bum off the ground by pushing on his feet and starts crawling backwards like this... wonder where he picked that up lol!

Heather - posted on 01/04/2009

right now my son is just backwards crawling and scooting.

Hannah - posted on 01/04/2009

Hi, My wee boy Lachie is 6 1/2 months he started crawling at 5 months and i was told most start about 7-8 months so dont strees he will get there in his own time :-) My friends boy is 2 days old than lachie and he is doing the same as your wee one, all babies are different :)

Tara - posted on 01/04/2009

my daughter is 6 months old and no where near crawling yet

April - posted on 01/02/2009

My youngest is a few days away from being 7 months and just started crawling the other day. It all depends on the baby, they decide when they are ready. Don't worry at all. My cousins daughter never crawled, from what I understand she scooted around on her bum all the time. I also know of another baby who was born a day before my daughter and he is just getting the hang of rolling.

Liz - posted on 01/02/2009

My twins are almost seven months old and are not crawling yet. They don't really seem all that interested in it right now.

Deb - posted on 01/02/2009

My son was 6 months on the 20th and he's not crawling either. Not even interested in it. He sits up ok, and is getting better everyday. His new thing is rolling over. He did it for the first time on Xmas Eve and now everytime we put him on his back he starts rolling around.

Stephanie - posted on 01/02/2009

My daughter was born 6-10 and she started crawling when she had just turned 5 months. She is super crazy though, I don't even know how she learned. My son was an early walker (at about 7 months 3 weeks), but he didn't start crawling until 7.5 months. I've also heard from my doctor that some babies that walk at normal speeds never crawl. Anyway though, your baby is showing all the signs of being able to crawl soon and that is probably why people keep saying he should be doing it soon. Have you tried putting his knees underneath him when he is in the rest of the crawling position? We did that with both of our kids and it seemed to help. He may even be crawling by now, it has been 2 weeks since you posted this...

Terri-ann - posted on 01/02/2009

just to add kara...... dont forget all babies develop differently. my friend and i had our babies the same day.... he is sitting up where as my lil girl hasnt mastered it yet..... my lil girl holds her own bottle lil boy doesnt etc etc....... your son will get it in turn just be patient hehe i have the same thing of wanting my daughter to do it. also i found with my daughter to start with she prefered to get on her knees on something soft.... ie her cot

Tara - posted on 01/02/2009

My baby is not interested in crawling yet either, I really would not worry about it. My older daughter did not crawl until almost 9 months old then she crawled, stood and walked all in the same week. As long as your ped it not worried, you should not be worried.

Haven - posted on 01/02/2009

My son will be 7 months on the 7th. He just figured out how to sit up in the last week and it's his new favorite thing. Before that he did the swimming thing, then the butt up in the air and kick out, and now he "crawls" by dragging himself around with his arms - like a seal - haha! Hopefully he'll soon figure out that if he uses his legs it's a lot easier!

Kristen - posted on 01/02/2009

My daughter will be 7 months on the 7th. She started moving about by just rolling across the floor. Then she started an army crawl, and now she has figured out how to crawl in the traditional way. She's also pulling up to standing! However, there are other mothers I have talked to with children who were born close to her birthday who aren't able to do these things. I do however have a big baby, so that may have something to do with it.

Terri-ann - posted on 01/02/2009

My daughter was 6 months on the 6th so nearly 7 months and for a couple of weeks now she has been moving around my living room backwards, getting on her hands and and doing what looks like a frog to get her knees right under her. she is sort of sitting but is more interested in standing..... she'll hold on to the sofa and all i have to do is be there is she decides she is going down...... im hoping this isnt showing she is going to be an early starter.... my niece did the same arghhhhhhhh!!!

Merry - posted on 01/02/2009

My son turned 6 months on Dec 10 and he was scooting around then. Now, he can crawl on his knees everywhere!

Erin - posted on 12/30/2008

My daughter, was 6 months on Dec 13, she also is not crawling yet. she will do push ups and bring her knees up, but crawling she does not want to do yet.

Jessica - posted on 12/30/2008

Same here. He's really good at lifting his upper body and turning around in circles and rolling everywhere. It seems like he will be crawling soon, but who knows?!

Laura - posted on 12/30/2008

My daughter is 6 mos 2 weeks and she does all of the motions of crawling but does not get up and actually move forward. Sheseems to prefer rolling. She can roll from one side of the room to the other if I let her but she will not crawl. I am a bit worried, I think that I will ask my ped about it.

Anyway, it sounds like your little one is coming along fine, I don't think that many babies are crawling at this point so I wouldn't worry if I were you.

Anita - posted on 12/29/2008

my son is 6 months he started crawlingjust after he was5 months, but my brothers son is 2 months older and hes not too keen on the crawling either lol, so I think they just crawl when they want to and thats if they ever do, i know a few people whos babies didnt crawl at all, then some whos baby just crawled and didnt want to walk

Erica - posted on 12/26/2008

My daughter is 6.5 months. She can push up into crawl position and has mastered the army crawl (scooting on her stomach). She has been on the crest of crawling for over a month now. I think the process just takes awhile.

Chrissie - posted on 12/26/2008

My son turned 6 months on the 14th of December and doesn't seem to want to crawl in the least. He can move himself backwards and does the swimming thing. I think he's found it faster to roll to where he'd like to go and pull himself up instead.

Jessica - posted on 12/26/2008

My youngest daughter, Rili, she is 6 months. She does the swimming thing, but also pushes her butt up in the air and lifts her upper body up too! i honestly think she will be crawling before the end of janurary! GOOD LUCK! He is handsom!!!!

Nikki - posted on 12/26/2008

My little Emma is 6 and a half months and she is almost crawling. She lifts herself up and likes to hit the floow with her hands. She also puts her face to the carpet and trries to move that way. She scoots in a cicrle and kicks her legs and arms too like she is swimming so I'm thinking she just has to get it all together and she will have it--hopefuly soon!! So it seems your son and Emma are almost there.

Angela - posted on 12/25/2008

Yup we are swimming too. Many babies I know did not crawl until 7-8 months. My sone rolls from back to belly and back again while twisting in order to get around his blanket!

Rachel - posted on 12/20/2008

another "swimmer" here! my daughter was 6 months on the 8th. she doesn't even really like to be on her tummy

Rachel - posted on 12/19/2008

My son jake, will be six months on the 26th, and he just started crawling a couple of days ago. But from what my sisters and friends with babies have told me its a little early. I think its mostly because he spends alot of time with my 2 year old niece. So I wouldn't worry about it at all. He will start when he is ready and enjoy it while it lasts.

Kara - posted on 12/19/2008

Thanks for everyones input!! I'm not worried about him being behind or anything i was just interested in seeing how many 6 month olds are crawling! and it looks like none are yet! I know every baby is different, i have 11 neices and nephews so i've seen this. the two youngest, one started crawling at 11 months and the other started crawling at 5 months! Big difference!! I can't believe how fast my baby is growing!!

Heather - posted on 12/19/2008

My little man is doing the same thing. I've started to put my hands up against his feet when he is "swimming" and he will then put his arms down and scoot. He use my hands to push off.

Christina - posted on 12/19/2008

I have never heard of a baby crawling much before they are eight months. Believe me, cherish this time, because once they start crawling you only get to chase them around for the next 18 years!

Breanne - posted on 12/19/2008

Lol, not that another person will help you feel better about it, but my daughter isn't interested in crawling either. she's 6 months on the 30th. she loves to sit up and to have someone hold herso she can stand and bounce, but she just doesn't like being on her tummy. about once a day for a few minutes we try layin gher on her tummy and we put a toy just out of the reach of her finger tips and let her try to get it. she's starting to scoot towards the toy, but she quickly gives up and starts crying. i'm not worrited about it or wanting it to happen any soon than it will. as soon as they can get around, they get into EVERYTHING which is something i'm just not ready for yet myself.

Penny - posted on 12/19/2008

My daughter will be 6 months on the 26th and she started out with the "swimming" thing. Just this past week when we set her bottle or toy across the room she would push, kick, flail, and scoot herself forward to get to it. I don't think it's "crawling" yet but it's a start. Like what all the other moms said, I wouldn't worry about it. All babies develop at different times.

Lynsey - posted on 12/19/2008

As well as having another baby that doesnt have any interest in crawling yet, i also work in a field where we ask for details about children meeting their milestones, siting, rolling over, walking, crawling etc - and we think the average is about 9 months before a baby starts to try to crawl about. They generally go backwards before going forwards and ever baby is soooo individual, your baby will crawl when its right for him or her.

Silvana - posted on 12/19/2008

mine hasn't either...she just tends to raise her butt more and kicks her legs out

Elizabeth - posted on 12/19/2008

My daughter just turned six months two days ago. Same here, no interest in crawlin. She already sits up, rolls over, lifts herself using her arms,and is starting to raise that little bum of hers. Kids develop at different stages. My nephew just started crawling and he's 8 months. My son started at 7. No need to worry....just enjoy this time before he starts crawling...time to child proof the home...grrrrr!