my son is 11 months old and not crawling yet, is that normal??

Kelly - posted on 10/20/2009

hello My son is 11 months and 1 on the 6th november he is crawling yet either he has just startedc to move himself backwards he will do it in his own time i asked my health nurse and she said the same thing.

Carolyn - posted on 10/20/2009

Hi there! Wow all these stories sound so familiar! My son is 11 months and only in the last week has he started crawling....and boy can he crawl! Like others he was able to stand holding onto furniture but had no desire to crawl. I was so concerned because he wouldn't even get up on all fours with his tummy off the ground. I heard the whole "give him more tummy time" too That wasn't the problem. He just wasnt ready. About a few days before he became mobile he got up on all fours and would then collapse onto his belly. Next thing I knew he was slowly crawling after the dog. He rolled over way later than everyone else and I was concerned about that too...now he wont stop moving! He did all the gross motor stuff later than everyone else and I'm thinking because its because he too is a bigger baby. Take heart we are all in or have been in the same boat with you and I look forward to hearing about when your little one is mobile! It'll be the only thing you can talk about for a while! Good luck!

Suzanne - posted on 10/19/2009

My son is almost 11 months (will be a year on November 24th) and he isn't crawling yet either. He isn't even doing an army crawl yet. He does stand up well when he's holding onto furniture and he can cruise along furniture, but usually chooses not to. He only does it when there is something very interesting on the other end (usually something he's not supposed to have). He is starting to lunge forward more when he's sitting up so I think he might try soon. He just started sitting well recently as he was toppling over easily before. I think now that he is more confident with sitting, it will be a matter of time. I have heard plenty of other people say their kids didn't crawl or walk until well past a year so I don't think it's anything to worry about. As long as he is making attempts to move around. My son chooses to roll everywhere. He will roll across the entire room if there is something he wants on the other side. It's pretty funny, but I wish he would just crawl.

I'm with you Jessica. I hate when people say "enjoy this time" because it's difficult for me to feel that way when i see much younger babies crawling and/or walking already while my son just sits there. I know the time will come though and he will do it when he is ready.

For now, I'm just focusing on standing and walking more and teaching him balancing skills. You can do this by laying on your back and placing your baby in a sitting position on your stomach. Then, rock your hips side to side and back and forth so the he/she will need to balance in order to stay upright. These exercises have helped my son go from being a wobbly sitter to a very solid sitter and I think it has made him more confident to try cruising and walking.

Erika - posted on 10/19/2009

He's fine. My son was born on Nov 10th and just started crawling 2 weeks ago. He just didn't do it until he was ready. He has an older sister and everyone said he would crawl early to try and keep up with her but he was perfectly content to just sit and watch. Every child has their own personality and rate of doing things. Don't stress.

Jess - posted on 10/19/2009

hey

my girl is 11.5 months and dosnt crawl either. she is desperatly trying to pull herself up on things but i am finding because she dosnt have to strenghtth and confidence from crawling she is finding it difficult to do this on undatimate objects. with your hands she is fine. but as far as crawling she will lift her whole torso off the groud but has ABSOLUTLY NO incling to move her legs... it is very hard as she is getting very very frustrated and as you will probly know it makes them so so dependent on you! not to mention the fact that Aliyah is 11.5kg/25.3lb so its taking its toll quite badly on my body carrying her around. everyone keeps telling me not to stress but it is hard! i went to see a child and health nurse about a month ago in regard to this but she said not to stress as long as there are making some attempts to be active (crawl/pullup/walk/scoot) by 12 months and even then if there not its still ususlly just a time factor not physical or developmental problem. also it can be genetic! my husband didnt crawl and didnt walk till 17 months, so that who my girl clearly takes after as i was walking by 10 months! and in regard to what you said about tummy time... I understand i give my girl more than enough and it dosnt make a diffrence. Good luck i hope it wont be long before your little man becomes active :o)

p.s i dont know about you but im getting really sick of people saying "ohhh... take advantage its great she isnt moving... you will have so much more work to do when she does!" i understand it will be a whole new stressfull world, but its hard in a diffrent way now! and i feel that we are also missing out on a wonderfull milestone! that i would really really like to experience! no matter how much they take it for granted that there children did it... (sorry dont mean to sound angry just frustrated!)

Allyson - posted on 10/19/2009

Hi there,
My 11 month old is now pulling up and "cruising", and has been crawling for several months. HOWEVER...this is new to me! I have an almost 4 year old, and he did not crawl properly until he was 13 months old (just did a one -armed "army" crawl). He also did not walk until about 19-20 months. He was very behind. I did get physical therapy for him, and it helped him. He is in preschool now and still receives physical therapy twice a week to help him build those large motor skills (i.e. climbing, etc) since he is still behind other kids his age.
I definitley don't think you need to stress over it, and your baby will be fine.. but you may want to look into any services that may be available in your area to help him out.. maybe some physical therapy (ours was free through the county). Just my 2 cents!

Lauren - posted on 10/19/2009

My son Leo is 11 months and is 1 on 24th november and is nearly crawling but not properly.I was starting to get concerned too especially when people were sayin their babies were crawling at 6 months etc. It's nothing to worry about i dont think,i'm sure he will be crawling soon..My little boy didnt roll over untill 7 months!