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lil monkey

14-09-2005, 10:48

mannl

14-09-2005, 11:32

My youngest son also had trouble with sitting up so what I did was put his back up against the bottom of the lounge and then put lots of cushions on either side of him. I would then give him something to play with and I would lie on the floor next to him so he didn't have to look up at me which would cause him to lose his balance. I just did this every day for a couple of weeks and gradually he would be able to sit for longer periods of time and before I knew it he needed no support or cushions.

In relation to rolling over, my eldest son never did but ultimately if you are concerned just run it by your GP or Health Nurse.

She is very clever to be saying mum so young. My 12 month old still only says Dad but I use this to my advantage and tell my husband that he will have to get up to him as "he doesn't want me he is calling you".

Anyway good luck and let me know how she progresses.

alicesmum

14-09-2005, 11:55

don't worry about it!

did u ever meet any 5 year olds who couldn't sit up or roll over!!!! :)

Alice was and still is very slow with physical milestones. Ignore the books' regimented timetable for when they should be doing these things. My mum did, I'm glad, because I was also VERY slow and, well, I'm certainly not now!!!! :p

Alice sat up unaided just b4 she was 7 months. She is now 13 months and doesn't crawl, but rather bum-bounces. She still cannot sit up from a lying position and like your DD, still does ab-crunches but doesn't know what else to do. We call her the beetle, because if she's on her back, she's stuck!! :)

like i said, don't worry too much. This is what my GP keeps telling me! All the best...

drewid

14-09-2005, 12:03

Hi

Sitting up - he always spent a lot of time sitting on our laps, so he was at least comfy in that position long before he was able to do it on his own. Then we progressed to sitting on the floor and I'd have him sitting in between my legs, so he was supported back and sides, and put a toy in front for him to reach out and play with. When he was able to sit on his own without falling sideways I put a few cushions behind him for catching any falls.

He's been sitting confidently on his own for a few weeks now, to the point where I dont' have to be sitting near him to catch him or anything like that. He loves to sit up and play with his toys scattered around him. He also likes sitting up in front of the tv! He rests his hands on the bottom of the tv cabinet to help support himself too.

In the beginning too, I would gently pull him up to sitting position while sitting in front of him. He's been doing that since very early on, as soon as he had good head control.

Rolling over - I used to play on the floor with him, gently rolling him back to front and vice versa. He would always roll on to his side on his own, but not finish rolling the whole way. One day I had him on his belly on the floor in his room while I was changing his cot sheets and he just rolled over on his own! I looked down and got the biggest surprise! He very rarely rolls onto his tummy, just on to his back. I guess this is cos he had a lot of tummy time when he was younger, and now he knows how to stop it!! Its funny, now as soon as you plonk him on his tummy he rolls straight back over!

I wouldnt' stress about either of these milestones though - no matter how much you try and coax them, they will do it in their own time. All you can do is encourage them and help them to feel confident!

jembelina

14-09-2005, 14:06

ON the flip side, she has started saying mum over the past week which is very cute!
What a clever little lady!

Firstly, stop worrying! She will do all these things when she is good and ready, thanks very much mum :D With the sitting, we did give our DS some help as he was getting extremely peeved about the angle from which he could see the world! He was also doing the 'abcrunches' and I read to just give him my fingers to hold and help him pull to a sitting position - he loved this and became noticeably stronger within 24 hours. After a short while it got to the point where he could let go for a short period, then this time just got longer and longer to the point where i felt comfortable sitiing him onth efloor with a couple of pillows behind to cushion falls. All that being said, he is now 7 months and has rolled once purely by accident!! Once he started sitting he lost all interest in tummy time and to be honest I got slack :o In the last week or so iI have been giving him heaps and heaps of nappy free tummy time and it has made a huge difference - you can really see that little body working overtime.

anyway, sorry to waffle on, just thought I'd share my experiences so far

jamb

14-09-2005, 14:46

Jack has been sitting for about a month unaided but i think he really started excelling at this when my mum bought him a little couch from kmart. They are those mini couches that fold out- best purchase for us by miles.

He just thought he was king poop being able to lean up against the back and sit by himself. If they fall they flop onto the couch. It really helped him to learn to sit up unaided.

But its also helped him with sleeping. If he gets tired he goes to sleep on it. Its like his day bed. We take it over the port-a-cot- we're on one fold out and he's on his.

Like the others said, each bub is different and no-one asks us adults what age we rolled over, heck i don't even get asked how i went in my hsc and i thought that was a big deal :p

MoushiMoushi

14-09-2005, 17:39

Dont worry about sitting up as it doesnt make any difference as far as development goes, to help encourage rolling over a nurse showed me great technique. Basically you lie bub on their back and put one arm up straight above their head, you then bend the opposite knee up and over so as to assist baby rolling over, does that make sense, I hope so! Anyway you do that ,make it a fun game and roll them both right and left,your bub will soon get the idea. I've been told and read research which suggests that the most important thing for bubs brain development is to crawl(any type of crawl, whether it be commando,bum shuffle or the normal way doesnt matter) just as long as they get around and explore their environment( helps them learn spatial awareness etc etc)
To encourage crawling give bub loads of tummy time and place toys just out of reach :D

Chickadee

14-09-2005, 18:59

A friend of mine was very worried when her son, at around 8 or 9 months, hadn't rolled or done anything yet. Suddenly, in the space of about 48 hours he rolled, pulled himself up and learnt to sit by himself. It was like he suddenly he decided he wanted to do it! He did the same thing with standing and walking, very late compared to other bubs but all in a spurt - none of this cruising around tables for 2 months, thank you very much!

They're all different. Enjoy your limited non-mobile time with Tayla, once they start they don't stop!

Harmony83

21-09-2005, 11:46

I don't know if this encourages them to sit up or not, but I have recently been putting my little one in an oval washing basket with a couple of toys, that way he can sit up but can't fall over. You just have to keep and eye on them because he got excited and tipped it over (it was on a soft mat, but still gave him a fright)

Rell

22-09-2005, 13:44

Both my kids were crawling before they were sitting. The CHN told me that lots of kids won't sit until they are able to get to the sitting postion themself.

Merlion

23-09-2005, 01:40

Hi everyone,

Tayla is now 7.5 months and she is still not able to sit up and is not interested in rolling over. We thought she would be sitting up months ago as she has been doing 'abcrunches' since she was 2.5 months but still nothing!

What can we do to encourage her to sit unaided? What did you guys do to encourage your bubs to sit and roll over? WHen did your bubs first sit up unaided?

She's only little in size and I wonder if that is why she isn't sitting up?

ON the flip side, she has started saying mum over the past week which is very cute!

Jessica only learnt upright by herself approx a month ago and 1/2 ago and she's 9 1/2 months old and she could roll over at approx 4 months. But she got her first 2 teeth at 4 1/2 months.

All babies are different. One thing I highly recommend is getting a v-pillow and putting her upright in the middle of it and put another cushion about approx a foot away from her just past her feet so when she topples she falls on it. She will slowly learn.

nemosmum

23-09-2005, 10:27

Both my kids were crawling before they were sitting. The CHN told me that lots of kids won't sit until they are able to get to the sitting postion themself.

In my experience as an E.C. Teacher this is true, sitting unsupported is not very important, bubs will do this when there ready by themselves. The best thing for bub is tummy time and learning to crawl (any kind) as this provides them with the most opportunity to explore,learn and experience the environment independantly. Where as sitting (although a handy thing to learn) doesnt encourage children to get around and explore etc. Crawling is great for brainy babies! :D

JAK05

29-09-2005, 15:34

Imogensmum

01-10-2005, 21:22

I got told that using a rolled up towel under their nipple line works well as it allows them to use there hands to explore toys! A mirror works well too...

DD 12wks has begun rolling from her tummy to her back- i am now finding it difficult to keep her on her belly for long tummy times- clinic nurse told me there is no way that she was rolling- (because of course when i tried to show her DD just put her head down and went to sleep)- and that it must have been accidental- but DD does it most times i put her down now!! Would it still be an acidental thing- i know she is young but she seems determined to roll when put down?

wattle

02-10-2005, 06:44

Hey there Taylasmum. How's she going now?

our little treasures

12-10-2005, 22:58

Imogensmum my dd was rolling tummy to back by your daughters age and ds 9wks has rolled tummy to back.
On the sitting thing my dd had severe reflux and we were adviced to sit her up as much as possible so she was fully sitting by 5mnths no pillows etc. Although she didnt crawl until 10mnths, I then found out by several books and a few health proffessionals that sitting b4 crawling delays the child to crawl they are supposed to crawl into a seating position. Mind you dd is a fantastic little runner at 20mnths between her and her cousins born same day and 6 weeks a part u cant tell who did what first.

lil monkey

12-10-2005, 23:03

Hi everyone,

well nearly a month later, she still isn't interested in crawling or tummy time but is more tolerant of it.

As for sitting - she can sit unaided for a while and then loses balance if she gets distracted. she can't get into the sitting position herself but she will stay there if you put her in it!

I guess she will do things herself when she is ready!

nemosmum

13-10-2005, 21:08

Thanks for keeping us updated.....Im sure your little bub will be rolling over and crawling around very soon LOL :)

~Chick79~

14-10-2005, 06:49

I'm a bit worried now about crawling. DS is 4.5mths now & refuses to enjoy tummy time - just screams... Any ideas on how I can get him to enjoy it? Am really concerned he won't learn to crawl otherwise :eek:

Hi!

Ryan was exactly the same at that age too!

To try and get him interested my DH would lie on his back and then we would lie ryan on his stomoach (with ryan being on his tummy if you know what I mean!!).... we just persisted with doing this and now Ryan is 6mths and will only sleep on his tummy! Nowadays we lie ryan down on his back and he is straight over to his tummy!

He is also just this week starting to bring his legs in under himself and sticking his bum up in the air!

Hang in there, eventually something snaps and they just start liking it!

lil monkey

14-10-2005, 10:06

I guess I should be grateful that she hates being on her tummy as it means I have more time with her sleeping on her back!

She is doing things slowly and in her own time cheeky bugger as she knows everyone melts when they see her and do everything for her.

Had an old man staring at what i thought was me in the shops yesterday but he was smiling his head of at Tayla who was in the baby carrier in front of me and was giving him her 'I'm so cute' grin back - she has a grip on the men already haha!