Have any of you had late crawlers/walkers? Sebastian is 9 mos and is not crawling and not really showing any sign that he wants, to, either. He can sit up without support for a little while before toppling over and can roll, babbles, says mama / dada and tries to mimic other things we say so I am not super worried, but I am a little concerned.

Mine have all been all over that whole mobility idea. #2 was RUNNING and climbing and dancing on my table at 9 months LOL The others were walking or very near at 12-14 mo. (if mommy brain serves me right :p )

I certainly wouldn't be worried about one not walking or being close to it at 9 months. I wouldn't even think too much about one not 'cruising' or standing at furniture. But the not sitting for very long part does make me say 'hmm' Not that it means something's 'wrong', it would just be something I would keep an eye on. Maybe try to work on/encourage more, to see what happens then.
But...he may just, very simply, not *want* to do anything yet. Doesn't see a reason to. Just like a child may not speak 'words' well simply because all their little grunts and actions are interpreted. They're not expected or asked to 'talk' therefore they get lazy. If ds can do all he desires to do, without getting up and walking, then that's all he cares about. Some just aren't motivated to do those other things. And at 9 months, this is very likely. Like I said, I wouldn't 'worry' ... but I would just watch and see if I could encourage and perhaps help him find that desire.

Don't know if that helped much *shrug*

Certainly one of the other ladies here could be of more assistance. Someone out there has a child who just didn't *want* to do 'developmentally appropriate' actions, be they big or small.

My son was pretty late on developing motor skills with everything. He was about 8-9 months when he could sit sturdy, 12 months when he learned to crawl and the big one 20 months when he started walking! At the beginning i wasn't to concerned about him not walking because he was capable of doing the other types of milestones like verbal, and picking up stuff with his fingers, stuff like that. And i've heard that some babies walk at 18 months. As the months when by and 18 months came around i was a little concerned but could tell he had the strength when i would walk with him. At times he would hold just one of my fingers and walk so i think it was more a cauious thing. I did notice he was a very careful baby so i really do believe that's why it took him awhile to let go and start walking. Now he practically runs and it's only been 2 months since he's bee walking on his own. Which i hear is always the case for late walkers. I also did tons of research and saw that their are alot of babies that are late walkers like 18-19 months. So like i said i wasn't to concerned especially since he sat and crawled later then the average. Anyway, you as a mom know your baby and if you feel that something may be wrong then you should check with your ped.

Hi, Christine. :-D

Three of mine were in the very normal range, and one was waaaaaay late crawling, standing, walking, etc... One thing to try is to have ds lie on his back with legs extended (wearing only a diaper). Then grab hold of the toes of one of his feet and lift his leg (still extended out straight ahead of him) about one foot off the ground, then look at his knee. Does it look like it bows backward? One of my dd's had extreme hypermobility joint syndrome and didn't have enough muscle tone/strength to hold her own weight. It took an extra long time for that strength to build. I didn't even know this was a problem for her until her doctor did the leg thing in front of me and said, 'Here's our problem.' He went ahead and checked all of her major muscle groupings and they were all 'mushy'. It was no wonder she could barely hold herself up or get around on her own. She did slowly get better on her own and is now a very healthy, normal 11 yr old (who can still do the splits three different ways, lol!). Anyway... something you could look into on your own. Whatever the case, though, late crawlers and walkers are seldom anything to worry about.

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Sounds like you've gotten some great advice! My girls have always been on the early end of the spectrum, but a longtime girlfriend of mine had two that walked late, one at 16mths, one at 18mths. Once they got going they progressed quickly. She had one of hers evaluted by a physical therapist due to her concerns and was told to first make sure that the baby had adequate tummy time, some babies apparently don't like this and it helps strengthen a lot of muscles. Secondly she was told to limit excercauser and/or jumper time as I guess this can effect leg tendons and muscles.

My ds #2 was a late crawler and is going to be a late walker as well. He army crawled at 11 months and regular crawled at 13 months. He is not yet walking at 19 months.

At 15 months due to our pediatricians prompting we called the school district and had him evaluated for Early Intervention. I really feel most of Erik's issues are him being a very content and complacent baby. He does have some weak muscles just from unuse due to his contentednes. He did qualify for services and we are receiving PT and possibly more services in the future.

Keep an eye on it and if you continue to have slight concerns you can have him evaluated. I am not sure where you are located but in the US early intervention is free. Even if he doesn't qualify the people could give you good ideas of things to try.

Thanks you for all of the advice! His ped is not worried, but I do want to keep an eye on things.