Growth Question

I just wanted to add my response. I was concerned about at what ages babies are supposed to start doing certain tasks. I found that my child would do things that said babies 4 months older then her in the "advanced" cartegory would do. I thought wow my baby is advanced! LOL but some of the things kids her age at the "normal" category she hadn't even begun. I think babies grow at their own pace. Wait a little longer and see what happens. Good Luck! 9Oh and my baby started to pull herself up at around 8 months, but didn't crawl till 11 months, and walked at 12 months).

Your doctor seems a bit trigger happy.
My daughter did not start pulling up and cruising until she was closer to 12 months and walking at 14 months. As far as I know that is pretty much spot on with the developmental expectation.

Oh gosh, the Doctor is over reacting.
Not all babies pull-up by now.
He is only 9.5 months old.
No biggie.
Unless he is developmentally 'delayed' in other areas.

Just let him cruise around the home, make it safety proofed of course and supervise. But if he tried to pull-up on things, let him. That's how they learn.
"Walking" holding things is perfectly normal. That is normal.

all the best,
Susan

My son walked at 14 months. He was a heavier baby (25 lbs at 1 yr old) and I figured his muscles had to get a little bit stronger in order to lift himself up. He was cruising and crawling a long time, and he was fine. Once he could walk, it seems all he wanted to do was run. By 3 1/2 yrs, he was so fast there was no way I could catch him. There is a wide range of what passes for normal. Shame on your doctor for saying things to make you worry needlessly.

No worries. My son had no interest at all in walking and didn't really start until he was almost 15 months. On the other hand he could take toys apart and put them back together at a ridiculously young age. We finally realized that my son is going to be an engineer and that he is just very cautious. He does what he wants when he wants to do it. It also happens over night so don't be surprised if he starts today.

Let him work at it...don't just stand him up when you see him wanting to be up...let him struggle a bit...that is how they build their muscle tone and learn how to do things. My 5 month old grandson did NOT want to lay on his stomach at all...he would raise cain anytime you put him on his stomach...so he was a bit behind "schedule" learning to roll over...but it was just because he didn't like to be in the position that he needed to be in to accomplish that feat!!! Don't let yourself get too upset about this, so many times what is "normal" for one baby doesn't correspond to what the next baby is doing!!!

This is quite normal so don't panic ,my 3rd child was not able to sit unaided until she was 8 months , pulling to standing did not happen until she was 13 or 14 months , give him opportunities to , sit him by the sofa and see what he does.

You're doctor doesn't really know much about child development. Not all babies pull themselves up to a standing position before the start walking. Nor do they walk by 9 months. My younger sister didn't pull herself up until the day she walked at 11 months. Her brother, her twin, pulled himself up around then, but didn't walk until 12 months. I was too heavy to walk at 9 months. My older sister walked at 8 months. Her twin didn't walk or pull himself up until he was almost two. My youngest brother was 14months when he started pulling himself up and he walked a month later.

All six of us developed normally. There was no need for an intervention. Not all babies develop at the same pace. Some are early and others are a little later. The book is right. Your doctor is wrong.

Another thing, my daughter was 7 weeks premature and though they usually develop later than full term babies. At 8 months she prefers to stand and may work early. Though I am impressed, I'm not going to label her as gifted, yet. At the same token, you shouldn't think that your son is delayed because the doctor thinks he should be standing and walking holding onto things.

I would ask the doctor if there are other factors that are contributing to his/her concern because just based on age, I wouldn't be worried. My children both have big heads (like off the charts size - but my husband's head is HUGE) and they couldn't even sit up until they were 9 months old - let alone try to pull themselves up !!! They both didn't actually walk until they were 16 months old. And our doctor never worried and neither did I - truly I think their heads were so big it was hard to balance. Other kids that I've seen with big heads also were later. And I know one baby with a teeny puny head that walked at 9 months. I really think head size has a lot to do with it - so I'm sure other factors also contribute. And personality does too - curious kids grow differently I think. I truly would say don't fret it.

Please don't worry - he is perfectly perfect - really! All babies do what they do when they are ready to do it, and not a minute before. My smart-as-a-whip 7 year old daughter was the last to do anything in our group of friends who all had babies at the same time. She didn't roll over until she was 6 months old, didn't crawl until 13 months and didn't walk until 16 months. Our doctor said she'll do it when she's ready - and she did.

I hate doctors! Not every kid fits into the normal mode. My daughter is 3 & runs around like a maniac. I don't think she was doing that at 9.5 months. She didn't crawl till around 11 months & by 1 she was walking (slowly). Everyone goes at there own pace. If you son was alot older I would be worried but honest to god, I sure everything is fine. Don't go stressing yourself out about it because its not worth it.

My daughter didn't even start crawling until 9 months, didn't pull herself up until closer to 11 months and didn't walk independently until 13 1/2 months. I'm all for early intervention when it is needed, but your doctor does seem quick to want to do it. My daughter was late doing some things, but I figured as long as she wasn't late with all of her development, than we didn't need to worry. Somethings take longer to learn than others. If he is happy, healthy and on track with everything else, I wouldn't worry yet. And you may have figured out by now, once they figure out how to do something, they master it in days.