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Encouraging Baby to Crawl
Amelia Hunt started crawling at 7 months, but not in the traditional way. She had her own style: "Sitting up, she would slide across the floor on her bottom," says her mother, Gayle, of Hoboken, New Jersey. Amelia soon abandoned this for a new -- albeit less efficient -- method. She'd lie flat on her belly and move backward by pushing off with her hands. "Unfortunately, since she couldn't see where she was going, she often got stuck under the couch," explains Hunt.
Like Amelia, most babies will try a variety of crawling styles, from the butt scoot and backward inchworm to the bear walk (with arms and legs straight and bottom in the air, she'll "walk" on hands and feet) to the leapfrog (on all fours, she pushes off with her legs and practically jumps forward). Eventually, though, most kids settle on the standard crawl. "By 9 months, Amelia was getting around on her hands and knees like a pro," says Hunt.
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My son is 6 months and even though he is not crawling, he is starting to pull himself up. I think he will be those babies that skip straight to walking.
8/3/2011 01:33:26 PM Report Abusemy son is 6 m and has beening crlawing sense he was 4 m pulling up on everthing and trying to stand isnt this way to much for r m
7/13/2011 01:21:20 PM Report Abusemy baby boy is 6 months and he crawls but he only goes backwards. He still hasnt figured out how to go forward. Its the cutest thing i've seen him do so far =)
7/9/2011 10:34:20 PM Report AbuseMy son will be six months in a couple of days he is trying his hardest to crawl he can sit up by him self. I am sure there is no deadline for what your baby should or should not be doing every little one does things at his or her own rate. I also have a ten year old son he was the laziest little thing ever but now he gets all A's and is to smart for his own good so unless your baby was born with a birth defect that the doctors diagnosed i would relax.
3/29/2011 06:36:54 PM Report AbuseMy son is going to be 6 months on the 1st of April and he has been scooting backwards on his stomach for atleast 3 weeks now. He has been sitting on his own for about five weeks and rolling over from stomach to back and back to stomach for a while now... it took him a while to go from back to stomach though. His has very good leg strength so Im sure it will be any time that he starts crawling better and eventually walking! I am still enjoying the fact that he cant reach everything yet though!
3/29/2011 02:03:57 PM Report Abuse