Slightly concerned??

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Okay so my daughter just turned 5 months. She HAS rolled over like... 3 times and thats it. She doesnt do it when she is laying down.. i see her try every now and then but she has trouble then stops and doesnt try again. She has only rolled from back to front as well. Is that normal?

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Some babies completely skip the rolling over milestone. My son's rolled over a handful of times from tummy to back, but never back to tummy. He also looks like he might skip crawling, too.

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Babies also stop do a previously learned skill when they are learning something new. My pediatrician explained that they focus their attention on the new skill so although they may seem to forget, they haven't, just putting their energy into the new one.

My son rolled tummy to back before he turned 4 months and hasn't done it in two weeks as he is trying to sit, roll back to belly and is learning to eat solids all at the same time.

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Every baby grows and does things at different times. My LO rolled from front to back (the hardest to do first) and he rolled from belly to back  last. I wouldn't worry. Baby has done it so they know how to do it they probably just don't like to lol. My baby hates being in his back so he only rolls into his belly.

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This is what I did with my son when he did it a few times then couldn't (now he does it all the time) well when he was laying on his back he would start to roll over .. so I would put my hand by his back once he was almost to his side so if he fell back he would hit my hand and not get discouraged and stop trying and then I would give a little nudge showing he wasn't on the ground well his back was and he would start to move forward more and I would keep hovering my hand till he rolled over ! I had to do this 4-5 times and then he got it !

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Not sure if this helps but my son rolled twice at about 4 months and I was super excited and then didn't do it at all after that. Then this past weekend, it's like something came to him lolll he won't stop doing it, I try to change his diaper, he's rolling half naked..anything I do he wants to roll around and he's nearly 6 months. So maybe like others are saying some babies skip it or do it at different stages..or your baby might just start doing it again soon like my son. I do let him play on his play mat and my bed (while being supervised) a lot and that's where he does half the new things he surprises me with loll

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Don't be concerned. My son first rolled over back in Jan. He than wouldn't do it for awhile. Just a couple of here and there's. He will be 6 months in a week and a half. As of last week, he rolls himself (tummy to back) all the time. You know she can do it since she's done it already. She might just need a lil more practice to get it down. Plus some babies skip right over it! Best of Luck mama!

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All babies are different. My daughter was rolling back to front by 3 months but she's 5 1/2 months now and still can't sit up. It might just be she doesn't like doing it or she doesn't have motivation. My daughters motivation was she wanted to crawl and be on the move so you can't stop her rolling. We're trying to teach and encourage her to sit up. She likes to. End at the waist and flip over 😑

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I wouldn't worry! My son was rolling a few times and would barely even try to roll around when he turned 5 months old. Now in less than a week he will be 6 months old and he's rolling like crazy. Babies just learn and do things at their own pace. Sometimes they learn something new and just don't do it all the time because they are on to the next thing to learn.

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