Milestones?

Question

My son turned 9 months old yesterday and I’m a little concerned about his milestones…we go to the ped for a check up on Monday, but just wanted to see if anyone else’s babe is the same..
- He doesn’t roll over. He CAN. He’s done it many times. He just chooses not to I guess.
- He can sit on his own, but is still a bit wobbly and I don’t feel comfortable leaving him sitting to even just walk across the room to grab something. He can’t put himself into a sitting position from laying down.
- He doesn’t crawl. I know this might come later. I don’t think my daughter crawled until around 10 months. And he is able to turn himself so I’m sure actually crawling will come soon.
- He does not pull himself up to stand. I think my daughter was doing this around 7 months old. He doesn’t really show an interest.
He’s a perfectly happy baby, and maybe he’s just a little lazy, idk. I know every baby develops and hits milestones at their own pace, but do you think I should be concerned?

Answer

Does he scoot on his stomach ? How does he move ? 
How much time does he spend on his tummy not contained in a bouncer/play saucer /etc? Kids from 4 months up should spend most of their awake time on the floor exploring their physical abilities and surroundings.. some kids who have been spending too much time in static containers (car seat, strilker, bouncer, bumbo seats, walker, etc) show some delay in their physical development.. 
Is it only gross motor skills that you’re concerned about ? 
Does he babble ?

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My daughter was late on sitting up, crawling and even walking. She 2 now and you’d never know she was later on stuff. Each baby is different, talk with your dr about concerns to help ease your mind

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My baby is 9 and a half months old and I also have the same concerns. 
She also can’t (or won’t) roll over. She can only roll over in one direction if I make her try and she also can’t sit up by herself. 
Other babies her age are already crawling and some even standing, so I am getting anxious about her development and reaching milestones too.

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My son is pretty much on track with where it sounds like your son is at too. Our doctor wasn’t concerned.

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My son is 9 months. He can sit, sometimes still falls over so I put a pillow behind him. He army crawls (pretty fast) and starting to get on his hands and knees and tries crawling that way, but doesn’t quite have that down yet. He can’t go from being on his belly to a sitting position or pull up. He can roll. My second born who is now two didn’t crawl till 11 months..up until then all she did was sit up. And laid on her belly if put on her belly. She didn’t walk til 15 months, she was just lazy, and didn’t have interest in hitting the mobile milestones. I wouldn’t worry. I would also like to note, some babies only army crawl and never decide to crawl on their hands and knees. Some never army crawl... my first two went straight from not being able to crawl to crawling on their hands and knees (like I said my second was 11 months almost a year before she started crawling) my son who is 9 months is my first army crawling (basically crawling on his belly, sometimes uses his knees to push him self forward in an attempt to crawl on his knees but doesn’t quite have that down yet) pulling up, and going from a crawling position to a sitting position could come later, nothing to be concerned about.

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