Anyone else's LO not mimic?

Iznik

LO doesn't imitate at all -- no sounds, no movements, expressions, etc. Anyone else in this boat? She's generally social I think, but I can't help worry a bit. She's 7 months.

gigantan

Mine doesn't but I am not worried about it. She will come around in her own time. She is 7 months as well

rexgirl06

Feeling this way too with it seeming like "every other baby" is crawling and babbling but mine. I figure I'll look up suggested milestones and bring it up at his 9mo appointment if things haven't changed.

Dexter&11

Em mimics raspberries, but that's it. She's been doing that since she was 4-5 months, but flatly refuses to mimic anything else. I spend all day trying to teach her the Ta-Na-La-Da sounds as these are apparently the easiest for babies to start with - zero success other than a raspberry to show her thoughts on new sounds

djtippietoes

Mine will smile if you smile at him but that's it.  

MamaAllison

We also have a low mimic success rate and no crawling either. I'm not worried! Kind of glad about the no crawling thing actually - life is tough enough with the mobile toddler, I don't need C on the run as well

Dexter&11

BlueDot818 said:

No crawling here yet either... he gets to the position then just rocks back and forth or planks and goes backwards... if your pedi isn't worried about the mimicing, try not to stress... I'm sure it will come...

That's how Em's crawling started....you've got about two weeks before he's off lol

boogerbearoriginal

LO likes it when I mimic her sounds but won't really mimic mine lol.

She doesn't mimic any gestures at all, but she's smiling at people and is generally social so I'm not worried.

Ibliss

LO laugh at me every time I try to get her to say Mama or Dada or Baba. She just smiles at me then laugh but no mimicking.

Iznik

I'm glad I'm not alone on this! The internets made me feel like I had the only baby who didn't mimic from birth!

Don't get me started on crawling...LO has shown zero interest in anything other than falling on her face when she reaches for a toy and topples over. But she's got gross motor delays -- hopefully some PT with EI and she'll improve. But on the bright side I love that she stays where I put her!

MissDemeanor

psk said:

Dexter&11 said:

No crawling here yet either... he gets to the position then just rocks back and forth or planks and goes backwards... if your pedi isn't worried about the mimicing, try not to stress... I'm sure it will come...

That's how Em's crawling started....you've got about two weeks before he's off lol

Or a month to two months! We have been saying "oh she is going to crawl so soon!" For a long time now. Still no crawling. More movement, but no crawling!

I video taped poor R's every move, determined that I would get the first time he crawled, since I didn't see the first roll over.