8 month old old still does not get the pincer grasp

SoOn2bEbLaNk

Is she the only one?

I guess she sort of "gets" it as she will sometimes pick the food up but then it gets on her palm and she does not realize it is there.  I need to get the sitter some cereals to practice with her on.  We practice at home at night, but I think if she tried a few times a day she might get it.

 

IU_baby

I wouldn't say that T really got it until a few weeks ago. 

LongLiveTheQueen

D isn't getting the pincher grasp either. He grabs food with his fist and shoves it into his mouth.

LoveEeyore

I'm sure she's fine.  With DD#1, to help her along I would put a small toy in her palm and she's automatically hold it and I'd adjust so thumb and forefringer were free. this helped a lot.

Mrs.Carlybella

2 weeks ago B was crying with frustration trying to eat puffs... he had a 10% success rate.  I have offered them to him daily and he now gets it.  I think he just needed the practice of how to manipulate it into his mouth.  (oftentimes the pincer fails, but he has figured out how to use both hands to maneuver the puff off his palm or fist or wherever it is)

I think practice is key

julygal

I really thought that the pincer grasp was something that developed more in the 9-12 month range, and while they begin doing it at 8 months it really isn't expected yet.

dmogmo

Gavin just got it a few weeks ago. It's fine.

Trixie6717

I think there are a lot of 8 month olds that don't "get" it yet. I have one that picked up on it after just about a week, but the other is still fisting it. Just give her some time!

deeanneharris

julygal:

I really thought that the pincer grasp was something that developed more in the 9-12 month range, and while they begin doing it at 8 months it really isn't expected yet.

This was what I thought too. My DD still does the fist/palm thing most of the time.

BitterOldHag

Jake got it in the past week.

Sam doesn't do it at all. He either grabs with his hands or makes us feed him with our hands.