DD still not sitting up unassisted

AngelEyes06

DD will be 6 months old on Friday and she still doesn't sit up unassisted for more than a couple seconds. Anyone else?? And I don't think it's that she can't...but more like she won't! She's too active and won't sit still long enough to really sit up by herself. After just a few seconds she's trying t launch herself onto her belly or back to get her toys.

I know every kid is different and I'm not at all worried about her. Just curious if anyone else's LO refuses to sit?

monkeyqueen

As told to me by our region's Public Health Nurse (they do the well-baby visits):   when they measure in regards to developmental milestones sitting up unassisted, they are checking to see if the baby can sit up on their own without support (when propped there) for around 6 seconds.  

I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.  As long as you know your baby could sit, then it's fine.   Your LO just wants to play!

shandars

Mine is about two weeks younger than yours and she won't either.  It sounds like she is just like your LO, she wants to move around all the time. She can sit propped up, or with her boppy around her, but not on her own.  We are trying, because we want to start BLW at 6 months, but she has to be able to sit on her own first.

kaylakaylakayla

There are a bunch of women on 6-9 who's babies still aren't sitting up at 9 months. There's a wide range of 'normal' when it comes to babies, they all develop at such different paces.