Tip to Help Baby Learn to Crawl

ateal2490

I was looking around for methods of teaching E to crawl because she has this terrible habit of sticking her face on the ground and her booty in the air and I found something that actually worked.

Take a towel or blanket and roll it in a cylinder. Position baby on stomach and place the cylinder somewhere under baby's hip/stomach region. 

Set an interactive toy a few inches out of LO's reach and press a few buttons to draw baby's attention. As baby tries to scoot forward, roll the towel with your baby, assuring that they are balanced (its somewhat easy to face plant if the towel is too far toward one end.) The towel acts of a sort of rolling pin that keeps baby's stomach off of the floor and makes it easier for them to get up on their hands and knees.

 

If baby hasn't started scooting yet, its still helpful to use the cylinder to get baby used to the crawling position.

 

I've been daily and its really been helping. E doesn't try to moosh her face into the carpet anymore, and it only took 3-4 tries to see the improvement.  

 

Here is a video demonstrating the steps....on a stuffed crocoalligator:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQQFCGvvJDg

 

 Hope it works for you!

 

starbound6

This is a great idea!  One thing DH did with DS1 when he was learning to crawl was to actually put him up onto his hands and knees.  DS1 would get so frustrated that he couldn't manage to get up on hands and knees and stay there long enough to move himself forward.  It did help him a lot, especially compared to some of the other babies who started with an army crawl... DS1 never army crawled, he went straight to all-fours crawl because of DH helping him I'm sure.

 

kkfeb04

softskate31:

Why the rush? 5mo babies dont have to be crawling yet.

This. A baby will crawl when the baby wants to. Some never crawl and that is ok. Crawling isn't a milestone. I'm okay if she stays immobile for a bit longer. She does roll to get what she wants.

ADub09

kkfeb04:

softskate31:

Why the rush? 5mo babies dont have to be crawling yet.

This. A baby will crawl when the baby wants to. Some never crawl and that is ok. Crawling isn't a milestone. I'm okay if she stays immobile for a bit longer. She does roll to get what she wants.

This is my feeling too. I won't help S to crawl at this age. He msy never crawl and that is just fine with me!

Gracypug

kkfeb04:

softskate31:

Why the rush? 5mo babies dont have to be crawling yet.

This. A baby will crawl when the baby wants to. Some never crawl and that is ok. Crawling isn't a milestone. I'm okay if she stays immobile for a bit longer. She does roll to get what she wants.

 

All of this. I am in no rush for her to mobile! She does push herself around the room on her back though. I'm surprised she hasn't rubbed all her hair off on the carpet! 

WildcatPrincess

LOL at wanting my kid to crawl. DD was 10 months when she started and I had to resist the urge to tie her down.

AmandaR204

She's just trying to prevent her baby from having rug burn of the face. Julian bury's his face in the ground a lot too.

CPhillz

AmandaR204:

She's just trying to prevent her baby from having rug burn of the face. Julian bury's his face in the ground a lot too.

This. Geeze people, she isn't telling you to grab your baby and force them to crawl. She is just trying to help by giving a tip, especially for those babies already showing interest. So, thanks for the tip, Ateal!

Laouli

I'd love to find tips to help with sitting up lol

CPhillz

Laouli:

I'd love to find tips to help with sitting up lol

Spread their legs! Thats how I get Camden to sit for awhile - his legs always need to be spread way apart. Also, he needs to have toys right in his lap, otherwise he tips one way or the other trying to get something. 

Sunshine+Luv

So first things first, how can I get my boy to roll over? Haha.