Is your 9 month old "pulling up" on furniture, etc?

hooliface

So I went yesterday for LO appt, she will be 9 months on the 12th.    The ped was mentioning that she should be crawling, pulling herself up and walking around furniture at this point.    She does not crawl yet but will grab for things, feed herself by picking up small items, etc.

I do not remember (well I know) DD #1 did not do this at this point.   DD #1 did not crawl until 11 months and walked right after.

She made me feel horrible about it.   She said we need to watch this and she checked her spine by feeling it as well as legs for issues.    There were no visible issue regarding those.

Just looking to see where others LO are at.

Thanks ladies 

 

LoriLee14

Mine does pull up on the coffee table/couch and he does travel around the furniture. He doesn't crawl up on his knees and hands but he can army crawl like a champ. Maybe you can show them how to pull up?

katieh1017

Lillian does pull up and crawl but no sign of furniture walking. I figured she would be doing this by now only because she started crawling around Thanksgiving.

I don't think there is anything to worry about especially if your DD was the same way. My pedi just sent a questionnaire for me to fill out and bring to her 9 month appt next Friday. There are things she is not doing or close to from what I can tell.

hopefulmom81

What?  I have NEVER heard of anyone being concerned about crawling and pulling up by 9 months.  Not ever.

From Babycenter.com  "Babies develop skills using different methods and different timetables. But if your child hasn't shown an interest in getting mobile by some means (whether it's creeping, crawling, rolling, or scooting), figured out how to move her arms and legs together in a coordinated motion, or learned to use both arms and both legs equally by the time she's a year old, bring it up at her next doctor's appointment. Keep in mind that premature babies may reach this and other milestones several months later than their peers." 

mierasm1

My LO does this, but I have quite a few friends who have kids btwn 9-12 months and about 1/2 of them don't do this. I don't think it is anything to be concerned about at all!

 

thehillsarealive0000

Doctors can be such bullies. At 9 months you have nothing to worry about. Sheesh.

jeffsjayme

Yup.  He'll walk kind of around furniture, but not super fast or anything.  He wasn't doing that at all 2 weeks ago, so once they start crawling, it goes fast!

ETA: Don't feel guilty that yours isn't...my point was that she might not be now, but you'd be surprised at how quick she masters it once she starts trying. 

kmpls

Agree you rd is crazy.

hooliface

Thank you ladies, I think I will be seeing another ped in the practice next time.    I hate leaving feeling so horrible.....

megann831

DS is 7 months and pulls up all the time and can stand on his own for a few seconds.  DD was crawling at 6 months and standing on her own my 9, my friend's daughter is the same age as DS and pulls up.  I wouldn't be concerned if he wasn't though, I have very active kids.

wheelsonthebus

All babies are SO different. I used to have a home daycare and I can tell you that mmany of the babies I had didn't even pull up until 10-11 mos.

ktpaladino

Crawling is not even considered a milestone anymore because so many babies skip it and go straight to walking. Your doctor is living in the Stone Age. All babies are different...don't sweat it.