Doesn't put self in sitting position

MrsEllis10

DD has been crawling since 5.5 months and started pulling to stand today, yet she still doesn't put herself in a sitting position.
I know she is super early in the other things, but anyone else have LO's that did things out of usual order like this??

jdp

I think that's fine.  She probably has really strong arms if she's crawling and pulling up, but maybe not as strong of a torso to get to sitting.  I think DD #1 did all three of those things within a week of each other, and DD#2 just throws me f

mamaHippo23

I think it's fairly common to hit milestones out of order. My cousin's baby was sitting up unassisted at 5 months, but didn't roll over at all until 7.5 months. Every baby is interested in different skills and some just aren't as important to them at the

heatherjesse

For what it's worth, DS's physical therapist said that babies typically put themselves into a sitting position after learning to crawl and/or pull up. She said they basically learn that they can fall into that position.