Babies: 9 - 12 Months

worried about 2 milestones

1.  At 6 months, Jack doesn't hold his own bottle yet.  He hasn't figured it out, although he stuffs all kinds of toys and teethers in his mouth just fine and opens for spoons of food and everything. 

2.  He doesn't roll from belly to back.  He does back to belly ALL the time, but only once from belly to back, and that was like 2 months ago.  He can push up on his arms and everything-- but he doesn't roll onto his back.

 He can sit, if that means anything (although he does topple over if he leans too far, LOL)

Should I be worried?  Did you face something similar?

 

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Re: worried about 2 milestones

  • My DD's 10 mos and still doesn't hold her bottle. She is too busy holding toys/blankets/picking at my face, etc.

    Your kid sounds perfectly normal.

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  • DD is almost 6.5mos and while she rolls both ways and just started getting up on all fours and rocking, she does not sit on her own nor hold a bottle. I'm not worried but if you are, you should bring it up to your doctor.
  • The 2 items you mentioned are not milestones.

    Your dc sounds normal.

     

  • YOur baby sounds just fine!

    Some babies never hold their own bottle and I actually prefer that because its easier to take it away and introduce sippy. We actually did introduce sippy at that age and she loves it. We only put water or tea (unswetened) and she likes it. When she gets on whole milk we will put her milk there then.

    Also, the rolling is so not a big deal. Some kids have more motor skills and others more verbal skills.

  • sophia is only 5.5 but she rolls all the time from her belly to her back (has for about a month now) but she has only ever rolled from her back to her belly once its wierd!  she hold things really easily but still doesn' t hold a bottle well enough for me not to hold it too.  its not that she drops it just that she doesn't hold it up enough not to be getting a ton of air. oh and she sits by herself now too.
  • No, you shouldn't be worried.  Why would he want to hold his own bottle when he has a flunky (you) to do it for him? :-) 

    My DD didn't roll until she was eight months old.  It isn't a race.  He'll do it when he's ready.  It's good that you're keeping an eye on his development, but, at this point, it doesn't sound like you have any reason to be concerned.

  • No need to worry... 

    DS is almost 9 months and rarely holds his own bottle (he does very well with a sippy though).  He didn't roll until 7 months, and now that he's trying to learn other milestones he's forgotten how to roll. 

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  • He's fine.

    Scarlett can hold a bottle and roll, but she can't sit unassisted and she won't bear weight on her legs.

    It's all give and take with milestones and it'll work out in the end.

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  • ds doesn't hold his bottle at 10 months and i don't really care (maybe i should).

    as for rolling, i mean all babies eventually roll...or they just start crawling/walking.  ds crawled for 2 weeks and then got up and walked.  all babies are different

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  • WOW!!  maybe I should be concerned.  After reading your post my DS is having the same issues.  He does not hold the bottle, however stuffs everything else into his mouth.

    He rolls from Belly to Back but NOT from Back to Belly (opposite of your DS).  He sits on his own but does topple over.

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  • DD, 6 1/2 months, doesn't hold her bottle, but I think it's a little early for that yet.  I've read on other posts about the topic that most babies don't start holding their own bottles until 10+ months.  And DD doesn't roll from her belly to her back all that often.  She used to do it a lot, but now once she gets to her belly she wants to stay there.  I think she's busy trying to practice pushing herself up (on all fours).  I am kind of surprised that she's not rolling everywhere, but not all babies do the same things at the same time...or ever.  I'm not all that concerned about it.
  • My DD doesn't do any of those either. I will ask my Dr. about it at her appt. on Friday, but everyone tells me it will happen when she wants it to. Keep encouraging your DC though. You are not alone.
  • Heh. My DS is almost 11 months and doesn't hold his bottle. I don't think it's a big deal and I'm just moving him to a sippy. I don't see why it matters.?
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  • My DS doesn't hold his bottle either he always drops it and then looks at me like, "Common lady do your thing!" Maybe your DS just doesn't like to be on his back so there is no motivation to roll belly-to-back. If your really conserned ask your pedi.
  • My DS didn't roll from his back to his belly until he was 8 months old or so.  Now, he does it very easily.  My pedi said it wasn't a milestone and he wasn't concerned about it - that some babies never do it.  My DS did hold his on bottle at 6 months, but that is only because my DH had been working with him on it since he was 4 months old.  I thought that was too young, but he was 6 months old before he held the bottle on his own.  I don't think these things are anything to worry about.
  • DS didn't hold his bottle until he was 9 months and although he was crawling and cruising he didn't roll front to back until he was 7.5 months. ?He then took his first steps at 9.5 months and was full out walking by 10 months so I guess he just didn't care about getting onto his back.
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