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I should DISCOURAGE walking?

bigbearbigbear
in January 2012 Moms

That is what my MIL told us. She said it onced before when we said how DD is not crawling yet and may not as she seems to prefer to walk. But I thought maybe she didn't mean it quite that way. More like, "Oh babies are so cute when they are crawling, don't let her walk just yet".

But when DH called her to tell her that DD is finally crawling but still wants to walk be upright and walking more than crawling she said it again: "You don't want her walking yet, or you'll be just running around after her. I would DISCOURAGE that."

UM WHAT Indifferent

Am I off here by thinking she's nutty? Why would I want to keep my child from developing?

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  • mrs.larrymrs.larry member

    I say probably nutty...

    but I have heard here and there that crawling helps with certain aspects of coordination. like coordinating the two sides of the body or the top and bottom parts to work together or something. I never researched it, but I've heard people mention that. maybe that's where she's coming from??

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  • jkzinckjkzinck member

    I agree with you... I think she may be a bit nutty Smile

    I can't wait for my daughter to start walking since she falls down alot right now trying to.

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  • bigbearbigbear

    Ya I'll go with nutty LOL

    Yes crawling can help with certain things but if the baby wants to walk that means she's ready. I never crawled, neither did my brother. We have no issues LOL But I do get that point and why crawling may be helpful and beneficial to babies. No doubt about it. But that's now what she mentioned.

    I certainly wouldn't discourage crawling or push and force walking. I think you go with your baby's ques and if she's ready then go with the natural way of things. I think that forbidding her to do something she's obviously ready for, is stopping her from developing at her set pace... Not that she'd have permanent damage from it either, but I just think it's ridiculous. Especially in the context she said it. "You'd be just running around after her". It sounded more like a convenience thing. Which why does she care anyway? lol

     

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  • namara5532namara5532 member
    I've heard people say to not be in a hurry to reach milestones, but noone has ever told me to discourage milestones.  I would say if LO is showing signs of being ready, don't stop them.  If you want to shut MIL up, you could always ask your pediatrician for an opinion of delaying milestones.
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  • js13524js13524
    Is this where your SIL gets it?
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  • shortstuff15shortstuff15 member

    I'm sure she didn't mean it in that she doesn't want your child to stop developing, but I am not encouraging walking right now. I'm perfectly ok with just crawling. It is hard if kids walk really early because they don't have the concept of where they can and can't walk (if that makes any sense).  It much easier to have a kid start walking around/after one and they have a bit more language development and understanding of what is allowed and what is not.

    Again this might not make any sense because my mind is on other things right now, but I'm sure she's not meaning to discourage walking in a negative way but rather to discourage it to keep life a bit simpler for you right now!

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  • bigbearbigbear

    imagejs13524:
    Is this where your SIL gets it?

    LMAO yup probably :) hahah

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  • bigbearbigbear

    imagelilnightmusic:
    If she's already crawling then I wouldn't discourage anything.  If she wasn't crawling yet, that would be another story, but since she is, I'd just let her develop.  We like when babies develop.

    I figured that would be a good thing ;)

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  • twigmommytwigmommy
    Wow. It's not right to discourage development for convenience.

    My DD isn't crawling yet, but she wants to walk. She sits and flaps her arms excitedly when we get close. Then she reaches for our hands and pulls herself up.

    I do hold her hands as she takes a few steps. But I do so because she's very interested in it. I'm not pushing her.

    Ya kinda long LOL. Baby knows when baby is ready for that next milestone.
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