Walking unassisted?

nycweddinggal · May 2013

How long did it take DB to walk unassisted once they were walking hand-in-hand? DS has been cruising for at least several months but just started walking while holding someone's hand (or even a finger). Really, really hoping he will take off alone soon.

mommasqueak · May 2013

our DD has been able to walk unassisted for about a month now. but only got really good in the past two weeks.

namara5532 · May 2013

It took my DS a month or two of cruising before he felt confident enough to walk. He would start letting go to take a step or two to the next object to cruise on. He needed time to feel confident about what he was doing before he was ready to attempt walking unassisted.

Your DS will probably take the leap soon. Mine started a week after his first birthday, but that's actually a few months earlier than normal. However, MIL tells me that DH as a baby didn't walk until he was nearly 1 1/2 because he was a studier and needed more time to be confident in walking (and talking for that matter). Just keep encouraging your DS to take little steps between cruising objects and he should be walking pretty soon.

lkm2006 · May 2013

About a month. He took his first steps a few days before he turned 9 months.

He was walking unassisted and well by 10 months.

baloneydisc · May 2013

DD was able to walk with us holding her hands starting around 9.5mo. She did not take her first unassisted steps until 11.5mo and then it was a few weeks before she was walking well.

blu-eyedwife · May 2013

It took my kid a bit. A little after 9 months he started pulling up on things. Around 10 months he was cruising/walking with assistance. At his 12 month appointment, the doctor felt he was capable of walking, but wasn't confident enough yet. He started walking unassisted around 12.5 months.

skio · May 2013

DD was super cautious. She cruised at 7.5m and was taking independent steps and walking holding a finger by 10m, but didn't choose to take off on her own until 13m.

tjkdlhb · May 2013

mommasqueak:
our DD has been able to walk unassisted for about a month now. but only got really good in the past two weeks.

this. similar age too

erindawn · May 2013

My older son started crawling at 8 months, cruising at 8 1/2 months and didn't start walking until almost 15 months old.

DS2 Started crawling at 8 months, started cruising at 8 1/2 months, and started walking at 10 months.

They are all different!

Nwlywed07 · May 2013

10 months he was walking completely unassisted and was steady on his feet. He started cruising at 6 months.

diana.filipi · May 2013

DD walked at a touch over 9 months. Full time and adept by 10 months.

DS has be capable of walking for 4-5 steps for several months but wouldn't/didn't. He has been walking full time for a week now. He just up and decided to start one evening. 14 1/2 months.

chardonnay24 · May 2013

About a month, but he was very young. He pulled up at 6 months, cruised and walked with help at 7 months, and took his first independent steps at 8 months.

Aurora_Borealis · May 2013

This is definitely an 'every child is different' scenario.

DD pretty much refused to walk hand-in-hand with anyone until after she could walk unassisted. She would pull her hand away, drop down and start crawling rather than walk with someone's help.

sunnyday016 · May 2013

He was able to walk holding onto our hands at about 9m and started walking on his own at 11m.

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