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Should we be worried that she's not interested in moving?
« on: June 09, 2006, 11:52:08 am »
Rachel is 9months and a bit and I try not to be worried about her developmental stuff but boy is it hard.  She has loads of baby signing skills, speaks 5 or 6 words and is very sociable with children and adults BUT she is making no moves to movement at all! 

She CAN crawl backwards and she CAN move forwards on her back and she CAN bum shuffle but she doesn't seem to like to unless there is a dire emergency to get to that 1 toy.  Most of the time she just plays with whatever toys she can reach (and she has a very long reach because she is so strong in the torsoe - wish I could reach that far ahead of my toes and sit back up again  :P) or even just plays with her toes and clothes or sucks her thumb if all else fails. 

I tend to think that she's just not a mover/explorer and that she prefers to watch and ponder llife.  And that the fact that she can entertain herself with whatever is near is a positive, that she is a concentrator and a thinker.  But what is it's more than that and she should be pulling herself up and making more effort to explore?

anyway, I just want to know, should I worry?  ???
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Re: Should we be worried that she's not interested in moving?
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2006, 13:28:54 pm »
you have SAID she doesn't move but after reading your post i think she moves A LOT!  crawling backwards is a very clever skill for a little one of her age!
IF and just if, you want to encourage her along tho, here is what might help:
i think you should focus on her reach, specifically when she is sitting.  its a question of the challenge you provide her.  if you put things too far away clearly she has enough brainpower to just ponder what is within her reach,  too close and she scoops things up easily.  you need to find the just right challenge which will make her lean onto her hand, or hands, then up onto only one side of her bottom then makes her shift her posture, then that gets her into all fours and then that has her lean in all fours then that makes her crawl to what she wants!  it will take a lot of steps but its important that she tackles them one at a time figuring out how to get things and then knowing how to do it before you move the goalpost just a little bit again! 
(this is all because to move you have to shift your weight onto one limb balance their move and then repeat on the other side, whether its crawling or walking and we start from the most stable position- the one that puts most of us in contact with the floor and continue til we can stand with just one foot to support us)
but like i said at the beginning, she sure sounds like one clever little thing to me! HTH! x
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Re: Should we be worried that she's not interested in moving?
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2006, 15:23:08 pm »
thanks for the tips - she is starting to do that whole weight shift thing and especially likes to do it on my leg to push herself up a bit - perhaps that is the start of pulling up.  I have tried the whole moving things slightly out of reach and then further but will keep persevering.  it's so difficult because I don't want to force her since she's such a happy soul and so content, but neither do I want her to miss the development step (although both DH and I did and we both didn't bother to walk until 18 months - perhaps it runs in the genes!?)  :P
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Re: Should we be worried that she's not interested in moving?
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2006, 16:03:06 pm »
definately don't force her, just find the toy that she will work hard to get so that she is having fun!  maybe its letting her get into your handbag, maybe its the tv remote control or the telephone but babies! and also, she will LOVE your excitement when she is doing well and that will encourage her as well
it doesn't sound like she is missing ANYTHING!  the activities i suggested are just the next step.  my lo didn't crawl properly til 11 months and started pulling up about the same time
oh yeah, the other thing is that she sounds like she is interested in her world and doing what she needs to do to have a good time!  different babies have different drives, some absolutely HAVE to move before they get around to sitting and signing and some are social and figure that if they can roll if they need to and encourage mommy and daddy to help get things then THAT is the best way to have fun.  they are both learning about their world and developing and that is the important part!
she sounds like an absolute star!

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Re: Should we be worried that she's not interested in moving?
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2006, 16:09:35 pm »
wow, has anyone ever told you what a fabulous woman you are?  your LOs are so lucky to have such a great mum, thanks a million  :-*
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