https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:54:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/7-month-old-not-sitting-up#post-2584988 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:44:17 +0000 Portboston 2584988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was more interested in crawling then sitting up. He was an early crawler at 6 months and didn't sit up for a few weeks after that. I did a few 'exercises' to help him sit, but never forced it. They were all fun exercises :) You can search it on youtube but one of them was making them sit in a tripod like formation with them holding their weight forward on their hands. Another was having my legs out in a V and sitting him inbetween them &amp; holding onto his hands. Rocking him back and forth (singing row row row your boat) and side to side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/7-month-old-not-sitting-up#post-2584986 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:41:15 +0000 youboots 2584986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jackiedavis87: the developmental concept I subscribe to encourages parents not to 'make' kids do things sooner than they are ready. I'd just give him lots of floor time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/7-month-old-not-sitting-up#post-2584985 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:39:29 +0000 BSB 2584985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jackiedavis87: I thought so, too, but I created a thread about out of order milestones and a few peoples chimed in to say some of their LOs were crawling before sitting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/7-month-old-not-sitting-up#post-2584984 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:37:48 +0000 arosebyany 2584984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone, this has really eased my mind. I just wasnt sure if I should be propping him up with pillows a certain amount everyday or something else I wasn't aware I should be doing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/7-month-old-not-sitting-up#post-2584977 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:27:52 +0000 youboots 2584977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jackiedavis87: it sounds like he is close. T started sitting and crawling on the same day around 6.5 months. I would not force it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/7-month-old-not-sitting-up#post-2584976 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:26:26 +0000 arosebyany 2584976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: he's not on his knees yet, but he's constantly on his hands. Your making me feel better! I'm not sure why but for some reason I was under the impression that they had to be able to sit before they could crawl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/7-month-old-not-sitting-up#post-2584974 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:24:33 +0000 arosebyany 2584974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: yes and no, i guess it's army crawling? Where he just kind of rocks back and forth. He also shoves his butt in the air and buries his head and scoots like that.<br /> @hummusgirl: oh yes he rolls everywhere!</p> <p>I feel like maybe he's lazy? Lol I usually lay him on a blanket in the living room and put a favorite toys just far enough away. His response is to pull the blanket ( and toy) toward him, instead of moving hisself toward it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/7-month-old-not-sitting-up#post-2584972 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:22:12 +0000 BSB 2584972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my babies were late sitters. They started sitting unassisted at 9 months and 9.5 months (7.5 and 8 months adjusted). They were both on their hands and knees and mostly crawling before sitting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/7-month-old-not-sitting-up#post-2584967 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:19:19 +0000 LindsayLou 2584967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kiddo didn't sit at all--in her own or placed there by us--until 7 months. Even then, it was infrequent and mostly w sitting. She crawled, pulled to standing, and cruised before she really did much sitting. She was too interested in moving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/7-month-old-not-sitting-up#post-2584962 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:14:43 +0000 hummusgirl 2584962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No real advice, but my LO1 was definitely nowhere close to sitting at 7 months. Even at 8 months, we had to constantly be hovering because he would tip over all the time. I tried to sort of sit behind him and stabilize his hips so he could start to balance his torso on his own, but I don't know that it really helped - he just needed more time. He eventually got there! Does he have plenty of opportunities to just roll around on the floor? </p> <p>LO2 started sitting, super-stable, at 6 months. I was shocked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/7-month-old-not-sitting-up#post-2584956 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:08:12 +0000 youboots 2584956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is he rocking on his knees or crawling? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/7-month-old-not-sitting-up#post-2584941 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:52:57 +0000 arosebyany 2584941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no idea what I'm doing! DS is almost 7 months and I called a to schedualle his 6 month check-up but of course it's going to take a month to get him in, so he'll actually be over 7 months. Anyways I said all of that to say he has no interest in sitting up on his own. He can only hold hisself up for a second. What can I be doing to help him sit up? Since I have about 2 more weeks before his appt. I'm really hoping he can sit for a few seconds by then. The most effort I've seen him show in sitting up on his own is when I'm trying to put him in the car seat lol.😂 </p>