https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:13:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-630814 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:46:49 +0000 Freckles 630814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Yay!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-630604 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:53:06 +0000 plantains 630604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: awww, yay!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-630601 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:51:56 +0000 littlek 630601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Nice!!! Way to go T! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-630598 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:51:45 +0000 T.H.O.U. 630598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Great update!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-630596 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:51:24 +0000 winniebee 630596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Annnnd someone is waving at me from across the room right now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-629813 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:55:47 +0000 winniebee 629813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, he started clapping this weekend! Pretty cute.</p> <p>Thanks for all the reassurance : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-612915 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:42:05 +0000 lemondrop 612915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Waving was just before 13 months, clapping was just before a year for us. He just clapped on his own today at the baseball game with the rest of the crowd and no prompting from us (14 months on Thursday). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-612904 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:36:26 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 612904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our first waved and clapped at around 8 months and our second did both at 11 months. This is not considered a true milestone an not something I'd ever say a child was "behind" on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-612886 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:27:08 +0000 mynoahbear 612886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO didn't consistently clap until 11 months and knowingly wave until 12 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-612868 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:20:09 +0000 Freckles 612868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: i call it the heil hitler wave, which is what LO does too. :P</p> <p>LO started clapping around 8 months, and did it on command at around 9 months. But it isn't always consistent. She started waving around 9.5 months. I don't think most babies wave until 10-12 months anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-612261 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:57:15 +0000 erwoo 612261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My oldest didn't wave until way past his first birthday. It took him so long I can't even remember when he first started waving. My youngest is clapping and waving since 8.5 months (he's 11 now). Don't worry! He'll hit this milestone before you know it. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-612122 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:25:19 +0000 Springtime 612122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 10.5 month old does not wave or clap yet either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-612116 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:23:53 +0000 heffalump 612116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was late with that too. She thought it was soooo fun when we clapped for her but she didn't want to do it herself. Just a couple weeks later and she was clapping too. They like to do it on their own time :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-612104 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:21:45 +0000 winniebee 612104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: Only 10 days early. Supposedly it only matters for preemies, though, now that I think about it, he started smiling a little late, maybe at 8 weeks whereas I feel like most babies I know were smiling around 6 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611974 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:57:33 +0000 meredithNYC 611974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>G is 9 months old and I think she's clapped once. So I wouldn't say she's really consistent about it at all. As for waving? She's never done that one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611937 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:48:39 +0000 MsMini 611937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't worry! S is a few weeks older than T, and he *just* started clapping last week, still no waving, but he (irregularly) started doing the "so big, so tall" motions with us at about the same time. He had been ahead on other social milestones until the clapping/waving one, so it really bugged me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611907 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:42:22 +0000 Mrs. Pen 611907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Try not to worry! Cobi waved for the first time a few days ago!!! I didn't worry because I know that he's <i>capable</i> of waving... he just never seemed to want to. </p> <p>He started clapping between 10-11 months I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611899 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:40:53 +0000 Mrsbells 611899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my LO is ten months, she does clap a lot she started around 8 months but she doesn't wave. She does a fake wave like is doing the sign for milk but with her hand stretched out but not a real wave but I;m not too worried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611868 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:33:08 +0000 prettylizy 611868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think she was over 10 months when this started. I try not to kill myself keeping track of these things because I'll just lose my mind over it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611861 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:30:52 +0000 Boogs 611861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think my LO was a little later, but wasn't your LO also born early? I believe sometimes that is the cause for delayed milestones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611843 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:25:38 +0000 GrapeCrush 611843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think he's behind. G won't clap, just stares and laughs at us </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611842 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:25:22 +0000 BananaPancakes 611842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 10 month old has been clapping for a while, but doesn't wave. We've been trying to get him to do it, but he just stares at us like we're insane. I'm sure your babe is perfectly normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611814 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:13:59 +0000 anbanan15 611814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: My LO was exactly the same way. He was about 11 months or so when he finally started to do it and I nearly cried. He has been spot on with all other milestones, even ahead on some. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611792 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:08:40 +0000 winniebee 611792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Confetti: We call him penguin, b/c he flaps his arms when he gets excited....and I think waves inadvertently!</p> <p>@littlek: Not yet - he's more focused on banging them on the ground : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611767 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:01:07 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 611767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: I could have typed nearly the same thread. My LO will kind of sort of wave, but really he is just shaking his rattle, and he is not even remotely interested in clapping. So many of his pals who are younger are definitely clapping, but I just remind myself, all in due time.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611758 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:59:06 +0000 littlek 611758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>B started waving and clapping a week ago, he's 9 months. Does T hit two toys together? B started doing that a lot before he figured out clapping. I don't think T is behind.. </p> <p>Clapping I think is my favorite milestone behind smiling. I was singing an amazing rendition of "Wheels on the Bus" (with the hand motions) and B awarded me when I was done with clapping. First time anyone has actually enjoyed my singing. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611752 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:58:32 +0000 Sammyfab 611752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 9.5 months my LO would clap with his hands fisted and it was pretty irregular. He also didn't start clapping and waving regularly until 11 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611750 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:58:06 +0000 runsyellowlites 611750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>P still doesn't wave or clap. She'll be 11 months in about a week. She's been a bit behind on most social milestones though so I'm not really all that worried about it, I know in the grand scheme of things she'll likely catch up with her peers around preschool age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611745 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:55:10 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 611745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want to say LO hit this one kinda late, too. Don't worry too much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/95-month-old-not-waving-or-clapping#post-611744 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:54:33 +0000 autumnlove 611744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was 11 months when she started to wave and clap somewhat consistently. I don't think T is behind at all! </p>