https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:50:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2600024 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 21:37:36 +0000 littlebug 2600024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>18 months, 1 week for D. And he didn't crawl till the week of his 1st birthday. I spoke to several physicians about it. Our 1st pediatrician (at his 12m visit) told us to "stand him up in the middle of the room and let go." Ummm...no thank you. Changed peds. New ped said it is not a problem, he's late but still on the curve. 3rd ped (after we moved at 18m) said the same as the 2nd, but labeled him "developmentally delayed." 4th (at a sick visit at 20m when he was FINALLY walking) said he's fine and took the developmentally delayed diagnosis off his chart. </p> <p>I did a ton of reading because I was really close to calling early intervention. 18m was late but still on the curve of that particular milestone, like the 2nd ped said. </p> <p>I know it's hard. I really struggled with the fact that literally everyone I knew with babies his same age (and younger!) had walkers, and he was just totally uninterested. Once he started, though, he was a pro - he never really did that early-walker-frankenstein walk, and he was running immediately! I just told myself he was practicing when no one was watching so that he could do it "right" when it counted, ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599950 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 17:52:37 +0000 autumnlove 2599950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>21 months for LO 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599948 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 17:13:40 +0000 meredithNYC 2599948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the same worry about my 15 month old, who still isn't walking. His doctor isn't concerned, though, since he cruises and can stand without assistance for short periods. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599936 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 15:50:21 +0000 jaguar 2599936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Georgia was 17 months. And once she finally started, there was no turning back. </p> <p>We had been advised to wait until 18 months before following up for some intervention, so she took her sweet time &amp; did everything when she was ready! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599932 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 15:39:44 +0000 peachykeen 2599932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD walked at 14 months. I think she pretty much just waited until she was confident she could do it perfectly, because she only stumbled maybe 2-3 times before walking like a pro :wink: I agree with others and wouldn't worry until 18 months or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599927 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 15:15:15 +0000 lawbee11 2599927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>15 months and also totally skipped the wobbly/falling over phase. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599926 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 15:11:56 +0000 MrsB2012 2599926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: Yup, completely skipped the falling stage. You would have thought she had been walking for months the first time she took steps. She just doesn't do anything she doesn't want to do, until she decides she wants to. She's like that for everything. Once she decided she wanted to walk, she was off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599923 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 15:03:06 +0000 QBbride 2599923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>15.5 months. My doctor said to not worry until 18 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599919 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:55:58 +0000 yoursilverlining 2599919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsB2012: ditto experience for us at 17-18 months. </p> <p>14 months isn't late at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599911 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:25:28 +0000 MrsKoala 2599911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>15 months. He'd been cruising for 6 months but he's one of the more cautious kids that doesn't try something unless he is sure he can do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599895 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 13:44:43 +0000 PawPrints 2599895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 14.5 months. She also mostly skipped the stumbling phase and just did her first steps and then pretty much took off.</p> <p>[ETA] That really isn't late, though :) There's a bell curve for all developments - 12 months is the mean age for walking, but anything from 8.5 to 20 months is still in the range of normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599890 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 13:35:43 +0000 lilteacherbee 2599890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>7 days from turning 15 months when he finally walked. He was very steady and not wobbly at all, so I guess he just waited until he was truly ready to let go (he started cruising at 10 months). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599888 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 13:26:58 +0000 macintosh 2599888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>14.5 months. Try not to worry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599878 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 12:56:31 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2599878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>18.5! He's still less coordinate with gross motor than his peers, but totally normal. He crawled for like 13 months so he was an expert... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599844 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 11:18:46 +0000 autumnleaves 2599844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 was 14 months and a week old when he started walking. It felt like because everyone but 1 other kid was walking/running around him at daycare but it wasn't late. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599840 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 11:08:04 +0000 pregnantbee 2599840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS started walking around 15 months. Didn't fall very often then. He's just a cautious kid. I wouldn't worry at all yet, since even 15-16 mo. is in the normal range. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599839 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 11:04:56 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2599839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>17.5 months for DS! Literally 2 weeks before he was starting at a daycare centre that required the kids to be walking or at least close to it...I was worried! He would take a step or two between us, and that's it for weeks. Then I went to pick him up at his home daycare one day and he walked to me! From there is was non stop and he got stable quite quickly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599834 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 10:56:50 +0000 sunny 2599834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>14 months for us and she was quickly more stable than our friends LOs who were walking before a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599830 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 10:34:08 +0000 rattles 2599830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>16.5 months for mine. She crawled at 8 months and cruised at 11-12 months, but she took her time on walking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599825 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 10:23:10 +0000 Ginabean3 2599825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 didn't walk until 15 months. DD2 just turned one and still isn't walking! I think slow walkers much run in the family! She crawls like a maniac and can cruise very well but won't walk with walkers or while holding my hands. I think she likes to feel secure by only cruising while holding on to stable items (couch, ottoman, etc), </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599822 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 10:19:25 +0000 LAZB 2599822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>14 months isn't late! I think they say by 18 months, and after that is late. DD started to walk at 14 months, and once she started, she was stable really fast. She was cruising since like 7 months, so funny that it took her so long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599818 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 10:08:37 +0000 MrsBrewer 2599818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsB2012: oh wow! So you kind of skipped that falling over ever 5 seconds period?? I wouldnt mind that!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599817 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 10:07:34 +0000 MrsB2012 2599817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>17 months! She could stand and would take 1-2 steps, but didn't take off until she was ready. Once she was ready, she just literally started walking all around the house and strung 50+ steps together the first time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-walkershow-late#post-2599813 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 10:04:14 +0000 MrsBrewer 2599813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 14 mo this and still isnt walking. She doesn't really like to stand in her own either yet, but she will walk with a walking toy!</p> <p>When did your late walker start walking? </p>