https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:23:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-848768 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:09:37 +0000 katsupgirl 848768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lindsay05: that's how I feel! My mom is going to work on it with her during the day and I will try not to stress it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-847736 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:25:28 +0000 Lindsay05 847736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH never crawled. Well, technically, he crawled to the couch pulled himself up and started walking. Who knows, maybe its an 'over-developmental' thing. Maybe babies who dont crawl dont see the 'need' for it and realize walking is much more efficient. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-847706 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:19:14 +0000 tysonja 847706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: :) he sounds like a sweet boy! :)</p> <p>Asher also was and is really good at feeding himself from a young age (ppl often commented on his early and precise pincer grasp). I guess I meant chill as in he was happy to sit in place for a long time playing with his toys before he learned to army crawl, and he's never really tried to climb out of his crib:)<br /> I found he babbled more or less normally throughout his first year, but it really ramped up in the last 2 months -- lots of new sounds, 2-3 words, and being really social at the supermarket. I guess he is just growing up! He's still pretty quiet in the car and in the stroller, but vocal in a shopping cart or at home. LOL</p> <p>Im sure your son will surprise you with more hilarious and cute sounds in the next few months! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-847662 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:08:55 +0000 SeptMomma12 847662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tysonja: Your son sounds just like mine. He's 9 months old today and has zero interest in crawling. (Also a big/tall boy.) But has ridiculous fine motor skills - can feed himself with a spoon already. Just curious, you mention he's very "chill." Is he a big babbler? My son is very quiet as well - content to watch and smile. His doctor is not concerned about his not crawling (or his lack of babbling), but of course I drive myself crazy:( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846593 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:29:20 +0000 autumn865 846593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never heard of that. As a baby I never crawled and went straight to walking at 9 months (according to my mother). I've never had any problems. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846581 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:38:54 +0000 Bao 846581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rrachael: I think she did it around 7 months but not very consistently at all. She was content with just sitting:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846541 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:30:22 +0000 erinpye 846541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't fret. I have heard that, but my husband was one who skipped crawling and went straight to walking, and it didin't affect him one bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846539 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:23:38 +0000 tysonja 846539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm not particularily too concerned about this personally, but i better not be, because LO is 12.5 months old and just mastered army crawling last month! He's pretty good on his feet, but hasn't walked on his own yet. i have a feeling he may skip regular crawling all together. </p> <p>@rrachael: my LO didn't flip over reliably (as in more than once or twice a day) until he was well over 8-9 months old. i know that's pretty late, but our doctor was not concerned (he's a tall/big baby!) and of course he does it just fine, now :) </p> <p>although LO's gross motor skills seem to be developing on the slower side, he's super strong, and has always had extra good and early fine motor skills :) he's just chill. :)</p> <p>of course our doc is keeping an eye on him, too :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846530 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:06:33 +0000 PointeShoesTutus 846530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never heard this. I didn't crawl at all. I walked at 9 months old. I have no fine motor issues and was a dancer for over 20 years so obviously coordination wasn't an issue for me. No developmental delays either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846506 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:09:43 +0000 anbanan15 846506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have never heard this! I have always thought that it was normal for some babies to go straight to cruising/walking? My one brother actually went straight to walking, never crawled and he has never had any developmental delays. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846501 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:59:25 +0000 rrachael 846501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: When did your LO eventually roll over? Mine is 6 months next week and not yet rolling over back to tummy, but can sit unassisted. Just curious! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846188 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:23:00 +0000 Foodnerd81 846188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know my sister, an OT, was concerned about her son not crawling and not developing those gross motor skills and strengthening his upper back and chest and arms. He basically went from army crawling to walking, but after those first few steps he did actually crawl more (since it was faster than walking at first). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846148 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:12:48 +0000 mamimami 846148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have heard this and who knows? But I understand the reasoning because it is a big leap coordination-wise with four different limbs. Actually at the preschool my son will attend they told me the psychomotricity teacher has kids who never crawled practice crawling for this reason. Maybe it's unnecessary though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846147 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:12:35 +0000 LittleFox 846147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This article gives a brief overview of the history behind the idea that crawling is necessary, and also points out the cultural bias bias inherent in that idea. It's a quick read. </p> <p><a href="http://mobile.slate.com/blogs/how_babies_work/2013/04/24/crawling_and_development_parents_obsess_about_it_but_your_baby_will_be_fine.html" rel="nofollow">http://mobile.slate.com/blogs/how_babies_work/2013/04/24/crawling_and_development_parents_obsess_about_it_but_your_baby_will_be_fine.html</a></p> <p>I would beware of reading too much into a comparison of brain scans unless it was done in a good study (random selection, good sample size, etc), because one could pick a biased set of scans on either side. Also, the link could be a correlation and differences may not be caused by the lack of crawling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846100 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:55:32 +0000 katsupgirl 846100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hear it from older generation fam and friends. I have to read the articles that were posted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846093 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:52:46 +0000 FarmWifeGina 846093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know, I don't care. I saw the brain scans that seemed to prove that the blood flow in a crawler's brain was different than a non-crawler's brain. There were also brain scans of the blood flow in drug user brains and the brains of people who'd had concussions, the crawling thing was just one facet. But I just puked up my lunch and really, really couldn't care less right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846085 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:49:50 +0000 Bao 846085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: haha right! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846076 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:46:38 +0000 immabeetoo 846076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: DH was really pumped about LO trying to crawl so he often 'demonstrated' how it worked... much to my amusement. Needless to say, LO is army crawling now, on his own timeline, like every other baby ever haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846039 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:37:43 +0000 googly-eyes 846039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="http://www.parenting.com/article/do-babies-need-to-crawl" rel="nofollow">http://www.parenting.com/article/do-babies-need-to-crawl</a></p> <p>I was just reading through this quickly and it seems that maybe it's not crawling necessarily but some sort of intentional moving around on the ground? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846034 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:36:08 +0000 googly-eyes 846034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FarmWifeGina: I'm no neurologist, but maybe crawling is just one way that those connections can be made?</p> <p>I crawled but VERY briefly. I learned to walk right after that.</p> <p>My lo has crawled properly once but isn't interested in it..She's almost nine months so she still has time, but I'm not really worried about it. As far as I know, lots of kids skip crawling. There are things you can do to encourage it, but that doesn't mean it will happen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846031 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:35:00 +0000 Bao 846031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: Yeah that's the thing, even if they skipped it how could you force them or teach them to do it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846027 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:33:07 +0000 immabeetoo 846027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd never heard of this until @runningelley posted asking something similar a while back, but then read mention of it in a parenting book recently. I don't know how you'd 'teach' a kid to crawl who skipped it and started walking (like DH and his brother both did) but I thought this was interesting - <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=crawling-may-be-unnecessary" rel="nofollow">http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=crawling-may-be-unnecessary</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846026 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:32:47 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 846026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FarmWifeGina: it may make sense to you, but not to parents in papua new guinea.</p> <p><a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=crawling-may-be-unnecessary" rel="nofollow">http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=crawling-may-be-unnecessary</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846016 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:30:08 +0000 FarmWifeGina 846016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok, so apparently this is a big debate among pediatrician, neurologists, etc. Lol, every article I find says something different. But the theory that certain cross brain connections happen as they learn to cross crawl makes sense to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-846012 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:29:12 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 846012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FarmWifeGina: I'd be interested in looking at the source, but I don't think the medical literature substantiates your claim. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-845999 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:24:17 +0000 runsyellowlites 845999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FarmWifeGina: I've heard the same in a couple documentaries. A Psychologist even that noticed some of his patients having the same issues &amp; them all having skipped crawling... It's been awhile since I've seen it though so I don't really remember. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-845979 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:18:31 +0000 Bao 845979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember at LO's 6 month appt her doctor said that each baby has a milestone for specific ages. For example, my LO wasn't rolling but she could sit up unassisted, so that was "her" milestone. I think it would be the same for crawling vs walking. Every baby is different! LO has her 9 month appt tomorrow, I'm going to ask about crawling vs walking and I bet she says the same thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-845964 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:12:39 +0000 FarmWifeGina 845964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, it's not an old wives tale, it's actual fact. There are certain neural connections that happen when they learn to crawl. Lemme see if I can find an article... I was just listening to a chiropractor who specializes in neurology that was talking about this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-845943 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:02:00 +0000 tequiero21 845943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard that some babies just skip crawling... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-crawling-leads-to-developmental-delays#post-845942 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:01:01 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 845942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm afraid that's an old wives tale! </p>