https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:01:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/terrified-of-early-walking#post-440521 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:39:02 +0000 Mrs. Bee 440521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>mrs jump rope's baby was a super early walker, and her baby is totally healthy!</p> <p>also charlie cruised for 5 months before walking, so even if she is cruising, walking may still be far away! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/terrified-of-early-walking#post-440516 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:26:02 +0000 808love 440516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: that is exactly what happened with my LO..early cruising.. A first step a few months later and then walked around a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/terrified-of-early-walking#post-440047 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 14:37:50 +0000 Mrs.B 440047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: DS walked at 9 months and at 4 years old he is still doing great. I wouldn't worry to much but I understand not wanting her to grow up so fast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/terrified-of-early-walking#post-439958 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:58:31 +0000 Maysprout 439958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was walked on the earlier side and it was fine. She took everything semi slow though. She basically started trying to take steps from 8 months and it took her a good 2 months to really get anywhere. There was a month where she kept falling backwards and that stunk. So I just tried to keep lots of carpets/blankets down. Once she was walking more than crawling (prob around 10-1/2 months), I kinda found it convenient and somewhat less scary than the semi walking stage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/terrified-of-early-walking#post-439942 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:21:31 +0000 T.H.O.U. 439942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't worry about muscle. You can still play lots of games on the floor that build them. Plus just let walking happen on its own. Just bc she is cruising doesn't mean you have to help encourage walking </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/terrified-of-early-walking#post-439927 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:03:53 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 439927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: oh good....that is good to know! Thanks!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/terrified-of-early-walking#post-439720 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 06:16:43 +0000 Andrea 439720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That sounds like my LO but she was too afraid to walk on her own until 1 yr. I thought for sure she would walk early but it actually didn't happen so maybe your LO will just cruise for a long time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/terrified-of-early-walking#post-439630 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:41:36 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 439630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know it seems like a stupid thing to be afraid of, but I am!!</p> <p>My lo is 6.5 months and is crawling on her hands and knees and pulling herself up to stand on everything...the coffee table, her exersaucer, her crib (after EVERY SINGLE NAP). Just today she started to try taking steps around furniture while she was holding herself up (cruising?). She is into everything constantly. She is very mischievous.</p> <p>She is on the small side. At her 6 month check up she was 24.75 inches. She just seems so small to be moving around so much already.</p> <p>Anyway, I feel like things are moving too fast. I want her to stay a baby longer. With her being so small, I feel like walking will be really dangerous....I want her to wait. I also keep reading things online that it is actually bad for a baby to start walking too early (that their muscles won't develop properly). Is this true?</p> <p>Did you have an early walker? Any input appreciated! </p>