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I don't know about hypermobility but I would have just thought of that as scooting if I saw it in my own kids and would be waiting on more official "crawling." Has she been typical re: timing of physical milestones?

@iluvboba637: I posted the hypermobility thread so thought I would chime in! First, the video is so cute! My daughter never really did it like that, her first crawl (at 12m or maybe even later) was a true army crawl where she could not get her chest or belly off of the floor. Yours seems like she has way more core strength! Also, DD hates bearing weight at 17 months If you're getting a minute now then I think she's well on her way to building that time up and reaching for toys on the sofa, sidestepping around the furniture, etc. She may be flexible but I wouldn't be extra worried! I'm guessing your pedi will say the same but it's great to ask.

Apologies if we caused any worry!

My first thought was maybe she's doing the splits like that to help her grip on your wood floors. Her pants would be slippery and hard to do a regular knee crawl, so maybe she's using her feet to help her grip and move forward?

I have no experience with hypermobility, so I don't know if it is something else, but those were my first thoughts after dealing with kids crawling on slippery wood floors!

If she does the splits frequently while sitting I think there's a good chance it's hypermobility. Have you brought it up with your ped before?

I would definitely bring it up to your Ped. If anything, at this point it will likely be a watch and wait, but in the meantime you can be sure she doesn't do repetitive motions that could cause future joint pain.

@iluvboba637: I think it's great that you're being so proactive about it!