Anyone else? Did your baby roll shortly after or just go to crawling/scooting? N will be 6 months on Monday and is sitting for up to maybe 30 seconds or a minute unassisted, but hasn't rolled over. Well, she rolled from front to back once or twice early on, but it was completely accidental and she hasn't since. She's VERY close to getting from back to front, but can't get her giant head off the floor. 
She seems pretty on target developmentally otherwise, but our adoptions worker asked in her last visit if she'd been referred for a regional center assessment yet. She hasn't, but I'm wondering if I should be pushing for one.
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DS (3 next week) sat independently way before rolling. We couldn’t do tummy time because he had some respiratory issues and we were instructed not to as it would be too much stress on his lungs. He sat independently at 5 months and probably didn’t roll until maybe 9 or 10 months? He started walking 2 weeks after his first bday. No one (except me haha) was concerned about his lack of rolling.
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@peaches1038: Good to know! I blame it on her rigidity that she's been dealing with since birth due to prenatal drug exposure. She's been very happy lying flat on her back, and her body tends to arch instead of bend. Until recently, she never lifted her legs up while lying down, so she just didn't even try to roll. Also, she HATES tummy time, so it has been more limited than would be ideal.
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She's adorable!
If I remember correctly my lo (who's 3 now
) rolled a couple times early on and then just ignored that and learned to sit up. She also never really crawled. My ped wasn't concerned as long as she was learning new things and progressing. Not sure if it's different with a drug exposed lo but I wouldn't be concerned
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@MamaBear87: Thanks! She's meeting all of the other milestones, so I'm not too worried. She has her 6m appointment later this month, but other than mentioning it there I don't see much of a need to push for a referral yet. I'm 99% sure she won't qualify for any services.
We agree, she's pretty darn cute even if she's a little.... opinionated... sometimes.
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Oh.My.Goodness! She is SOOO adorable!
Ok, now that I'm done admiring her mass adorableness... My DS sat up for extended periods unassisited (1 to 1-1/2 minutes) around 5 1/2 months but had only rolled over a handful of times. He was great with tummy time and could extend himself to an "upward facing dog sun salutation" but was not interested in mobilizing. He was late to crawl and it was more of an Army crawl (* Fitting as DH was Active Duty at the time 🤣). He was also late to walk on his own (unsupported) and did so at 18 mos even if he was able to "walk" supported from 7 mos on. His pediatrician stated he was a lackadaisy baby who "knew he could do it but had no need to prove his abilities and was in no rush" (verbatim). At nearly 4, DS can complete somersaults, "up-downs," walk a low high beam (quite the oxymoron, there. Lol), and dance better than his 10-year-old sister. His only delay has been one we did NOT expect - a severe speech delay. I suppose my point is that as long as you are on top of it (always trust your instincts) and the pediatrician does not assume it to be a remarkable delay, she should be just fine.
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@Kaohinani: Thanks! We are all pretty big fans too. We joke with our agency that we only take the cutest ones. Thanks for sharing about your son. It's funny, N does not seem too interested in being mobile (although over the last week or so she's working harder to actually roll), but she sure isn't relaxed about anything else. It'll be interesting to see how it all unfolds. I hope she walks before 18 months...she's already about 20 lbs and I feel like she kills my neck and back already!
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@Mrs. Turtle: This looks just like what my DD2 is doing. She’s been sitting for at least a month but only recently started rolling in the last week or so. She was doing that side to side thing like in your picture for a while before actually doing a complete roll. However, I’d say if you are concerned at all, go with your gut. My first DD has plagiocephaly (flat head) from lying on her back but her ped said it seemed normal. We ended up seeing a different doctor who referred us too physical therapist. The PT specialized in plagiocephaly and gave us some homework to increase her neck strength and she showed a ton of improvement after that. I’m glad we saw that second doctor before it was too late to correct her issue.
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@Kaohinani: I’m going to walk you because I’d like to talk about speech delay
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@Mrs. Turtle: was she swaddled as a baby by any chance? I heard that can delay the rolling over bc their upper body isn't as developed. They catch up though! It happened to my son.
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@pachamama: Ah, good point. She was swaddled a lot at first because she was having withdrawals. Later we moved to the swaddle me up, which we are still using most of the time, due to a REALLY strong startle reflex that hasn't quite gone away yet.
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Yes, my 8 month baby is like that. her motor skills have improved with less carrier/carseat/swaddle time, and more tummy / back time.
6m started sitting
7.5-8m started rolling
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@Mrs. Turtle: withdrawals
terrible
Yeah I read somewhere bc of the popularity of swaddling, a lot of "that generation" of babes don't roll quite as early as when swaddling wasn't a thing. FWIW! -
@Mrs. Turtle: DS has health issues and his pediatrician said don't be concerned if he doesn't roll or crawl. Kids that have an atypical start to life have atypical development. What is important is that they are showing improvement.
Do you ever help her get the whole way over when she gets that close? Our PT recommends that bur honestly I don't know if does anything
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@Ms. RV: We do help her. But then she's on her tummy, which she hates. I'm pretty sure that's partly why she won't roll!
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