I keep reading about the other December babies sitting, and I wonder if B is behind.
He is 6m1w and can sit for about 30-60 seconds unassisted before he topples.
He can't sit himself, I have to place him in that position.
Should I be concerned? When did your LO sit unassisted?
For the sake of argument, anything over 5 minutes counts.....
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squash / 13764 posts
Over 5 minutes took til like 6.5 months..he was sitting for like a minute at 6 months, 5-10 or so at 6.5 and at 7 he was rock steady to the point where I could get up and walk away.
squash / 13764 posts
@wheres_c: it happened very quickly--one day he was still wobbly, the next he was sitting like a pro!
persimmon / 1233 posts
My LO wasn't "rock steady" for 5 minutes until about 8 months. Once he figured that out, he was crawling within another week or so. I was worried but I think anything up to 9 months is considered normal.
ETA I've heard that boys can be a little behind girls when it comes to these milestones, just something to keep in mind (and take with a grain of salt).
pineapple / 12793 posts
At exactly four month L could do 15 minutes. At that age she'd have her hands up then in her lap for balance. At five months she's sitting up with her hands up for much longer.
Babies are all so different with their milestones. Don't fret if B is doing things at a different pace or in a different order.
grapefruit / 4903 posts
L started sitting unassisted last Wednesday at 6m4d. She was like B until a few days prior, getting a little longer and steadier but still tipping. Suddenly Wednesday I realized she'd been sitting for a few minutes. I wouldn't be too worried about him yet!
honeydew / 7283 posts
M couldn't sit unassisted at all until 7.5 months. She did it one day and the next day she was a pro. A month later I think she could sit all day until she gets bored. Of course I worried about it, and now my advice would be: don't worry about it! He'll do it in his own time and then you'll be thinking about the next thing.
coconut / 8305 posts
Just after 8 months, when she started crawling she was finally able to sit!
grapefruit / 4582 posts
She could sit for long periods of time (10 minutes +) at 5.5 months
grapefruit / 4819 posts
Right around 7-7.5 months is when she started confidently sitting on her own. No need to worry - they will all do it in their own time! LO didn't start crawling until just shy of ten months and now at nearly 12 months, she has only recently started pulling up on furniture and tentatively cruising. If I judged by everyone else's LO on HB, I'd be completely freaked out, but I know she's fine and is just going to do things in her own time.
It's so hard not to compare but 6 months is well within normal parameters so try not to worry! 
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
Just before 5 months but I still put a boppy around here in case. However, she is 9.5 months now and still not crawling so every baby goes at their own pace!
GOLD / pomelo / 5737 posts
She could sit about that long at 6 months but didn't get to that position on her own til I think around 7 months, going on 8. From that day on she could sit for long periods of time..now it's hard to get her to lay down for naps/bed!
pomegranate / 3768 posts
Another December baby! DD is one week shy of 6 months and nowhere close to sitting unassisted.
cantaloupe / 6164 posts
I guess it depends on what you call sitting unassisted. Sadie could sit on her own (without any outside support) at 16 weeks (about a week before she turned 4 months). She is tripod sitting though, not straight up. The first time she did it she only lasted about a minute, but by the next day she was sitting like that for as long as I would let her. I imagine she'll be sitting straight up by 5 months.
My doc did say that girls usually hit milestones sooner, but either way, all babies learn and develop differently. Where he's at seems totally normal for 6 months! I definitely wouldn't worry!
honeydew / 7303 posts
My LO didnt sit unassisted for more than 30 seconds until 6.5 months! At 9.5 months shes now a pro at it and can also crawl, get to sitting position on her own, and pull herself up on everything.
nectarine / 2054 posts
LO didn't do this until just recently - around 7 months he started kneeling and would be able to stay in that position for a while, and around 7.5 months he started sitting with his legs in front of him on his own and staying that way. That happened just after he started to crawl. I did feel like my LO was a little slow on sitting, but like @Hilsy85: said, it happened really quickly one day.
blogger / persimmon / 1231 posts
We're almost at the 6-month mark and she can maybe do 30 seconds if I get her propped up just right...she's no where near being unassisted though! I think you're totally within the normal range
pear / 1769 posts
You already know, but it was around 5.5 months for us. We practiced every day before that, but it was seriously an overnight thing. B will get there!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
Mine was a later sitter as well! Between 7-7.5 months. He didn't start sitting until he could crawl! But he was a somewhat early crawler, early walker! I never worried about his milestones because they all seemed to even out. Early/spot-on for some, late for others. He didn't show serious delay so I wasn't too worried.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
6.5 months. Something just clicked one day and suddenly he was sitting up straight on his own like it was no big thing.
nectarine / 2163 posts
he was properly crawling before he would sit. it was around 7.5 months, before he crawled if I sat him down he would lean forward until he was lying on his legs. as soon as he figured out crawling he could sit like a pro.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
I remember her slouching over still at 6 months, but could sit unassisted at 7-7.5 months!
coconut / 8681 posts
Elliot was able to sit up (when placed that way) pretty steadily at just before 6 months. Today was the first time he sat up by himself (put himself into sitting position from laying down) and he's 8 months 1 week.
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
she started around 5 months and mastered it by 6 months. the pedi was shocked when she came in and LO was sitting on the table. so I wouldn't worry!
LO still can't get herself into the sitting position on her own, although she has figured out all the separate pieces - just not put together.
nectarine / 2280 posts
Somewhere between 5.5 and 6. I only got comfortable with it at 7 months. She still hasn't put herself in a sitting position yet. I wouldn't worry though. Babies are so weird one minute they can't then all of a sudden CLICK!
pomelo / 5789 posts
Just an update! He sat up for 15 minutes today in his pool at the beach. He must have seen this thread and wanted to prove a point. He also started a wormy crawl!
pomegranate / 3204 posts
Around 7 months he could sit unassisted, then started crawling at 7.5 months.
apricot / 468 posts
LO was 4.5 months old when he could sit unassisted for a few minutes at a time. It became more consistent around 5 months old. At around 7 months is when he learned how to actually get into a seated position on his own (from lying down).
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