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Baby Is Not Rolling Over

by Sammy
(Vancouver)

My baby is not rolling over yet, despite following and tracking his milestones and development very carefully. He just turned 6 months. But the troubling thing is... he not rolling on to his tummy or tummy to back and is not able to sit up yet either.

I will help him to sit up and he will be okay for about 20 seconds. Then he just cries. I'm worried that maybe I'm not helping him enough. I know every baby is different, but whenever I read books or the Net, it always indicates at six months the baby should be doing this and that.

But when I see that my child is not doing it, it worries me. Do you have any suggestions?

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Baby Is Not Rolling Over

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Rolling Over
by: Anonymous

I would not be concerned just yet with a five month old not rolling over. My 12 month old nephew does not roll over or pull himself up from a lying position. He scoots instead of crawls. However, I am concerned about his development because of the lack of rolling over and pulling himself up to sitting from lying.
Not Rolling Over
by: HEATHER K

My baby is 5 months old and he is also Not Rolling Over yet. There is a baby at his daycare with the same birthday, yet she is already rolling over. I am a little concerned, but I did some research. Of course, much of the information I got says not to worry. I also have 2 other children and they were already rolling over at this point to. Maybe a bit more development time is needed, but if you?re still worried, I suggest you talk to your doctor.
More Development Time Needed
by: Courtney K

I wouldn't be too worried right now. I think more development time is needed. It will just take him some more time. Keep helping him sit up. He should get the hang of it before long.
More Development Time
by: Sonali Sadiq

Perhaps your baby needs a little more development time. What we need to understand as mothers is that all babies are different & grow or start developing at different ages. My advice is to give your little one some time as he may need some more development time.

Every milestone mentioned in books or on the internet is a basic statistical calculation and not necessarily an exact expectation for all children. If you are worried, your baby will sense that. So my advice is to take it easy and give your baby all the love and attention. He will start developing on his own.

Another trick you can try is to make him sit next to you. Have a few of his favorite toys around him and keep a few pillows around him to support him and to avoid him being scared of falling over. Then start involving him in a small play activity. Maybe you can start playing peek-a-boo with him. By doing this for a few minutes every day he gets time to develop his confidence and strengthen his muscles? which will most definitely help.

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