Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Milestones

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Crawling

My son is 9 months in a week and still not crawling. Are your babies crawling? He’s not even getting on his knees. We do tummy time every day and he can sit up on his own, can roll over but no interest in crawling.

How do I get my seven year old to listen to me

He won’t listen to anything I tell him I have to repeat myself constantly or yell to get his attention and he won’t take no for an answer . I’m tired of it

Discipline for 1yr old

My daughter is 14 months old now and I know she’s still learning and stuff but she’s gotten a lot rougher with me as in slapping me in my face trying to bite me and yanking my hair and it’s random. I tell her no and that I don’t like when she does that but she just laughs and does it more. I’m also 34wks pregnant with a boy so I don’t want her thinking it’s okay to do that to her brother when he’s here. I don’t know how to discipline her as obviously telling her no isn’t working but I also dont want to spank her as yes she’s only 1. Any advice??

Let’s brag

Brag about your kiddos. As parents to neurodivergent children we’re often talking about their struggles. But let’s brag. Tell me something your kiddo does that impresses you. Or a milestone you’ve been working towards and finally got it. Big or small let’s celebrate !

Car Seat Help!

My sweet boy turned a year old yesterday - yay we made it a whole year!! He absolutely DESPISES his car seat. We have a Safety 1st Grow and Go seat. Every time we get in the car to go somewhere he screams the entire way. He’s not buckled too tightly, he has tons of toys, a pacifier, milk, water, all the things to help make his ride better and nothing works. My best friend’s baby was the exact same way and she turned her baby around at a year old and it was life changing for them. I was thinking about doing the same for our boy just to see if it helps. I know they’re not supposed to be turned around yet but it breaks my heart to hear him scream the whole way we’re driving. So anyway. Thoughts on turning him around? Has anyone ever experienced this before? If so, how did you go about helping them?
Thanks mommas!

first words/ ish words

Hi i was just curious where my little guy is at compared to others his age, he was born july 12 2025 so he’s 10.5 months, he’s toddling pretty quickly and his pediatrician said since a lot of his focus is in motor skills he might be slightly behind in areas like speech, he says a couple things but most aren’t understandable to everyone the only clear thing he says is dad and dada with clear intention sometimes but he also just toddles around going da da da

words we think he’s trying to say are
“mama”
“baba/ bottle”
“dog” / “cat” (he’s been raised around 4 dogs and 4 cats)
“cup”
“yeah” and “eh eh”

Grunting all night

I know its normal as they are small and they are very gassy and they are nor fully formed but my little boy grunt all day and all night when he is on his back and i feel so helpless and i can’t sleep and he can’t either . Is there a way to help him ? I have tried everything you can see online but nothing help :( ( he is breathing good and the rest btw )

Splinters in child’s foot

Hi, does anyone have advice on splinters/getting them out of a child’s foot please? My son got loads in his foot yesterday, the hospital couldn’t get them out, they’re quite deep in the skin&he was crying. Told to just keep an eye out for infection etc and if they don’t come out he may have to be put to sleep to get them out. Has anyone had this, will they just come out, or how did you get them out? Thanks.

Grumpy baby/separation anxiety

Anyone else’s almost 1 year old incredibly grumpy/whingy?? He seems to be dealing with some serious separation anxiety as well, particularly with me. Hardly ever satisfied and sleep has gone to shit as now cries as soon as we enter his nursery and basically screams when we put him in his cot 🥺 sure he’s just going through one of the many phases but has suddenly turned into a toddler with tantrums overnight!!

Anyone kids with severe speech delays age 3 who didn’t show signs of autism - still go on to talk?

Anyone kids with severe speech delays age 3 who didn’t show signs of autism - still go on to talk?

If so did they….

Completely non verbal at age 2?

Babble and make lots of sounds before the actually started on words?

Did they say the odd ‘popout’ word or sound and then never again?

We’re the gesturing and communicating in all other ways? Inc sign

Were the focussed and engaged and otherwise seemed like they wanted to talk ?

Did they get very frustrated and just make one constant ‘eh’ or ‘aaaaaaaaah’ shouting / strained sound?

Any other significant things did or didn’t do before they started talking or did you ever realise why?

I’m concerned my son has Childhood Apraxia of speech as his presentation even at 2 is already matching this. I’m holding out hope and this is why I’ve written this post. We will still obviously get him the support he needs but it breaks my heart to think he could have this condition.

I really just want to enjoy these early years; he’s such a delightful boy but it breaks my heart to think he could be trapped in a body that can’t speak and even if he does manage to learn, it’ll be years if not a decade of intense therapy which we don’t have the money for..we will find it somehow though..

Also, autism has pretty much been ruled out at this stage as he has absolutely no traits apart from being non verbal

Thanks 🙏

He’s afraid to walk

My son just turned on yesterday and still is to scared to walk on his own. He’ll take 3-4 steps by himself then just plops down and crawls… how do I get him to not be scared to walk? Please I need help mamas!

Development

Hi Ladies,

Just wondering what your little on can do? In terms of like development as I have no clue where my little one is up to, idk if she’s on track, ahead, behind 🤣🤣 nursery always say she’s smart and independent but her assessments say on track or developing 🤷‍♀️

PSA this is not to shame or had any ill intentions, she is my first child and I just want to make sure I’m doing things right and she’s not behind or missing skills at all 🥰

she’s fully mobile like as well as me, up and down stairs completely alone, showers herself (minus hair, does need some help), brushes teeth, brushes hair.

She undresses herself and dresses herself.

can count to 10 and keeps saying 2,4,6,8 ? no clue where that’s from

she doesn’t nap and hasn’t in a while and still isn’t a great sleeper at night really (does about 8-11:30 then 12-6 ish)

knows her alphabet

knows and says all colours and nearly can tell you what all colours are gets confused with orange yellow.

can draw a face

knows all body parts and the difference between girls and boys

knows our real names and grandparents real names

can recite songs and actions

knows quite a bit of sign but my little sister is deaf so it’s like a second language to her

speaks in mostly full sentences

fully potty trained

knows all animals and sounds

takes deep breathes when she’s sad, tantrum…

she’ll say no or stop it or don’t do that (aswell as the occasional shove or hit 😅) when something happens she doesn’t like or want

she can kick, throw and catch a ball.

does a forward roll, skip…

colours in pictures with a variety of colours

can’t really think of anything else from the top of my head but is she along the right lines?

Stuttering

The last few months I’ve noticed my 3yr old stuttering. I googled and apparently it’s normal for this age to stutter. Anyone else’s lo stuttering?

Nail clipping

How on earth are people clipping their little ones nails? My boy is a very busy boy so we’ve always done them whilst he’s asleep, we also have tried the whole role model and then do it on them, we’ve tried wearing him out and clipping them after, I’ve tried whilst he’s distracted by doing a number 2 what else can I do any suggestions?!?😁

Just for laughs!

The other day my partner and I were at each other and barely talking. Did this while he was out- half thought he wouldn’t even notice. When I came downstairs after a nap with our baby… his first question- ‘Been playing with the blocks by any chance today?’ 😂😂 we both laughed. Hey so sometimes being passive aggressive works no? 😉😂

How to stimulate baby during wake periods

My 15 week old son has longer wake periods, which is fine. However, if he isn't being interracted with he cries. (Sometimes things need attending to and my needs) I have to change it up: bouncer, sat on me, flying him round in the superman position, walker, play mat, toys, music, dancing, tv. He gets bored very easily 😂. I know at this age they're learning so much, so they need stimulation. It's all part of his learning, building skills and social skills. It's just he needs it 24/7 during wake periods and if I leave the room he cries too. Kinda like he always has to see me. Is anyone elses baby like this? Does anyone have advice of what can keep him entertained for longer?

Any October babies crawling yet?

Mine does army crawl but not proper all fours yet! She gets so angry and frustrated because she wants to move more than what she can 😅

Words

Anyone else's baby not saying anything? My daughter will be 1 in a little over 2 weeks and has yet to say her first word. She babbles a lot and says syllables, but nothing with intent.

I know you're not supposed to compare, but at my daughter's age, my son had at least 10 words/signs he used regularly in two languages and was walking.

Crawling exercises?

Hey moms!
My daughter is about to be 9 months old and is army crawling EVERYWHERE. She gets up on her hands and knees and bounces but falls when she tries to step forward. I’m not necessarily in a rush to get her crawling, i know some babies don’t really crawl at all, but she frustrates herself every time she falls 😭 I’m exhausted of the fussing bc she keeps falling when she tries. Any advice or exercise recommendations would be great :)