8 month old

Hey! My 8 month old isn’t crawling or saying mamma or dadda. I’m not worried as all babies are different. I didn’t crawl until I was one and had purées until then (different advice then haha) and I am fine 😂 I know it’s hard not to worry but all babies do develop differently. If you have a happy healthy baby I’d just enjoy the ride 💗

ah that puts my mind at rest a bit, my HV told me I’ve got stop feeding him purées as he should be on finger food but he’s not interested in it at all :( xxx

Hi there! We are in exactly the same position- I could have literally written this post. I didn’t realise that they shouldn’t be on purées at this stage- I haven’t spoken to the HV. Perhaps I will now. In regards to crawling I’ve heard that some start at 9 months so I don’t think they are behind as such. I think it depends on how much tummy time LO does too. And although my LO doesn’t say mumma or dadda either he does like to babble so I guess if your LO is babbling too then development wise he’s fine. I think we just have chilled out babies who just like taking it slow 😂

It is so hard isn’t it! Don’t they say before one “food is for fun” and just to get them used to it? My baby will eat finger food but only if I feed it her. She just holds it and squishes it before throwing it on the floor 🫠😂 I’m sure one day he will just start having finger food and enjoying it. Xx

My 8 month old can’t crawl or clap his hands either xx

My little boy was 8 months old yesterday. He can roll one way if he feels like it. Not crawling. Sits unaided but I can't leave him yet as he will just throw himself backwards 🤦‍♀️ and he isn't interested in finger foods either so only has purees. Ignore the health visitor! What ridiculous advice. Once little one turns 9 months offer him bite size pieces of soft foods... Once he can manage picking them up with pincer grip. He will probably start enjoying his food more.

omg yeah totally the same situation here! My LO won’t eat on his own either. And if the food is too chunky he will start gagging and choking on it which scares the life out of me.

oh I know. It’s horrific isn’t it! Yesterday I thought mine was choking and then she just threw up everywhere which was lovely 😂 but better than choking obviously haha!

My baby can’t crawl and expresses zero interest in crawling. She sits and stands, I think she’ll never crawl but start walking at some point instead. No mama or papa/ dada but we’re convinced she says “cat” and “yea” sometimes 😂 she just started absolutely loving purées and I am not taking that away from her. If she enjoys it, she knows best. I’d keep offering other bits of food too but I wouldn’t worry too much. I feel like she’s more developed in some ways and less in others. All babies are different.

Just for some reassurance for people I have loads of friends whose babies didn’t start crawling and saying actual words until after one and they are all healthy and happy. But obviously any concerns speak to HV. I’m just not concerned yet 💗 you’re all doing amazing!

My daughter didn’t crawl until 10 months, and didn’t start with words until after a year (although she babbled a lot). Her first words were yeah, more and gone… mama and dada came much later 😅 Disinterest in food is fine as food before one is just for fun! Bear in mind that as your little one was a preemie you should probably adjust your developmental milestones to their corrected age in which case would be 7 months for you. To me it doesn’t sound like you have anything to worry about ☺️ x

I think she’s only said this as she told me I need start introducing finger food more but If they’re meant be off purées why is their purées on the shelf for 10+ months etc. I questioned her on that and she had nothing to say regarding it. My boy isn’t ready for finger foods that’s for sure & I’m not going force him to eat something he doesn’t want too xxx

totally agree! Every HV advises differently as per their knowledge and experiences so it can be very contradicting.

My little girl isn't crawling properly yet, she kind of backwards crawls but rolls everywhere so can get around. She doesn't say mama or dada and laughs when we ask her to 🤣. She babbles like mad though and has started making monster noises and growling today and laughing at it. Clapping isn't until 10+ months, most likely 1 year as well so we have a while for this. My little girl is on purees, food and finger foods depending on her mood but isn't feeding herself fully, we just have to get them used to food now so you try introducing some finger foods alongside purees? Little on can experiment with food then, let then get messy and confident with food 😊. It's hard not to compare, isn't it!

Same here he was 36 weeks and now is 8.5 months old and my baby is still a potato baby he can sit for short periods and other than that he can only roll and say mama - it’s completely normal x

What is finger foods exactly? I’m a bit confused

it’s just food that they can pick up and put in their mouth themselves and eat. So like toast in strips etc x

Fellow 36 weeker here. LO doesn't do any of these either yet apart from eating. She absolutely loves her food. But as for crawling, clapping, words etc nope nothing. She does try to get into crawling position from sitting but gives up and goes back to sitting. I have found though that when looking at development apps I was panicking when reading what she should be doing. She didn't make any attempt to roll until almost 7 months and it worried me for so long. After actually sitting down and thinking about it she always seemed to try doing or start doing things around 3-4 weeks after when the app said she would. Which of course is the difference between her due date and her birth date. May try going by her adjusted age and you might find she isn't that far behind at all. And of course all babies develop so differently and I bet you'll find one day that little one just randomly starts doing things you weren't expecting xx

It's totally normal. Every child develops differently. My first child crawled at 6 months and my 2nd hasn't started yet. She is behind what my first child done. So don't stress or worry much what HV says. I just got my LO to learn to clap her hands cos she didn't do it before, I would grab her hands and clap them together until she started doing it herself. And food wise, you feed them tiny pieces of food or smush the food with your fingers and feed it, so it's a bit lumpy and textured and get used to it. I still give my LO puree pouches here and there. Try the ella kitchens finger foods hopefully that helps. X

Don’t worry about this. My baby was also born just before 36 weeks - although this is almost full term it’s not uncommon for a lot of other babies to have had around an extra 6 weeks in the womb! With that being said 8 months is still really young and most of these “milestones” you’ve mentioned happen at around 9 months - 1 year. My baby isn’t clapping or saying mama or dada sounds yet or crawling but I’m not worried about it because I know it will come in time. We did blw from 6 months so he is a good eater but I have no doubt that if we introduced puree he would maybe not have as much of an interest in food so please don’t worry. Your health visitor shouldn’t be stressing you out about this. All you can do is offer him food and one day he will take it. Remember that milestones are just an average and not an indication of your child’s ability as by the time they are 2 they are all doing the same stuff. He will be doing loads of other amazing things so don’t worry xxx

I’ve found the exact same! X

Mine isn’t doing any of that either. He literally started eating this week, finally! Can’t clap, or roll, hates tummy time. 8 months on the 30th. All develop differently, some show no interest in food until near 1 and crawling at 8 months is actually early still. Just enjoy him ☺️

my 9 month old (7.5 adjusted premature) can’t crawl or say words or clap hands) she is on finger foods but i did introduce them early around 5/6 months.
every baby is different i know some can walk by 9 months and some who don’t until 15 months jjst always encourage and lots of play x

My son will be 8 months on Saturday and isn't crawling he only learned to roll onto his tummy this week and can't pull himself into sitting position yet but sits up fine when you put him like that they all develop differently physio told me they don't worry about babies crawling or walking until about 18 months so no rush

My LO would be 9 months old in 2 weeks and he still doesn't like like solids he just eat purees i tried home made purees but he didn't like to eat, he just like Ella's yougurt and fruit purees, no vegetables at all
He is still depend on us for sleep, without rocking he would never sleep, still wakes up for feed after every 1 or 2 hours😭 but he is very good at crawling and sitting. He babbles a lot but no clear words, doing to hear mama and dada🤣

Due at 34Weeks
He got 8theeth .. not interested in any food only breastfeeding he doesn’t take bottle. He can sit , crawling, standing holding on things, stand for 15-30seconds … bubbles a lot but not saying dada , mama