My 7 month old is on the verge of crawling. She's been doing the rocking on hands and knees precursor to crawling. She hasn't really gotten the whole sitting up unassisted thing, though. Are there ways to help her build her core for sitting?
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I thought my son was going to crawl first. He rocked back and forth a few days but would fall over within seconds of sitting. Now, he's still rocking, but sitting perfectly. Every baby is different though. As long as she hits the milestones, I don't think it matters what order. The best way to build the strength to sit, is to just help her sit with less and less assistance over time.

My baby is crawling before sitting up and also before holding his bottle

No every baby is different it’s not weird! My baby boy was crawling at 5 months and just now can sit on his own (he’s 7.5mo) but he also started standing now too so it’s all different for every baby. He’ll probably be walking by 9 months but whenever and however it happens is good, just supporting him with “exercises” like how you do tummy time stuff. I was having him crawl over my legs or over pillows to help build his hip muscles bc he kept army crawling which is still fine i just figure I’m there why not do some extra stuff with playtime! Some great exercises for babies doing sitting,standing, walking etc
https://www.instagram.com/just4kidsphysio?igsh=MXc1ZjNuYmczZ2Qzdg==

Mine started crawling by 5 months and is 7 months now and has been sitting unassisted for a few weeks. Can now go from belly to bum and is starting to pull herself up to stand

@Stephanie Thank you. I think because she's a little physically delayed I worry a lot about development. She had some pretty bad torticollis and has been in birth to 3 program for physical therapy and development.

My daughter can sit up with a little assistance but she’s been getting better without too. She hasn’t learned how to crawl yet. But she’ll be 8 months January 3rd. When I was a baby from what I was told I didn’t start crawling until 9 months. But if she doesn’t start soon I’ll be worried. I’ve been worried because I also don’t think she’s been hitting her milestones like she’s supposed to

My daughter was crawling before sitting unassisted! She still needs some help with sitting. Try not to worry. ☺️

Not weird! My little guy is belly crawling but not sitting yet. He’s all over the place! I have to baby proof!

She is so precious!

Just updating since I was worrying before. Honestly, as others said, babies develop at their own pace. My daughter is closing in on 8 months in 5 days and she's decided to work on sitting up unassisted/pulling herself up to sit on her butt or knees, crawling, and pulling to stand all at the same time. She gets herself a little confused at times, but the main thing we need to work on is the sitting. Her physical therapist said she's on track for everything and is doing really well. She said it's funny how one day you're worrying and then like 5 days later they're doing what you were worried about them not doing. Which is exactly the type of thing that happened with my situation. So keep optimistic and don't always assume the worst if your baby isn't quite hitting stuff on time. If you really are concerned about something you feel is unusual or don't know if it is, please consult with your baby's doctor. They know better than Google. 🫶