Crawling

Advice on what to do: nothing.

My daughter didn't start crawling until 10.5 months. They don't worry about crawling until after 12 months. There is a wide range of "normal" for kids and they all develop at different paces.

I stressed, too. I tried putting her up in a crawling position. She hated it. I tried more tummy time, she just pushed herself into a sitting position. I tried toys spread around the room, she just cried for them. Nothing worked. Then around 10 months, she started belly crawling, and 2 weeks later, she was up. Once they get there, if doesn't take long.

Be patient, 7 months is still very early. My grandmother kept insisting she should be crawling (then walking, and now the latest thing is talking), but how would she know? When was the last time she had a baby? I don't worry about it anymore. Just let her develop at her own pace. When she's up and walking with all the other toddlers, ask the people who told you she was "behind" if they can tell which ones were crawling at 7 months old. 🤣