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Can’t help but to feel bad

My baby was born with bilateral clubfoot & had casts & surgery at a very young age. He is now in the Ponseti boots each night. He is hitting milestones like crazy!! Or so I thought?? I went to playgroup today & there were babies who were just on 7 months and already crawling everywhere and my baby is just over 7 months and he gets around everywhere but is only just starting to get up on all 4s. He’s also a very big boy and these other babies were tiny so I’m trying to tell myself he has a lot more weight to carry and also he has had surgery & casts and boots on his whole life. He can sit unassisted, high five, give me kisses when I ask him, dance when told to dance, roll both ways and lots of other things so I don’t really understand why it’s getting me down because realistically he is doing INCREDIBLE for everything he has been through and I know lots of babies in this group aren’t even rolling or sitting unassisted let alone crawling so why am I so bothered by this? It just sort of made me feel a little down 😔 I would really love some reassurance 😟 I don’t even know why it’s bothering me honestly

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We can’t compare babies they literally do what they want lol. By the sounds of it he’s doing amazing my daughter is just over 8 months and still struggles to sit for a long time and is just starting to scoot but I couldn’t be more proud of her. We all just want what’s best for our kids sometimes that’s letting them grow on their own pace with a little guidance. Hope this helps ❤️

@Leaha Thankyou so much 🩷

Comparison is the thief of joy. No wonder you felt sad. Don’t do that. Your baby is amazing and will do things on his own time.

My SIL told me that not because my daughter isn’t crawling on all 4s that means she wasn’t crawling. I’ve seen so many diff crawls at my daughter’s daycare and u just said he’s moving around so that’s def him crawling. And he’s literally hitting all the milestones he’s supposed to. Ur baby is not far behind at all. And never compare him to anyone. He had a “disadvantage “ and still proved to u that it wont stop him at all. U got a strong baby. I personally dont think weight is a factor either. I’ve seen soooo many chunky babies hitting milestones, even earlier than they should. Go celebrate his achievements so far and don’t feel down cause u have no reason to

@Jody thanks so much this got me in tears cause you’re so right I actually don’t even know why this bothered me today maybe I’m just in my hormones at the moment. I really appreciate your comment 🥹🩷

A friend has two children around the same age as me. While both my kids are super early with their gross motor skills (rolling before 4 months, crawling by 6 months, walking at 9 months) they tend to be „late“ when it comes to talking. Her kids are the opposite. Early talking, late in mobility. Our two and a half year olds are now both at the same level in all aspects While my kids are small and light (my 8 month is still 14 lbs), her kids are bigger (her baby is 20 lbs at 6 month) So yeah, you don’t need to compare your baby. They will develop on their own time. And your baby did have extra hurdles to overcome. Crawling at 7 months isn’t something that’s super common. You’re doing fine, and so is your baby.

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