Not rolling or showing an interest
Hi everyone,
Firstly I know you shouldn’t compare one child to another but finding it hard at the minute with my son. He’ll be 7 months old in 3 days. I also have a 2 year old daughter. At this age, my daughter was rolling confidently and was army crawling across the floor. My son still isn’t rolling confidently. He can’t sit unassisted, only for short periods of time and that’s with using his hands on his legs for support. He has rolled a few times from front to back and back to front, but from back to front his arm gets stuck and he doesn’t know what to do with it yet. He’s just not interested. He gets plenty of time playing on the floor with toys and I encourage him to move by putting toys out of his reach but after a few attempts, if he cant reach it he’ll just happily lie there lifting his legs into the air. Not sure if I’m over worrying since my daughter was so different but I’ve also just been putting some things in my car and seen my neighbours baby (who was born in November 2025) in a walker and moving around a bit! I wouldn’t even think about putting my son in one of those yet as I’m really not sure how that would go. Anyone else’s little one the same?
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My boy is 7 months 3 weeks, no sign of him rolling yet. I too am getting a little concerned (a little). He sits fairly well unassisted now, doesn't mind tummy time depending on mood, rotates now and again, but no attempt to roll at all! Sorry, I am of no help, but just know that you aren't alone! This is my first so I am unable to make any comparison. He's super happy and healthy, that's a huge positive for me. 🙂 Will do what I can to help encourage him now over the next couple of months before worrying. Good luck Mamma.
My boy is 7 months and I also have a 2 year old daughter. She was sitting and rolling at 5 months, crawling at 7 and and walking at 10 months (which I know is all very early) - my son can roll and occasionally sit but we’ve got to be there to support him or catch him. No signs of crawling or army crawling anytime soon!!
Just remember, boys are A LOT more lazy than girls!! And ofc, every baby is different. They will get there eventually!! Some babies don’t roll and go straight to crawling!
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