Walking

Anyone else’s babies still not walking? 🙃 my daughter was walking at 10 months so I find it so strange looking at my one year old crawling still 🤣

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Most babies take first steps between 12-15 months, my first was waking just after his first birthday and my second is about to start I think (just before one) but do know what you mean about them looking big to be crawling lol

he has been taking about 3/4 steps but not all the time, so he’s close but they do just look so big crawling around 🤣

Exactly the same as you! My daughter walked around 10 months. My 1 year old son stands on his own but when we get him to take steps he's like nah I'm good 🤣 I put it down to being a lazy boy at the moment lol

Completely the same! He just turned 1 yesterday and isn’t walking. Hes pulling himself up but that’s about it. My daughter was walking unaided at 1. I put it down to him being a lazy boy

They all eventually get there. Mine started to pull up to stand when he was 7 months so I thought he’d walk quite early but he got comfortable crawling around and only just started walking a few weeks ago. His crawling phase was much longer than my eldest’s

Girls definitely walk sooner than boys. Mine was wall and furniture walking from 7 months. Only started to take 3-4 steps ìndpendently recently and he is 13 months now. He prefers to crawl tbh. Many times they intentionally crawl so you can carry them.

My boy started walking when he was 11 months, whereas my girl was almost 15 months when she took her first steps. Kids are so different, and some just need a little longer than others. But before we know it, they’ll all be running around — and then we’ll be constantly on the move trying to keep up with them! 😂

My boy turned 1 on the 2nd. Still not standing or walking but quite happy to pull himself up on stuff, walk along the sofa and climb the stairs😬 I used to worry he wasn’t doing things when he ‘should’ be but I’ve given up with that as they all do it on their own time xx

It’s not that I’m worried about him not walking as I completely understand babies are all different. Was just interested in what others are doing 😅 he can’t stand on his own for a long period and has to pull himself up on something not just standup normally which is why I also found it strange that he’s trying to take steps 🤣

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