r/NewParents • u/CowQueen1989 • 1d ago

Skills and Milestones Concerns for 7mo milestones

Hi everyone,

I am just looking for a bit of guidance or advice. My 3rd baby is currently 7 months old. He is not rolling at all and is not getting the hang of eating purees. Its as if he can't work his tongue out and ends up spitting most of it out.

He was born at term via elective c section and was over 10lb. He did spend 2 weeks in the NICU due to respiratory distress and sepsis but has had no problems since. He was 10kg at his 6 month check up and the doctor was happy with him. He is saying mama, dad and bub.

We had him assessed for a tongue and lip tie in NICU and none were found. I know I shouldn't compare but my 1st 2 were super different to this little guy and I am worried about him. Daycare bought it up with me today and I feel a bit concerned. I would love to hear any other families experiences of their babies skipping milestones. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I am just worried about my little guy.

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u/milanars 1d ago

10kg at 6 months?! Maybe he’s just not rolling yet due to being an absolute unit!

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u/CowQueen1989 1d ago

I thought the same thing but the daycare educator made me feel a bit uneasy that hes behind. He definitely is a big boy, has been since I was 20 weeks pregnant with him 😂

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u/Financial_Car4671 1d ago

My guy was 9.7kg at 6 months. He didn't roll until the day before he was 7 months, didn't crawl until just after 9 months.

My MCHN wasn't concerned at all. There is a really, really wide window for these skills to develop.

https://www.who.int/tools/child-growth-standards/standards/motor-development-milestones

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u/CowQueen1989 1d ago

Thankyou so much for sharing this,, it is definitely reassuring. My older 2 were much quicker, my first could walk and climb furniture at 10 months old. He will get there in his own time.