QuoteReplyTopic: Trying to get a baby mobile Posted: 27 December 2013 at 2:03pm
Hi everyone
My sons just turned 1 and he's not mobile at all. He has great upper body strength and he's just starting to pull himself with his arms but can't pull up far, my main problem is his legs are just like deadweight to him. If he's sitting down he uses his legs and feet to push things away but if you try to stand him up on his legs he sticks his bum out or will hold pressure on his feet for only a couple of seconds then fall down. We are in the hospital waiting system to see a physiotherapist but we are months away from our appointment so I'm just wondering if anyone's been through this and can offer some advice or techniques I can try to help him? He also isn't crawling yet, hates tummy time but gets it a couple of times every day!
It must be quite concerning for you. How is he getting on with tummy time? Are you able to give him tummy time more than twice per day? Is he able to roll?
He's a lot better on his tummy now, goes on it a couple of times a day and once he's had enough he will roll over to his back, he's also starting to roll from back to tummy which is something he wasn't doing often! The main struggle is trying to strengthen his legs he's starting to get frustrated that he can't move now but not sure what I can do to try help him into using them
Sounds like things are happening slowly, now he is started rolling both ways. I wouldn't be too concerned about legs. Is he kicking lots on his tummy? Just try to give lots of tummy time reaching out for things at different heights. Normally babies roll and then once thats mastered start creeping. But this is more using arms then legs. Them getting abit frustrated is normal. How long you giving tummy time, it really needs to be more frequent than twice per day.
Yes he kicks lots when he's on his tummy but he can't stand like normal babies do at this stage that's the main issue. He's on his tummy pretty much every hour or every other hour so he's getting it a lot not just twice a day he's a lot more comfortable with it now, he has a curve on his spine which was hurting him when he was on his tummy
Where do you live can you see a physiotherapist privately? I'm a physiotherapist but not for babies but least someone in private clinic might get you started until you are seen publically.
Just a word of encouragement: you're doing all the right things! And good on you for persevering to get a professional opinion. But don't stress too much in the meantime. My little girl didn't crawl for a LONG time (was almost a year old) and she hated tummy time too. They all seem to have totally different motivations. And I found with my DD that she wouldn't do something for a long time (like learning to crawl), then within a few days she's doing it like a pro! Best of luck
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