Re: not crawling yet, 11 months

[Guest guest]

:

I've been around plagio for 3.5 yrs now & never heard of a band or

helmet hindering a child's development in any way.

I'm sure she'll crawl any day now - then there's nooooooooo stopping

her

Debbie

--- In Plagiocephaly , " sjswartout " <sswartout@h...>

wrote:

> My daughter was in treatment from 4-6 months. She graduated the

> beginning of October 2003. She is now 11 months and not crawling;

yet

> she held her head up strongly since birth and she actually was

> rolling over tummy to back at 5-1/2 WEEKS. I expected her to be an

> early walker yet she isn't even crawling yet.

> She likes to stand and will walk if you hold her hands but walking

> alone seems to be a bit down the road too. She does scoot along

while

> sitting up or move in circles on her tummy. She just can't get up

on

> her knees while keeping her head/arms up too.

> Has anyone noticed their child not crawling after wearing it?

> My other daughter crawled the beginning of 8 months and walked

just

> before her 1st birthday. I know every baby is different but since

she

> seemed so active from birth I wonder if the headband interrupted

the

> process. I am not terribly worried at this point but curious.

> Thanks for any input...

>

[Guest guest]

,

I've never heard of a band delaying milestones. Most are so light

and like second skin to kids. My daughter rolled over for the first

time the day after she got hers and proceeded to learn to crawl and

walk while wearing her bands. She wasn't slowed down at all! I'd

ask your ped if you're worried, but I'm sure she'll be all over the

place before you know it.

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad

Cape Cod, Ma

--- In Plagiocephaly , " sjswartout " <sswartout@h...>

wrote:

> My daughter was in treatment from 4-6 months. She graduated the

> beginning of October 2003. She is now 11 months and not crawling;

yet

> she held her head up strongly since birth and she actually was

> rolling over tummy to back at 5-1/2 WEEKS. I expected her to be an

> early walker yet she isn't even crawling yet.

> She likes to stand and will walk if you hold her hands but walking

> alone seems to be a bit down the road too. She does scoot along

while

> sitting up or move in circles on her tummy. She just can't get up

on

> her knees while keeping her head/arms up too.

> Has anyone noticed their child not crawling after wearing it?

> My other daughter crawled the beginning of 8 months and walked

just

> before her 1st birthday. I know every baby is different but since

she

> seemed so active from birth I wonder if the headband interrupted

the

> process. I am not terribly worried at this point but curious.

> Thanks for any input...

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Not all babies crawl, some go straight to walking. Bands and helmets

don't interfer with a baby's development. Is she reaching her other

milestones on time? My youngest baby who didn't have plagio and

therefore wasn't banded will be a year old on 4/1 she just started

crawling this past Saturday. She's not on all fours but almost.

--- In Plagiocephaly , " sjswartout " <sswartout@h...>

wrote:

> My daughter was in treatment from 4-6 months. She graduated the

> beginning of October 2003. She is now 11 months and not crawling;

yet

> she held her head up strongly since birth and she actually was

> rolling over tummy to back at 5-1/2 WEEKS. I expected her to be an

> early walker yet she isn't even crawling yet.

> She likes to stand and will walk if you hold her hands but walking

> alone seems to be a bit down the road too. She does scoot along

while

> sitting up or move in circles on her tummy. She just can't get up

on

> her knees while keeping her head/arms up too.

> Has anyone noticed their child not crawling after wearing it?

> My other daughter crawled the beginning of 8 months and walked just

> before her 1st birthday. I know every baby is different but since

she

> seemed so active from birth I wonder if the headband interrupted

the

> process. I am not terribly worried at this point but curious.

> Thanks for any input...

>

[Guest guest]

, it sounds like she just needs more time. Does she spend much

time on her tummy? The more time she spends playing on her tummy,

the stronger she will get and then be able to crawl. Maybe she

doesn't need to crawl? My meaning with this is, my oldest daughter

didn't have to crawl or walk to get somewhere. Someone was always

carrying her, she reached these milestones much later than my

youngest 2. She didn't wear a band, nor did she have plagio or

tort. My youngest, the plagio queen of our family, crawled, but not

for long because she was walking good at 10 months. Give her time

and if your really concerned, ask your ped.

Dustie

--- In Plagiocephaly , " sjswartout " <sswartout@h...>

wrote:

> My daughter was in treatment from 4-6 months. She graduated the

> beginning of October 2003. She is now 11 months and not crawling;

yet

> she held her head up strongly since birth and she actually was

> rolling over tummy to back at 5-1/2 WEEKS. I expected her to be an

> early walker yet she isn't even crawling yet.

> She likes to stand and will walk if you hold her hands but walking

> alone seems to be a bit down the road too. She does scoot along

while

> sitting up or move in circles on her tummy. She just can't get up

on

> her knees while keeping her head/arms up too.

> Has anyone noticed their child not crawling after wearing it?

> My other daughter crawled the beginning of 8 months and walked

just

> before her 1st birthday. I know every baby is different but since

she

> seemed so active from birth I wonder if the headband interrupted

the

> process. I am not terribly worried at this point but curious.

> Thanks for any input...

>

[Guest guest]

Actually what I have learned also about the back to sleep campaign is

that most children are now expereincing a 2 month delay in major

milestones. All though crawling may not always be consdierd a major

or essential " milestone " there are a lot more children now who are

crawling later (2-3 months later then when they slept on their

stomach) and many more now then ever, that actually skip crawling. So

along with flat heads, since the back to sleep campaign there is now

almost a new time frame when things are being met.

--- In Plagiocephaly , " sjswartout " <sswartout@h...>

wrote:

> My daughter was in treatment from 4-6 months. She graduated the

> beginning of October 2003. She is now 11 months and not crawling;

yet

> she held her head up strongly since birth and she actually was

> rolling over tummy to back at 5-1/2 WEEKS. I expected her to be an

> early walker yet she isn't even crawling yet.

> She likes to stand and will walk if you hold her hands but walking

> alone seems to be a bit down the road too. She does scoot along

while

> sitting up or move in circles on her tummy. She just can't get up

on

> her knees while keeping her head/arms up too.

> Has anyone noticed their child not crawling after wearing it?

> My other daughter crawled the beginning of 8 months and walked just

> before her 1st birthday. I know every baby is different but since

she

> seemed so active from birth I wonder if the headband interrupted

the

> process. I am not terribly worried at this point but curious.

> Thanks for any input...

>

[Guest guest]

That is so

interesting about the 2-3 month delay. I would like to learn more about that.

Can you tell me where to find that information, or where you found it? Thanks…Becky

(’s mom)

From: sponagai

[mailto:sponagai@...]

Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 1:19

PM

Plagiocephaly

Subject: Re: not crawling

yet, 11 months

Actually what I have learned also about the back to sleep campaign is

that most children are now expereincing a 2 month

delay in major

milestones. All though crawling may not always be

consdierd a major

or essential " milestone " there are

a lot more children now who are

crawling later (2-3 months later then when they

slept on their

stomach) and many more now then ever, that

actually skip crawling. So

along with flat heads, since the back to sleep

campaign there is now

almost a new time frame when things are being met.

--- In Plagiocephaly ,

" sjswartout " <sswartout@h...>

wrote:

> My daughter was in treatment from 4-6 months.

She graduated the

> beginning of October 2003. She is now 11

months and not crawling;

yet

> she held her head up strongly since birth and

she actually was

> rolling over tummy to back at 5-1/2 WEEKS. I

expected her to be an

> early walker yet she isn't even crawling yet.

> She likes to stand and will walk if you hold

her hands but walking

> alone seems to be a bit down the road too.

She does scoot along

while

> sitting up or move in circles on her tummy.

She just can't get up

on

> her knees while keeping her head/arms up too.

> Has anyone noticed their child not crawling

after wearing it?

> My other daughter crawled the beginning of 8

months and walked just

> before her 1st birthday. I know every baby is

different but since

she

> seemed so active from birth I wonder if the

headband interrupted

the

> process. I am not terribly worried at this

point but curious.

> Thanks for any input...

>

For more

plagio info

[Guest guest]

Tummytime builds muscle tone. If they don't experience tummytime,

then they don't have the strength to hold themself up to crawl,

another fine reason for tummytime and not just for helping with

plagio. Also, most often if a baby never crawls because of strength

issues, the next good time to build these same muscles are typically

when they begin to swim. This was brought up several times at our

plagio Seminar at CranialTech. Tummy time is VERY VERY important

for a bunch of things. Think about it, if they never crawl, then

more than likely they won't climb very well or climb at all. They

just don't have the strength to pull themselves up. Does that make

sense?

Dustie

> > My daughter was in treatment from 4-6 months. She graduated the

> > beginning of October 2003. She is now 11 months and not

crawling;

> yet

> > she held her head up strongly since birth and she actually was

> > rolling over tummy to back at 5-1/2 WEEKS. I expected her to be

an

> > early walker yet she isn't even crawling yet.

> > She likes to stand and will walk if you hold her hands but

walking

> > alone seems to be a bit down the road too. She does scoot along

> while

> > sitting up or move in circles on her tummy. She just can't get

up

> on

> > her knees while keeping her head/arms up too.

> > Has anyone noticed their child not crawling after wearing it?

> > My other daughter crawled the beginning of 8 months and walked

just

> > before her 1st birthday. I know every baby is different but

since

> she

> > seemed so active from birth I wonder if the headband interrupted

> the

> > process. I am not terribly worried at this point but curious.

> > Thanks for any input...

> >

[Guest guest]

Thank you everybody for your input.

It sounds like I need to just hang in there a bit.

Jillian didn't have much tummy time when she was wearing the headband

from 4-6 months. I tried but she screamed. She isn't a child who gets

tired screaming if she wants to make her point so I would give in

after a few minutes. However, she has had lots of tummy time in the

past 4-5 months. She holds her chest and head up good. She is also

kind of bottom heavy so maybe that is playing a part.

I will keep you posted!

Thanks again,

Swartout

> > > My daughter was in treatment from 4-6 months. She graduated the

> > > beginning of October 2003. She is now 11 months and not

> crawling;

> > yet

> > > she held her head up strongly since birth and she actually was

> > > rolling over tummy to back at 5-1/2 WEEKS. I expected her to be

> an

> > > early walker yet she isn't even crawling yet.

> > > She likes to stand and will walk if you hold her hands but

> walking

> > > alone seems to be a bit down the road too. She does scoot along

> > while

> > > sitting up or move in circles on her tummy. She just can't get

> up

> > on

> > > her knees while keeping her head/arms up too.

> > > Has anyone noticed their child not crawling after wearing it?

> > > My other daughter crawled the beginning of 8 months and walked

> just

> > > before her 1st birthday. I know every baby is different but

> since

> > she

> > > seemed so active from birth I wonder if the headband

interrupted

> > the

> > > process. I am not terribly worried at this point but curious.

> > > Thanks for any input...

> > >