Guest guest Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 that's awesome!!! will 'put weight on her feet' when in her shoes but not in bare feet yet. Chris Bearing weight I was just playing with and letting him jump on the floor when he stopped and just stood there, legs straight and bearing weight on his feet! He just turned 4-months on July 25th. His feet were flat on the floor, although his one foot tips toward the inside a bit at times, but that's from the muscle imbalance and should hopefully fix itself when he starts walking. I was just soooo happy to see him bear weight on his feet and to see that they were flat on the floor! I wasn't expecting that to happen for a while yet. Just wanted to share! and BCF 03/25/2004 DBB 23/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Hi , YEAH for you and ! I remember when first did this, now just this week she has learned to pull up -- WITH her full- leg cast on! Marilouise 9/9/03, LCF, cast #4/2nd series Owen and 3/20/99 > I was just playing with and letting him jump on the floor when > he stopped and just stood there, legs straight and bearing weight on his > feet! He just turned 4-months on July 25th. His feet were flat on the > floor, although his one foot tips toward the inside a bit at times, but > that's from the muscle imbalance and should hopefully fix itself when he > starts walking. I was just soooo happy to see him bear weight on his feet > and to see that they were flat on the floor! I wasn't expecting that to > happen for a while yet. Just wanted to share! > > and > BCF 03/25/2004 > DBB 23/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 I was wondering the same thing... when will bear weight on his feet. I see all of my friends kids doing it, and is almost 6 months now and he curls his legs up every time I put them towards a flat surface. I guess it has a lot to do with his feet either being in casts or shoes his whole life- he isn't used to it. 2/9/04 BLCF DBB 23/7 tracy@...> wrote: I was just playing with and letting him jump on the floor when he stopped and just stood there, legs straight and bearing weight on his feet! He just turned 4-months on July 25th. His feet were flat on the floor, although his one foot tips toward the inside a bit at times, but that's from the muscle imbalance and should hopefully fix itself when he starts walking. I was just soooo happy to see him bear weight on his feet and to see that they were flat on the floor! I wasn't expecting that to happen for a while yet. Just wanted to share! and BCF 03/25/2004 DBB 23/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 That's great , Go ! It only gets better from there! Zoe is a month older than and when I hold her so she is bearing weight on her feet she has started to put feet forward without my helping her (you know twisting her a bit to make the foot go forward). Unbelievable to think where we were 5 months ago and not knowing what was going to happen! Louisa 6-27-99 Zoe 2-22-04 RCF > I was just playing with and letting him jump on the floor when > he stopped and just stood there, legs straight and bearing weight on his > feet! He just turned 4-months on July 25th. His feet were flat on the > floor, although his one foot tips toward the inside a bit at times, but > that's from the muscle imbalance and should hopefully fix itself when he > starts walking. I was just soooo happy to see him bear weight on his feet > and to see that they were flat on the floor! I wasn't expecting that to > happen for a while yet. Just wanted to share! > > and > BCF 03/25/2004 > DBB 23/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 I find this an interesting observation - do a lot of the cf babies object/resist bearing weight on bare feet? I can't really speculate on cuz he wore casts for 6 months, starting at 4 days old, but with Everett - that boy has wanted on his feet since day one. s. Re: Bearing weight I was wondering the same thing... when will bear weight on his feet. I see all of my friends kids doing it, and is almost 6 months now and he curls his legs up every time I put them towards a flat surface. I guess it has a lot to do with his feet either being in casts or shoes his whole life- he isn't used to it. 2/9/04 BLCF DBB 23/7 tracy@...> wrote: I was just playing with and letting him jump on the floor when he stopped and just stood there, legs straight and bearing weight on his feet! He just turned 4-months on July 25th. His feet were flat on the floor, although his one foot tips toward the inside a bit at times, but that's from the muscle imbalance and should hopefully fix itself when he starts walking. I was just soooo happy to see him bear weight on his feet and to see that they were flat on the floor! I wasn't expecting that to happen for a while yet. Just wanted to share! and BCF 03/25/2004 DBB 23/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 I was surprised when he did this because he used to do the same thing...curl his legs up. He's been in his shoes since he was about 5 weeks old. I have a book called What to Expect the First Year, and according to it, they don't list that they should be bearing weight until the end of the eighth month, so I wouldn't worry about it yet. Bearing weight is listed under four months as may even possibly be able to..., so is just early on that one. My mother told me that I was walking unassisted when I was nine months old, and so was my brother. I wonder if it's hereditary to some extent and maybe will walk early too, since I did. I know they've said that getting that first tooth can be hereditary and if the parents got it early, the child probably will too. Maybe the bearing weight and walking work the same way? likes to jump up and down when I hold him up, so his legs get A LOT of exercise! LOL Maybe that helped with the bearing weight too. and BCF 03/25/2004 DBB 23/7 Re: Bearing weight > I was wondering the same thing... when will bear weight on his feet. I see all of my friends kids doing it, and is almost 6 months now and he curls his legs up every time I put them towards a flat surface. I guess it has a lot to do with his feet either being in casts or shoes his whole life- he isn't used to it. > > 2/9/04 BLCF DBB 23/7 > > tracy@...> wrote: > I was just playing with and letting him jump on the floor when > he stopped and just stood there, legs straight and bearing weight on his > feet! He just turned 4-months on July 25th. His feet were flat on the > floor, although his one foot tips toward the inside a bit at times, but > that's from the muscle imbalance and should hopefully fix itself when he > starts walking. I was just soooo happy to see him bear weight on his feet > and to see that they were flat on the floor! I wasn't expecting that to > happen for a while yet. Just wanted to share! > > and > BCF 03/25/2004 > DBB 23/7 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 My boys were weight bearers early on - like 1-2w and LOVED to stand, always. Darbi was a little later, 5w of casts seemed to slow her down in that area but she got right on it once the cast was off, maybe a little before. And has been standing ever since. I just seem to make em wanting to stand! I know lots of babies don't do this even without casts - I think it's more normal for it to happen later than sooner. People are always amazed that mine have such strong legs and prefer standing on my lap to sitting when they're infants. They're just weird and all the other kids are normal lol Kori At 07:03 AM 8/5/2004, you wrote: >I find this an interesting observation - do a lot of the cf babies >object/resist bearing weight on bare feet? I can't really speculate on > cuz he wore casts for 6 months, starting at 4 days old, but with >Everett - that boy has wanted on his feet since day one. >s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 I think it just depends on the baby. didn't really care about being on his feet early on, but after he was in the shoes and about 2 months old or so, he started liking being on his feet so he could bounce. His feet stayed on the ground, but he bounced....liked to exercise those leg muscles, I guess. He just loved doing it and always wanted to bounce, in the DBB and out of it. When I tried putting him on his feet without the shoes and bar though, he did the same thing...curled his legs. His bearing weight just came right out of the blue, because I had read in the book I have that it was possible for them to do this at this age, but it wasn't expected until they were 8 months old. I walked when I was 9 months old, and so did my brother, so maybe it's slightly hereditary too? I would think the casts would affect it since they can't really straighten their legs much with them, and therefore can't really exercise the leg muscles. and BCF 03/25/2004 DBB 23/7 Re: Bearing weight > > > I was wondering the same thing... when will bear weight on his feet. I see all of my friends kids doing it, and is almost 6 months now and he curls his legs up every time I put them towards a flat surface. I guess it has a lot to do with his feet either being in casts or shoes his whole life- he isn't used to it. > > 2/9/04 BLCF DBB 23/7 > > tracy@...> wrote: > I was just playing with and letting him jump on the floor when > he stopped and just stood there, legs straight and bearing weight on his > feet! He just turned 4-months on July 25th. His feet were flat on the > floor, although his one foot tips toward the inside a bit at times, but > that's from the muscle imbalance and should hopefully fix itself when he > starts walking. I was just soooo happy to see him bear weight on his feet > and to see that they were flat on the floor! I wasn't expecting that to > happen for a while yet. Just wanted to share! > > and > BCF 03/25/2004 > DBB 23/7 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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