Re: The walking blues!!! :-( ()

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Hi,

Even though walking feels desperately important, many great milestones are

achieved by the non-walking baby, the ones who are busy with early walking

don¹t spend as much time in quieter contemplation, with their blocks, speech

development, and other environmental teachings. And don¹t worry, it will

happen, especially as he is already walking holding hands. Because he has

had such a good long time with Œsupported¹ walking, when he does take those

first steps it will so quickly become toddling and running.

Our boy was the same and he is now almost running (well propelling himself

forward in a manner that he is sure is running!!!), about eight weeks since

his first steps! Jasper also held hands or a push trolley to walk for months

and months ­ from before he crawled (at 11 mo). The first time he walked I

fear I may have tricked him ­ I put mittens on his hands ( the other time, a

few weeks later it was socks on his hands) and I think he thought I was

still holding them. He sat down with a surprise when he realise but then

took his own steps a few weeks later. It takes a while for these things to

gel, and these babies cant practice by standing in their cribs at night

(although what they can do in their ddb is amazing) and also I think (just a

theory) that it takes a while for ankle strength to build ­ it wasn¹t until

Jasper¹s ankles stopped rolling so much that he walked. His speech is great,

and I think he developed this instead of worrying himself with walking (why

walk when you can ask someone to get what you want for you!)

Tamsin

Mother of Jasper, 20 months, DDB 13hrs.

> Thanks , how have you been doing. I hope your family had a good

> Christmas & New Years. My year has ended regarding staying home with Aidan so

> I've been beating the pavement looking for jobs.

>

> It is so unbelievable frustrating. These days almost everything is done by

> internet. Forget putting on the suit and actually walking in your resume.

> Anyway, something will come up (I hope). I hope is doing well and those

> little feetsies of hers.

>

> Hugs, Jenn

>

> Shook wrote:

> Hello .

>

> Please try not to worry too much. was 15 months when she started

> walking. I have heard others on this board whose babies weren't walking until

> 19 months, 20 months, or even later. Aidan will let go when he is ready.

>

> Hang in there!

>

> Hundley wrote:

> Well here we are at almost 17 months and Aidan is still not walking by

> himself. Yes, he was almost 3 months premature, but still. I'm beginning to

> worry. He's been cruising around furniture and walking behind a scooter and

> holding fingers for as long as I can remember. However, as soon as I let go

> he sits down.

>

> He has started to take one or two steps between the couch and sofa but if

> he's not next to those objects forget it.

>

> Most importantly, when he walks holding my hand it seems his left foot turns

> out pretty far to the left and his right foot is straight forward. He was

> bilateral clubfoot, with the right being a little stiffer than the left. It

> appears he also is dragging the left foot a little. He doesn't do it all the

> time though. When I walk him through the grass he picks up both feet equally.

>

> Thanks for listening, very concerned mother. Anyone else have late walkers.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

--- Hundley wrote:

> Thanks for your input. The feet position makes me

> feel better as well.

I'm definitely glad I had the twins for comparison

there, otherwise I would have worried a lot more...

I remember how I would see one of them walk on the

top of his toes with his foot almost folded under (I

don't even know how he did it) and I was really

worried about a relapes etc when I realised it was the

other twin doing it!

> I'm also a twin. Your girls are lucky to have each

> other, it is a very special bond.

True, I can tell how they already have a strong bond,

it's really sweet how they talk to each other (they're

boys by the way...).

All the best,

with (3y)

and Alister (3y, RCF, Ponseti method, UK)

--- wrote: Hi,

>

> You already had lots of replies but I thought one

> more

> can't hurt...

>

> Both my twins (one with clubfoot, one without)

> didn't

> start walking until they were 17 months old (they

> were

> 7 weeks premature by the way), and that even though

> I

> myself apparently walked at 10 months and I was told

> early walking runs in the familiy, obviously not

> always...

>

> Anyway, I read that the average is 15 months, so for

> every baby that can walk at 10 months, there must be

> one that doesn't do it until he's 20 months, right?

> As they say, we can't all be above average!

>

> And the funny foot position when walking sounds

> normal

> to me too, both my twins had some very funny walks

> when they first started, I guess they need to learn

> where exactly to put the feet too...

>

> All the best,

>

> with (3y)

> and Alister (3y, RCF, Ponseti method, UK)

>

>

>

> --- Hundley wrote:

>

> > Well here we are at almost 17 months and Aidan is

> > still not walking by himself. Yes, he was almost

> 3

> > months premature, but still. I'm beginning to

> > worry. He's been cruising around furniture and

> > walking behind a scooter and holding fingers for

> as

> > long as I can remember. However, as soon as I let

> > go he sits down.

> >

> > He has started to take one or two steps between

> > the couch and sofa but if he's not next to those

> > objects forget it.

> >

> > Most importantly, when he walks holding my hand

> it

> > seems his left foot turns out pretty far to the

> left

> > and his right foot is straight forward. He was

> > bilateral clubfoot, with the right being a little

> > stiffer than the left. It appears he also is

> > dragging the left foot a little. He doesn't do it

> > all the time though. When I walk him through the

> > grass he picks up both feet equally.

> >

> > Thanks for listening, very concerned mother.

> > Anyone else have late walkers.

> >

> >

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