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Getting baby to Sit Up on their Own..
Added: 987 days ago.
Added by: happyforest
Section: General.
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any tips on how to help your baby learn to sit on their own? my 7 month old still isnt sitting on his own, but does very well with just a little support, so i feel that he`s almost there. i was just wondering what everyone else did to help them learn. he is too big for his bumbo...

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vickiessecret - 985 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I used to put a comforter down on the floor and set the boppy pillow up around my daughter and set some toys in front of her when she couldn't really sit up completely on her own.

nicnmicsmom - 986 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I'm a pediatric Physical Therapist and I get to play with babies all the time to help them learn how to do this.(yes, it's a great job) try sitting behind him, like you are in the picture you have up...but don't support him. put his legs in a circle and put one of his arms out to the right side and the other sort of in front of him....almost having him lean to the side. THEN, put a toy somewhere on the floor in front of him where he has to move at least one of his arms to get the toy. You're basically propping him to the side. What he will do is try to push himself up using his trunk muscles and arm muscles. try it to both sides and even have him lean way forward out front. catch him when he falls backward but LET him fall a little bit before you catch him. This too will engage those muscles. Sometimes, I will even help them walk their hands up from a side sitting position to a fully upright position. Keep working at it. If your baby has a big head, it might take him a little longer than some babies to do this. I'm a therapist and my son was well over 7 months before he could do it. BIG head. haha

LizetteCheree - 986 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I put andriette straight up from birth and did lots of tummy time to get her muscles going and she is 4 1/2 months old and sitting unassisted.

abbyquiet - 986 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) honestly, i wouldn't worry about it. my son didn't learn to sit up until after he learned to crawl... like several months after. and it worried me a little, he was like 8 months old, and he just did it one day. i didn't have to do anything special, he just got it.

juels101 - 986 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) With both of my girls I used a nice thick blanket, and then a breast pillow. I put them in the breast pillow sitting, with a few toys, that way they could fall over safely and get the hang of it. Naturally lots of claps and praise!

readyfornumber2 - 986 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) If you find a way let me know. Noah sits okay for 20-25 seconds and then notices his feet and topples over. He is just too interested in his new found mobility (log rolling all over the place) to sit.

mathew102508 - 986 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) My son is also 7 months and isnt sitting on his own either. He would much rather be on his tummy and move about. But its funny cause i have a friend whose baby is almost 5 months and he is already sitting on his own. I dont think there is really anything you can do you help speed up the process. It will just happen. I cant wait thought.

brendalee - 987 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) My LO is three months and starting to do it very well. I just sit her on the floor or on my lap and let her hold on to my fingers and I slowly let go. She balances herself for a few seconds...she's getting the hang of it.