POLL: Does LO sit on their own yet?

[rbl]

She's getting close but I can't put her down and walk away.

[Chrisse]

No, but she's trying!

[vk]

Feb 11, 2015 7:18:25 GMT -5 rbl said:

She's getting close but I can't put her down and walk away.

This is us, too. If DS gets distracted or turns his head to quickly he topples over.

[harleyquinn]

Itty bit sits if i can get her steady in just the right way. Then after a few seconds she just tips over like a tree that just got cut down.

[skylark002]

If I hold his legs, he can sit on his own. If I don't hold his legs, he will fall in 1 minute or so.

[Courtniko]

Yes, this is one thing that DD does really well, which is a relief since she never rolls (she has a few times in the past) and is not scooting or crawling. She can right herself pretty well, reach for things and sit back up. Eventually she will tip over though, maybe after 10 minutes, unless the cat walks by and she tries to get at him, then she topples over much sooner.

[3magicbeans]

5 mos, sort of in-between, she can sit on her own in my lap, and momentarily on her own on the floor, but I wouldn't exactly classify her as sitting yet.

That has always been so frustrating about these gross and fine motor skill milestones - when the heck does it happen? For things like first steps, its a very discrete and quantifiable event. siting, crawling, pincer grasp - not so much.

[robinbird]

He's 6 months, and has been sitting on his own the past couple of weeks. We have to watch him and sit near him though because he'll still wobble and fall over sometimes.

On a semi-related note, he rolls all the time from back to tummy, but never from tummy to back.

[bobloblaw]

For a few seconds or while propped against something but I wouldn't classify it as sitting up though. I'm not sure I would until he gets into a sitting position on his own and holds it for a while.

[bkroxfan003]

Yes, but you still have to watch her since she falls over sometimes.

[gahorseygal]

Feb 11, 2015 9:06:56 GMT -5 Courtniko said:

Yes, this is one thing that DD does really well, which is a relief since she never rolls (she has a few times in the past) and is not scooting or crawling. She can right herself pretty well, reach for things and sit back up. Eventually she will tip over though, maybe after 10 minutes, unless the cat walks by and she tries to get at him, then she topples over much sooner.

This is my LO too but we have dogs

[sweetpies]

Yes, for about 30 seconds. Then he decides that he wants to stand and will fling his head backward in an attempt to be upright.

[roccobabyk]

We are almost there!

[sosayweall]

I put 6 months and no(even though technically he's 5 months until Sunday). I work with him daily on this and put a boppy behind him. He does sit for a short time but really tries to roll out of it and get onto his tummy again. He doesn't really seem to be too into it.

[mrsnorris]

LO has been almost there for a few weeks. She made a ton of progress toward sitting 3-4 weeks ago and has plateaued. She seems to be working on other skills at the moment.

[joshan1719]

At this point my daughter was rolling all the ways, sitting on her own, had just mastered crawling and was pulling herself to a standing position. My son, on the other hand, is six months and 1 week old and is all

[redhorizon343]

Holy #$*&^ - is my baby ahead of the curve on something!?