To the left, to the left, to the right, to the right...
Oh sorry, flash back to church dances back during high school. :)
Christopher had his 6 month check up today. He is a good healthy boy weighing in at 17 pounds and 3 ounces and measuring about 27 inches. We don't trust the nurses at our doctor's office in their ability to measure children. When Charlie went in for his 2 year check up they said he was 38 inches when he was really only 36. I don't know where they found those two inches. Well, this time we think they made Christopher too short. We will be doing our own measuring soon to find out what he really is.
He is doing great developmentally in every aspect but one. He is not rolling over yet. He is now over 6 months and does not show any inclination in wanting to roll over (or sleep completely through the night for that matter... but that is an entirely different problem.)
How is a mother to get her son to start rolling? Any suggestions?
The doctor said that if he is not rolling over in the next month to call and she will refer him for a developmental assessment so he can be a rollie pollie bug. I wonder if his lack of rolling is feelings of fear for possibly being trampled under foot by a rampaging Chachie monster... hmmm... I know I would be scared.
Send any suggestions that you may have to get my little man up to speed!
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I actually read a really funny blog that said to put your baby on an ottoman or a chair, or the edge of the bed, and then walk away to use the restroom, and your child who has not yet rolled over, will inevitably roll over and fall from height. Total joke, but totally true.
Callie didn't roll over until she was 8 months old (she was almost crawling when she figured out rolling over). Her doc didn't worry about it because she could sit up on her own by 6 months though.
Another sure fire way to get him to roll over, after you put him on the bed, chair or ottoman & walk away, is to schedule an appointment for the developmental assessment with a specialist. My friend's daughter still could not walk at her 18 month well child check up, they scheduled the appointment with a neurologist to figure out what the problem was, and no joke she started walking the morning just before the neurology appointment.
Those little ones just like to keep us on our toes, and occassionally make us shell out a little money just to prove how much we love'em!
Try putting him on a blanket and gently lifting one side so he gets the sensation of rolling over and the independence of doing it himself.
Also, get his favorite toy- get his attention, and have him watch you put it by his side so he reaches for it, Same idea as the crawling bribe, just w/ rolling over.
Good luck!
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