Walk Before Crawl

Is your baby trying to walk to before he or she can crawl? Here some tips and things to look out for when your baby is attempting to walk before his or her crawl. First thing to note is that it’s completely normal for your baby to starting walking before they ever crawl. Many babies skip crawling entirely and just go straight to walking. It’s not abnormal and your baby will fine. Below are some tips and advice for dealing with your exci0ed baby who wants to walk right away:

1) Invest in Walking Wings or a product that will help your baby walk sooner. If your finding that all your baby wants to do is get up and walk and is getting very frustrated not being able to crawl, then you are probably constantly picking them up to help them walk and watch over them like any normal parent would do. This is going to take it’s toll on your back and investing in walking wings is great because now you can stand up straight and walk with your baby and this will help him walk and free up his arms so he can grab things and explore! Just make sure your walking wings are always properly secured before you start walking and it’s important that your baby is already trying to stand and has some leg support and strength in his legs so you are not forcing him or her to walk when using walking wings. We definitely recommend walking wings for babies who are trying to walk before they can crawl.

2) Don’t force your baby to crawl. This will be a frustrating thing for your baby and yourself and you can force your baby to crawl if he or she just want to go straight to walking. A good way to entice crawling is too sometimes crawl with him to show him how to do it. Make it a game where you crawl around they feel it’s fun to crawl and do it without thinking about it. Or leave his or her favorite toy a few feet away from them and see that will get them to start trying to crawl to it. We’ve seen examples of babies who will crawl when your not there, but when your around, they will just look up at you to help them up to walk. So sometimes, leaving the toy for your baby to crawl too and then leaving the room but still watching in a safe environment, on a soft rug or soft carpet may help them start to crawl. For boys a car that runs on it’s on can help them over the hump and chase after it by crawling when they don’t even know they are doing.

3) If you are trying to have your baby crawl… or just to ease the frustration for babies that can’t crawl. We recommend a lot of floor time. Have him or her spend as much time on the floor without your guidance as possible. This starts when they are very little and with tummy time and all the way through their first birthday until they can walk.

4) Be aware as if your baby is getting up on their own before they can crawl, it’s likely they may take more falls such as face planting, falling forward, sideways, and other directions that they may not have done if they were crawling first. Therefore, a little more supervision until your baby starts walking and is comfortable on their is definitely something you should look into. Also, make sure to lower your mattress in the crib at the right time to ensure your baby can’t pull themselves out. We have heard way too many stories of babies pulling themselves out of cribs and needed to get a net. Don’t encourage or even show your baby standing in the crib and practice their standing in other rooms against other objects than the crib. You don’t want your baby to associate standing with the crib as that is where they can roll around (occasionally sit up) which is not encouraged either in the crib. The crib is the designated place for sleep so be sure to lower mattress to the point where they can’t pull themselves at in a early stage especially for the babies that go straight to walking early and can pull themselves up quicker than other babies.

Here are some things that can cause babies to try and walk before they crawl. Some parents have told us that encouraging their babies to stand up by holding their hands at any early age will teach them to use your hands to stand up and ultimately lean on you to help them stand up. Some good advice and tips for you and your baby is try and let them learn by guiding them on their own and through natural progression. Teaching a baby the wrong tools can lead to them going around the natural progressions, which is not always a bad thing, it can just cause some frustration at times for baby, mommy, and daddy. Ultimately, your baby will figure it out in time.

Any other ideas or thoughts from parents, teachers, or anyone who has tips for parents whose babies want to walk before crawl, add your comments below and hope you enjoyed this article and it’s helpful for you and your baby!