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A baby 7 months old is forse to learn how to walk what to do about it to stop thme from doing this

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"Both my babies legs are straight and they were both walking at 10months..."

You need to stand them up a lot, holding most of their weight untill they start pushing back. You can start this from birth. I know that there is a wives tale about bow leggedness if you do this type of thing, but I have researched and the consensus is that there is not a risk. That said, I could see it happen if your babies bones were soft from lack of sunlight (vitamin D) and calcium. So assuming no nutritional deficiencies it should be fine. Both my babies legs are straight and they were both walking at 10months! And walking really well btw 11 and 12 months. You really need to praise them at the slightest effort to bear their own weight. Also, my hubby would give them baby "situps" that really helped a lot. We really noticed a difference. As soon as they were trying to bear their own weight (3 mnths old?) he would hold their hands with them standind on his lap, tilt them back to a lying position and say "situp???" and he would bring them forward and they would try to push up with their legs. Both, babies did this so i assume it`s innate with all babies. The more he did this, the stronger they got. This helped with early crawling too.

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Q. Is it true that if you urge baby to walk too early, their feet may bend and develop wrong?
live-in grandparents started making baby stand and walk as early as 2-3 months old. some others urge we not force-walk the baby as legs may bend since they are not able to support themselves on their feet very well. baby is now close to 9 months and is constantly walked everywhere with support. should we stop doing this and is there any truth to it?

"Kids start out naturally bow legged..."

Yes Ive heard that this can cause him/her to be bow legged also! Really let them find thier own legs.... Kids start out naturally bow legged. Over time the legs straighten out. It is not recommmended that you try to force a baby to stand...

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Q. Any truth to the old wives tale about either your baby will walk early or get teeth early, but not both?
i told my mom my 7 week old was teething and she said congratulations that means she won't walk early. huh?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? has anyone else heard of this? in your experience was it true?

"He is 9 months old and nearly walking now..."

I have heard this as my son got his first tooth about about 2 months old. I was told he would learn to walk much later than the other kids. He is 9 months old and nearly walking now, Hm, I honestly think there is no truth behind it.

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Q. Did your baby walk early?
did your baby walk early? how long did the process take? my son is 6 1/2 months and for the past week has taken to standing up from my lap and today he took a step, he can stand for about 8 seconds, i was completely gobsmacked, he has quite good strength as he could sit unaided by 3.5 months, he isnt crawling though, well just kind of army crawl but he seems to walk to walk instead, he wont bend to be sat down and if i try to pick him up he runs to his feet. im wondering how long until he walks? by going by his ability not age

"The middle of 10 months he is walking http://www.youtube.com/user/popcornshower#p/u/1/pcs8y7dcz24 i think..."

It still may be a few months. My son was early at everything and used a standup walker at 7.5 months old. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/maryjane_097/KOKOKO008.jpg By 8 months he was able to walk with shoes using the walker http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/maryjane_097/Takeo-Walker08.jpg By 10 months he was going a few steps http://www.youtube.com/user/popcornshower#p/u/6/eOQX_99ZJfU By the middle of 10 months he is walking http://www.youtube.com/user/popcornshower#p/u/1/PCs8y7DCZ24 I think you should buy the standup walker. My son seemed to love it and he still runs with it since he isn't a fast walker yet

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Q. If you walked early will your baby probably walk early? is it genetic?
i walked at 9 months old...my baby is 5 months and v strong and loves being up on her feet on me and loves her jumperoo - is it normal for babys to hit milestones early if there parents did? everyone in my family keeps saying shes gonna be an early walker like i was

"And my son is now 9 months and doesn't do either of those things...."

No, I would say it's not genetic. I was saying words and crawling at 6 months, and my son is now 9 months and doesn't do either of those things.

Q. Does tummy time help baby walk faster?
i hear people say that there baby walk at 6 or 7 months i want my baby to walk early. what should i do?

"The problem with babies walking so early is their bones are still very soft..."

My son was walking at 7 months. The problem with babies walking so early is their bones are still very soft. It caused some bowing of his legs for a short time until they straightened themselves back out. He was a tummy sleeper and spent probably just as much time on his tummy as he did his back.

Q. Does an overdue baby do things like walk, smile quicker after birth than premature/early baby?
fior example if baby a is born at 37weeks pregnant, and baby b is born at 42weeks pregnant and they both had early ultrasounds to make the due dates accurate, because baby b was in womb more than a month longer than baby a does it mean it will develop quicker i.e smiling,walking etc? or generally isit completely random?

"But my girl was 41 weeks and my nephew was 38 weeks..."

i think technically no. they should do things at the same time. but my girl was 41 weeks and my nephew was 38 weeks and they were 3 weeks apart. My girl did 90% things first, he would do them a week or 3 later. (me and my sister are twins, so the babies are 50% the same, haha)

Q. Are baby walkers a necessity, can my baby learn to walk just as early without it, and just as early?
i was wondering because all the babies in my family began to walk at 8 or 9 months, and they all used walkers, so if i didnt use one for my daughter, would she be able to walk just as early, with the help of her father and i?

"You baby will walk just fine without the walker..."

You baby will walk just fine without the walker. As long as you are keeping her exercising her muscles since birth, she will have no difficulty learning to walk. The American Association of Pediatrics advised against using a walker because this will affect their balance ability amd muscle strength.

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Q. What's the earliest you have ever seen a baby walk?
my brother and i both walked at 9 months. this seems early to me. have you known anyone who walked earlier than that?

"My kids all walked between 13-16 months...."

Nope. My kids all walked between 13-16 months.

Q. Baby walks early age mean they will become smarter when order?
does baby walks in early age mean they will become smarter when order

"My daughter walked at 8 months and it was the earliest my dr..."

I've never heard that before and it doesn't sound like it is very likely to be true. My daughter walked at 8 months and it was the earliest my Dr. had seen and he didn't mention anything. I am going to have to say no.

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