26 May 🥴Concerned that your 8 month old baby isn’t sitting up by themselves yet 😳Been told that baby is just lazy and he’ll sit up when he is ready
If you answered yes to the above statements, then you are not alone. Here at My Favourite Physio, every week our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists🤓 see babies who are not yet sitting to help them learn to sit upright by themselves. When a baby does not sit independently by himself at 8 months old, he is likely to be delayed in his gross motor skills. Parents would have often gone to their family doctor or even Paediatricians with their concerns, only to be told that baby is lazy because he is a boy and boys are slower.😬 Although, if the baby was a girl, it would equally be said that girls are slower than boys to move. This advice is incorrect. A typically developing baby should be sitting by themselves between 6 months to 8 months regardless of gender. Babies are not born lazy. Usually when a baby is not able to sit independently, it is because they are unable to do so and need some help to learn to sit.
The most common reason why a baby👶🏻 is not yet sitting independently by themselves at 8 months old is hypotonia. Hypotonia refers to low tone in all the muscles, which results in baby struggling to hold their head up, struggling to lift their hip and leg across their body to roll over, struggling to sit upright with their head and shoulders in line with their hips. The key to helping baby learn to sit upright independently by themselves is to strengthen baby’s tummy and back muscles so that they can learn to move in and out of sitting.
There are many other possible reasons why a baby is not yet sitting independently by themselves, and it is important that each child is assessed by an Expert Paediatric Physiotherapist🤓 in order to ensure that they receive the correct diagnosis and treatment plan. So if you are concerned about your baby’s gross motor skills, ring My Favourite Physio 📱on (02) 9790 4233 or DM us @myfavouritephysio to book an appointment with one of our Expert Physiotherapists today!
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