I love how you write about you son, so sweet and descriptive.
I look to the future and wonder how my son will be. If he’ll walk and talk early, average, late. I look forward to finding out!

I’ve got a cautious little guy too. I was getting worried about his lack of walking as we were approaching 18 months also. I booked in to see a Paediatrician but had a 6 week wait. The day before the appointment my little guy didn’t just decide to walk, he ran. And he ran and he ran and he ran. He must have done AT LEAST 100 circuits of our dinning room whilst giggling like a mad thing. At almost 3 now he’s certainly made up for lost time. It’s just true what they say, all kids are different and will do things in their own time

My kids were both walking before 12 months, one skipped crawling completely to walk at 10 months.

some babies are just happy to do what they see as working for them. i think that by the age of two, that is when you should seek advice from your doctor, if they don’t want to walk, but otherwise, enioy this stage of babydom! that big milestone will happen!

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  • • mom94125 replied
    • 12 Jan 2015 , 5:42 pm

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  babies grow up too quick. they will walk and then run the next day, or so it seems

my son was a late walker. he has ASD.

late walker and late talker but the happiest bub you could meet!

There’s no real hurry. Thanks for sharing.

I know a late walker, but he turned out just fine!

I dont think we should be quick to set a timeframe on kids development

Have know many late walker babes

Yup, my son didn’t let go of his ‘pusher thing’ until he was 16 months.

Thank you for sharing this information.

My son didn’t take his first steps till he was 16 months, by then all the babies around us at the same age had been walking for ages. But once he started he never stopped. you would never know that he didn’t walk till that late.

thank you sharing this article good read

Is he walking yet? every child is different but 18 months does seem a little late

All kids walk at different times. It will happen when he is ready

I laugh at this as I remember by first child was born 9pd 7. Her weight was always on the top end of the percentile. I now understand why her legs buckled with getting the balance right. They all walk and talk when they are ready.

thanks for sharing was a great read

My eldest didn’t walk until after 18 months, he also crawled later than some. In some ways it was good you put him down and come back and he is in the same spot. lol We found out later he is very flat footed and that may have been the reason. It hasn’t slowed him down though he is football mad and cricket crazy. Runs flat out everywhere now. My youngest however walked early and just wanders around at his own pace. Chalk and Cheese but love them like icecream and chocolate.

My eldest (now 3) was a late walker.
She could walk around holding furniture, people’s hands, or her little toy shopping trolley perfectly but almost seemed to think that she couldn’t walk on her own!
She even “walked” on her knees (upright, no hands on the ground) from 15 months old rather than on her feet!

She finally took her first solo steps two days before she turned 18 months old, walked for about a week, then got a bad ear infection which of course upset her balance and walked on her knees again for another few weeks.

She is walking and running etc just fine now though.
She was climbing etc at least a few months before her first birthday.

Second baby is a week off her first birthday and is starting to stand alone without holding anything so we honk she won’t be like her sister.