*** Physical Milestones, Such As Rolling Over, Sitting, Crawling, Cruising And Walking ***

Recently, we took a survey of parents with twins, on the major milestones usually reached in the first year. Here are the results:

Rolling Over

1 Month- 1 Child had rolled over

2 Months - 7 Children rolled over

3 Months - 12 Children Rolled

4 Months - 14 Children Rolled

5 Months - 9 Children Rolled

6 Months - 6 Children Rolled

7 Months - 2 Children Rolled

• Results: most children began rolling by atleast 7 months, and began as early as 1 month.

Sitting Up Unassited

2 Months - 2 Children sat up

3 Months - 1 Child Sat up

4 Months - 2 Children sat up

5 Months - 7 Children sat up

6 Months - 22 Children Sat up

7 Months - 6 Children sat up

8 Months - 5 Children sat up

9 Months - 6 Children sat up

10 Months - 3 Children sat up

12 Months - 1 Child was sitting

• Results: most children were sitting unassisted by 6 months, and began as early as 2 months.

Crawling

5 Months - 1 child was crawling

6 Months - 5 children were crawling

7 Months - 15 children were crawling

8 Months - 15 children were crawling

9 Months - 6 children were crawling

10 Months - 6 children were crawling

11 Months - 6 children were crawling

12 Months - 1 child was crawling

• Results: most were crawling by 7 months, and began as early as 5 months, or as late as 12 months.

Cruising

7 Months - 5 children were cruising

8 Months - 7 children were cruising

9 Months - 11 children were cruising

10 Months - 10 children were cruising

11 Months - 3 children were cruising

12 Months & up - 12 children were cruising

• Results: most began cruising by 9 months, but some started as early as 7 months, or began as late as 12 months and up.

Walking

8 Months - 1 child was walking

9 Months - 2 children were walking

10 Months - 6 children were walking

11 Months - 11 children were walking

12 Months - 8 children were walking

13 Months - 8 Children were walking

14 Months - 1 child was walking

15 Months & up - 10 children were walking

• Results: by 11 months most children had begun walking, 1 started as early as 8 months, and many started as late as 15 months and up.

With Physical Milestones, we found there to be a wide range of "normal" results. Contact your pediatrician with any concerns.

--Becky5 07:46, 27 July 2007 (CDT)