How old was your baby when they crawled?

Crawling baby - A baby crawling
United States
December 7, 2006 8:13pm CST
My son is 9 months old and he's just now started to crawl. He's not even fully crawling. I guess you'd say he's doing the "commando crawl." Is this about the right age for them to start crawling? When did your child start crawling?
7 responses
@Stephanie5 (2946)
• United States
8 Dec 06
Well, let's see...i have 5...my first one was crawling at 4 months and walking at 7, my second was crawling about 6-7 months and walking at a year, my third one however, commando crawled until he was about 13 months (never did crawl the right way) and then started walking...the 4 and 5th ones started crawling about 7 months, and walked before a year... All kids are different! The docs do say that a child REALLY needs to learn to crawl the right way to develop their hand/eye coordination. My son, the one who never crawled right can't take 2 steps without falling on his face, he is extremely clumsy! Hope this helps, GOOD LUCK! Everything will be fine! He'll get it!
• United States
8 Dec 06
Wow, thanks for your great response! Holy cow, I can't imagine him crawling at 4 months! You must have really been on the move keeping up with that one!
• El Salvador
8 Dec 06
My daughter was also about 9 months old when she started to crawl. She didn't even really make an effort before that. All of a sudden, she was just crawling like mad. And then she didn't even try walking, not even while holding onto my hand. Then, about a week before her first birthday, she just started walking everywhere!
• United States
8 Dec 06
I know, it's amazing how quickly it started happening! And he's starting to get really quick too. I don't know if I'm ready for him to be mobile! ;)
@amber81 (288)
• United States
12 Dec 06
Aww i cant wait to see my lil girl crawl!!
@megs85 (3142)
• Australia
10 Dec 06
My Son - Heres a photo of my son Kai taken only a few days ago, sitting. I think he looks adorable. Sitting is the new thing, but he has been crawling since he was four months old. I am extremely proud of him.
My son is seven months old, and has been crawling since he was 4 months old. He was rolling at two months old, which I'm also led to believe is reasonably early. However he's only just started to sit in this past week, and still doesnt say "words", lots of sounds but no 'mum, dad, bub' or anything. I suppose what I'm trying to get at is every child develops differently, at their own pace. Some will excel at some things and fall behind in others.
• United States
10 Dec 06
Thanks for your response! Yeah, I've finally come to that conclusion, that all children develop at their own speed. I've learned not to compare my son to any other children. He seems like he's hitting all the milestones when he's supposed to, so I'm not worried!
• United States
10 Dec 06
my daughter was 6 months old. My son and other daughter was 9 months old and my baby was 5 months old!
• United States
10 Dec 06
Sounds like all different ages then! Thanks for your response, it's good to hear input from an experienced mommy! :)
• United States
10 Dec 06
My son is three months old and he has already started to "commando crawl"
• United States
10 Dec 06
Wow! That's amazing! I don't think my son was even rolling yet at three months! You definitely have a gifted little man! That must be so cute. :)
@Acts238girl (2087)
• United States
8 Dec 06
My little boy never really crawled that much at all.When he did he kinda scooted instead of crawling.He looked pitiful.lol But he did start walking at ten months.
• United States
8 Dec 06
Thanks for your response! Yeah, that's kind of what my son is doing. Sometimes he looks like a little worm. :)
@LoganzMom (618)
• United States
18 Dec 06
my son - logan
my son commando crawled at 5 months and crawled right at 6 months and began walking at 10 months...all kids go at their own pace. your son is a doll. he's doing just fine!