Crawling

[Clysta]

So Kylie is a little over 7 months old, and still isn't crawling. I know that this is normal, but I'm still a little worried. She can't push herself up yet, and doesn't really like to move. She moves her hands, kinda scoots her feet and then lays down. She is however trying hard to pull herself up onto things, and I don't know if we should be letting her or not. I've read a lot that says babies HAVE to crawl or it can mean they have developmental issues. Is it really ok for babies to not crawl and go straight to walking? We try to get her to crawl, but she just doesn't want anything to do with it. Should I be concerned at all?  (I know this probably sounds stupid, but I can't help but worry about her)

[LosingMyMindInGA]

Some babies just don't like crawling.  

Lily hasn't even rolled over yet.  She HATES tummy time but will lay on her back and wiggle around.  She can do full circles and scoot somewhat while on her back.  She still doesn't fully sit unassited either.  I wouldn't worry at this point.

[Clysta]

Yeah. Kylie hates to be put down for any reason. She also pushes herself backwards. I don't know why this concerns me so much, lol. I'm just freaking out and keep thinking she should already be doing all these things. I use my phone and toys to try to get her to move forward.

[jschoch8]

Lily is 7 months and not quite crawling yet either. Shes more like swimming a few feet or so. She has started crawling backwards tho.

I use her paci as motivation thats how i got her to move and reach forward. She still gets annoyed on her belly fairly quickly.

[waitn838]

Em is 8 months old already and can push her chest up but she is not interested in crawling at all....she wants to roll everywhere....she loves to stand on her legs and can stand on her legs for a good while....

my husband said he walked 2 days after learning to crawl so im thinking Em is following his steps

my son crawled about a month before walking and i believe he started crawling at 9 months....

i just keep encouraging belly time and spread Em's toy's on the floor and when she's ready she'll get up and go