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Sitting Pretty
Tips to Help Baby Reach
this Developmental Milestone
this Developmental Milestone
By Alexandria Powell
Are you wondering when your baby will begin sitting unsupported? It won't be long!
On average, babies begin sitting up at around 6 to 8 months of age, says Michelle Baboun, a pediatric physical therapist in south Florida.
At about 6 months old, most babies can sit, using their arms propped in front of them for support. Some can sit erect without using their arms for support, but if your baby is this bold, expect loss of balance and falls to be frequent, especially with movements of the head and reaching, Baboun says.
"As babies get closer to 8 months, most have the trunk and pelvic strength to maintain unsupported sitting, can reach and move in sitting and are able to make adjustments for losses of balance," Baboun says. (If your baby was a preemie, be sure to use adjusted age.)
"She did the 'to-one-hip, then fall back' move many times before she sat up unassisted," Stoner says. "She also sat up with that motion, and then fell back over quickly, if there were not pillows or an adult supporting her from behind."
"Babies begin practicing the moves that will lead to sitting during the newborn period," says Maribeth Gorman, a senior occupational therapist at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. The ability to sit begins with the ability to control one's own head, a skill your child is building as he sits with support on your lap or has tummy time with you on the floor. Gradually, he requires less and less support. By 4 or 5 months, many babies are just barely sitting, able to stay in a propped position for a few seconds.
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