Granddaughter not walking

Thanks for all your kind comments. DGD was walking just holding one hand recently. I think it's confidence , once she's off they will be no stopping her.

My DGS was a late walker, he was nearly 3, but he has Down syndrome with Hyper mobility. He's 10 now, and walks runs climbs quite agile. He's very bright, but his speech is his problem.

My DGS was 20 months and a bum shuffler before he walked. He was seen by a paediatrician. He just stood up one day and walked. The advantage was that, by then, he had quite gotten balance so didn’t fall too much. DD got a shock when DGS2 walked at a normal’ age and was into everything.

Our grandson is nearly 25 months and still not walking independently, will hold someone's hand and cruise but just won't leave go. He is chatting away and can put 2/3 words together knows animal sounds and songs and tunes. He has been seen by a physio and she is saying nothing wrong with him and he will walk soon. He is awaiting elimination blood test and on the waiting list for the paediatrician. But my DD is getting upset by it and people saying, " oh he is a boy they are always lazy"especially when friends children are walking by one year old.

My friend's brother didn't walk until 2 1/2. He was fine. Just couldn't be bothered.

My son, now 28, was a bum shuffler, he didn’t walk until he was about 2. He was also quite heavy.
All his other milestones were fine.
Certainly hasn’t held him back in any way

In my experience, but shufflers often don't bother to walk until about 18 months. No need to worry

The mean age of walking independently is 13 and a half months. Health Visitors and other clinicians are generally advised to refer to paediatrics if children are not walking at 18 months. Heavy babies are often later to walk because it's a greater mechanical load for their little legs to support. Don't worry too much if the child is meeting other milestones and appears to be making progress.

My little bum shuffler was nearly 2 before she decide to get to her feet. Her little sister was 17 months younger and I’d started to wonder which of them would walk first.

Yes I shuffled on my bum too and finally walked at 16 months

I could never boast about my children’s walking, either. Son 1 was 18 months, son 2 was 15 months and my daughter was 16 months. Apparently, I was 17 months and my grandmother, who was still alive at the, told me that my mother was 17 months, too. Added to this, my mother-in-law told me my husband was 17 months, too. It really doesn’t matter - they all get there in the end. All my children had small feet and I wondered if that had an impact - especially my daughter, who was short, pump and still in 3-6 months pram shoes. As an adult, she is still fairly short, a size 6-8 and wears size 2 shoes.

….and I also think this is a ‘bum shuffling’ thingy…..both mine crawled …no bum shuffling.

My daughter was walking at 9 months and it drove me nuts because she didn’t have the understanding to go with it …so I was permanently following her around !
She was a full on job…..my son was a more normal 12 months ….a relief! You should not worry yet , until she’s had her check up ! My brother was over 2 before he walked .

My younger niece shuffled around on her beam end too until she was eighteen months old - never crawled at all. Then one day she rose to her feet and started to walk.

Since then there has been no stopping her.

So don't worry - your lassie will walk when she wants to - you could suggest putting one or two of her favourite toys out of he reach unless she gets to her feet.

My godson dragged himself upright holding onto a chair suddenly one day because he wanted to stroke the cat lying on said chair so incentives do sometimes work.

My son walked at 16 months. His son at 18. Both fine. I was concerned unnecessarily, and so were he and his wife.

Unless there is anything else obviously wrong, don't worry! There's a huge range of 'normal.'

My son was a bum shuffler, he eventually walked just before his second birthday.

I didn't walk until I was 2. I think babies go at their own speed.

When I had my first child, two other neighbours also had babies - they were born within a few weeks of each other. My DC and the boy across the road crawled and walked in text book fashion; the other little boy just sat - he played happily with his toys on the floor, 'chatted' brightly as the others did, but made no attempt to move from his sitting position, and his mother became anxious. However, at a noisy family gathering he evidently hauled himself up, hanging on to the leg and skirt of an aunt, and made his first tentative efforts at walking, staggering between relatives oustretched hands as they all cheered him on. He had presumably felt that crawling was a pointless stage. Over the years observing the many babies in the family and among friends, we have realised that babies do things when they are ready, unless they have other obvious signs of a developmental delay.

DGD1 was 21 months before she walked. She was the largest baby I’d ever seen and didn’t have the strength to heave herself up. DD1 was horrified as DGD1 had been exclusively breast fed for 6 months and has only ever drunk water (18 now). DD1 was fairly underweight and walked at 11 months. DGD1 went onto to be netball captain of her senior school and was heavily involved in athletics and all that weight melted away once she did walk.

My god daughter was a bum shuffler and didn't walk until she was 23 months.
Once she did, there was no stopping her

My DS walked at 18 months, one of my DDs not til nearly 3, due to hypermobility. DD has now been diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. My DGD didn't walk until 2, due to hypermobility and her parents spent a fortune on private aids which didn't really help. She's fine now, although her elbow 'pops out' from time to time but we've all learned to deal with it.
I don't think that not walking is considered to be a possible 'problem' until 18 months +.
I did have my main problem with my DD when people either called her lazy or suggested that I had done something to her! In the absence of certain conditions all children will walk eventually.

I think she may be find it easier and quicker to hold onto something. I know the feeling.

I would not worry, she will walk when she is ready.

My HV said that all children reach their milestones "when they are ready and in their own way"!
My daughters will be 40 and 42 this year and are happy, fit and healthy. The eldest walked at 9 months (and ran at 10! - nightmare!) but my youngest thinks everything through before doing them (- still does) so she didn't walk until over 12 months when she was sure she could do it properly (fewer bumps and bruises for me to deal with - result!).
Hope your GD is just being like my youngest and familiarising herself with her surroundings from a safe position before exploring on 2 feet.

My eldest was a very fast crawler so didn't walk until 19 months.