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i wouldnt listen to health visitor all babys are different my lil boy didnt walk untill he was 1 year old and boys are slightly slower than girls. if u get reffered to docs just go and explain that your not worried bout it at the end of the day he your child
good luck

Hi my baby is 7 weeks old, and he cries day and night mostly at night with colics and he is getting really stressed and so do i am not sure what to do anymore as i have folowed every advice possible and i have tried everything on the book is there anything diferent i can try to make him better?? please help!!

hi luisa, my son also had colic it felt like it went on forever, i used infacol before each feed even during the night, it went on for weeks, what sort of bottles do u use, cause i had the tommy tippee ones and they are supposed to reduce the chance of them getting colic but my son still got it. i also brought those dr brown bottles they have special thing inside to stop the air getting into ur baby i tried them and i guess they helped a bit, but im affraid u really just have to go with the flow and see it out. but i would definatly recommend infacol i went though bottles of the stuff and it worked in the end. so good luck but just remember it does get better and a hell of alot easier!

Hiya nic_and_dave!

Thats so mean, i dont get along with health visitors at all, they all seem to want to put u down and make u feel so useless in the process. My lil girl is nearly 13 months old and not walking on her own yet so dont worry.... your son has plenty of time to walk. They wanna rush babies and seem to want to make them grow up too soon!! let them be babies for as long as poss i say!!

A STAND AGAINST HEALTH VISITORS WHO MAKE US FEEL THIS WAY lol xx

I'm sorry, but are all H/V a pain in the ___e? Don't worry...................mine has had my 9 month old son referred to the hospital twice now (for different reason), and he was fine...................I'm sure they just try to justify their jobs! Don't worry and ignore the old moo bag!!!
I agree with mumandchloe, let them stay babies for as long as poss!!!
Best wishes
S x

my daughter didnt walk until she was 14 months old, and my mates son didnt walk until 22 months, so your health visitor has no right saying things like that n threatening a referral to the drs, no-one referred my daughter, and no-one even sugested referring my mates son xxx

Hi nic and dave, pay no attention to what se said and if i was you i wouldnt bother seeing her again, if you need a HV get a new one. all my kids walked at different times ranging from 11 and a half to 15 months. you see they have a book on what they think a child should have achieved, ive always thought it was rubbish and i have been parenting for 20 years with 6 little darlings lol bless. All i can see about a HV is a power trip, they get to talk down to vunerable worried parents and you get to feel like S***. that power tripping in style. Excuse language, dont swear much. Take care x

He is fine my honey, and what he has achieved is good enough. How dare she tell you your baby isnt good enough. sorry but the more i read your anguish and worry the more angry i get. im not surprised that your angry, i would be fuming. your little one is unique, all of our children are, thats why we love them. dont worry, you are doing a great job, let him grow his way and enjoy, they grow up quicker than you think. x

HIya chick Dont Worry!!! , my lil one is 16 months and still not walking on her own yet my HV has told me they give them up to 2 years old before they do anything about it and ive heard from friends that their lil one didnt walk til 18 months. I was worrying as she's the only one not walking yet amongst her friends but realised they all do it in their own lil time. These bloody HV's sure there just there to get us worried cus our babys arent doing things 'by the book' !! & like others have said on here ur doing a great job so just enjoy ur baby now. take care luv lisa xxxx

hiya my first son was 11 and half months when he was walking on his own and my second son who is just 10 months started walking a 9 month and 3 weeks every child is different,there is nothing to worry about with your child not walking yet dont listen to the health visitor your baby will walk whenever he is resdy not when some stuck up health visitor says ready they get you so mad dont they with all their so called advise when half of them havent even got children of their own i would say your baby is just on the right path for his age if not in front of some other babys i know take care hun.