How many months do girls usually start sitting?

Parents of babies are often interested in whether it is possible to sit down daughters, and at what age it can be done. They are intimidated by their grandmothers, who say that they can’t put girls on their feet, since this is fraught with problems with childbirth. On the forums, mothers are frightened by "dropping of the uterus at the daughter" and other consequences of early sitting. I wonder if you can believe such statements, and when, indeed, little girls begin to sit down.

It’s difficult to give exact dates when the girl starts to sit down, because this skill is very laborious for the baby. In order for such a skill to be possible, the child must have strong muscles in the back and abdomen, neck and arms, and have sufficiently mature joints and the spine. Pediatricians believe that the average baby can begin to sit from 6 months with support, from 7 months without it, and from 8-9 months the child should be able to sit on its own from a prone position.

It should be noted that these standards are averaged, so for a single girl up to one year to apply them in a categorical form is not worth it. Much will depend on a number of factors that influence the speed with which a child acquires a new motor skill. Some of these factors need clarification.

1. The weight of the baby. Girls with puffy shapes and weights that exceed average standards will sit after normal terms. The fact is that their skeletal system will be more difficult to maintain its own weight.
2. Temperament. There are little girls calm and imperturbable, and there are mobile and inquisitive. If a girl is choleric or sanguine by temperament, then she has every chance to start sitting earlier than calm kids.
3. Health status. Premature babies are preparing for the transition to new physical abilities longer, weakened and often ill girls develop with some delay.
4. Habitat. If the girl has enough space to move, if she is not limited to the fence of the crib or playpen, if she can be interested in bright toys, then she will sit and crawl earlier.

Some agile and active girls are beginning to demonstrate an intention to crouch until six months of age. Parents will be able to understand that the time has come for the preparatory stage. The baby is getting ready for the seat active coups from side to side, from back to stomach and vice versa.

Following the preparation, the stage of short-term sitting begins, during which the girl can sit down, but she still cannot manage to stay in this position. To eliminate injuries, you need to soften the fall for the baby as much as possible - pillows and ottomans around the child should be not support, but insurance. One and a half to two months after the start of the short-term sitting, the girls master the sitting stage with support. Already at this stage, bright individual features appear - some girls sit on their own hands, others prefer to lean on their elbow, and some still strive to roll over and stand on all fours.

At 8 months, most girls can play for a rather long time in a sitting position, and at 9-10 months, the child begins to sit independently.

Pediatricians, including the famous doctor Yevgeny Komarovsky, do not recommend sitting down girls at all until they start to sit down or make active attempts to do this. Least, up to 6-7 months should not make active attempts to seat the child. In this matter, the recommendations are the same for children of any gender. Both boys and girls with an immature spine and weak muscles are at risk of becoming victims of early verticalization.

For girls, this is dangerous not only by the curvature of the spine and deformity of the legs, but also by certain injuries to the bones of the pelvis. The uterus, of course, cannot move anywhere, but the problems with the bone structure of the small pelvis can really affect the subsequent reproductive abilities of the baby.

Attempts by parents to help a child learn new skills, forcibly sitting on the ass, in a high chair, stroller, under six months of age are dangerous for both boys and girls.

Sitting down should not be considered reclining position in the cradle-carrying, in a wheelchair. Sitting down is always the verticalization of the spinal column.

And even more so, you should avoid various children's products, the purpose of which is to verticalize the child. Jumpers and walkers are considered to be developmental devices for a child, but in fact they cripple the unformed spine. Therefore, such devices cannot be used for up to 9 months. The position that a child takes in walkers and jumpers is unnatural at a certain age.

1. If the girl began to sit down prematurely, you should not stop her or lay her back forcibly. If the child himself decided to change the position of the body, it means that he is ready for this.

2. To hurry delayed with the study of the skill of the girl, you need to invite friends with children. Seeing how other children take her toys, the baby will take a willful decision to sit down and crawl, because she will have a strong incentive, due to the usual greed and property sense for an early age.

3. Do not interfere and try to fix the way the girls sit. The only exception is bending the legs in the knees in different directions (W-shaped fit). It should be stopped to avoid deformation of the legs, knee and hip joints. Other ways are permissible.

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