It’s a thing!
Curious why your baby can’t seem to get his tummy off the ground to crawl on hands and knees? Seen some babies “army crawling”? Here it is! If I sound excited, it’s because I am!! Belly crawling is a major paradigm shift and an under-appreciated milestone, in my opinion. Let’s give it its due attention.
Podcast interview
I had a blast talking with Laura Bruner on Modern Mamas Podcast about everything I could think of about belly crawling. Hear some from her as well about her experience with her daughter.
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MMP Episode 58: Eliza Parker Returns for Belly Crawling
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“In this episode, Laura sits down for a wisdom filled chat with Eliza Parker on her 4th MMP appearance. We dive deep into a topic with little recognition but immense importance: BELLY CRAWLING! The why, how, when, and what all in one place. We even talk about how EVERYONE should give it a try no matter what age and the reasons why movement and emotion are so intertwined. Don’t miss this one.”
Video: Belly Crawling vs Hands-and-Knees Crawling
Plus! Check out my video and get the scoop on how these are different so you know what to look for in your baby.
Eliza Parker is a certified Infant Developmental Movement Educator® (work of Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen), Aware Parenting Instructor (Aletha Solter, Ph.D), Body-Mind Centering® Practitioner, and trained Feldenkrais® Practitioner.
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My son is 7 months old. He has been belly crawling since 5 months old. I noticed he uses the same leg only. His right leg moves and his left stays straight with no movement. He uses his right arm to reach forward and uses his left elbow to pull himself forward. Is this a normal progression? Should I be concerned he only uses one leg and arm to move? Or is this a natural progression to crawling?
Hi Marissa, thanks for asking. Yes, it’s an indicator of something going on that we would want to investigate. First, it’s fabulous that he’s crawling on his belly in any fashion at all! But we are looking for alternating sides for the purposes of weight shifting, training joint movement, patterns of weight bearing, etc. It’s not a bad thing, but we do want to look at it to make sure he has access to his full freedom of movement at this time when babies’ movement contributes to shaping their bones/joints and habits. Let me know if you’d like to talk further.