The 6 Stages of Crawling (And How to Help Your Baby Succeed!)

In this video, we cover the 6 stages of crawling and talk about how your baby develops from their first day outside the womb all the way up until they're able to move fully under their own power. Packed with helpful tips and information about all things physiological throughout your baby's first year, and the milestones to watch out for as they grow and transition from infant to toddler.

[gigip]

My eldest hated tummy time when she was a baby and went straight to sitting then standing and walking. I think every baby is different.

[explodingorder]

My son hated tummy time so I rarely did it. He’s 5 months now, rolling both ways, sits unassisted for a few minutes and almost crawling. Your baby can and will develop without tons of tummy time!

[identityiskey]

My kids were very different as well. My daughter... Crawled at 3.5 months. Big baby to begin with. Her brother, didn't move until 10 months... Baby boy, he did it at 6 months. But.. life the video said, every child is different. So nobody should be judging or putting their baby in a bubble. He/She will move when they are ready. But do give them time to try..

[janjans]

Daughter was in the NICU the first two months of her life so at 9 months she started consistently rolling over and pushing up straight with arms. Practicing on crawling now with her.

[apxeroxinternet]

My child 6th month now and I'm searching like this video, thank you bro🙏

[elisemo]

My 5 month old loves rolling from back to tummy, but seems to have no desire to roll from tummy to back lol. She is starting to lift her bottom into the air, and she is getting better at pushing up and extending her arms. It’s so wonderful to watch her achieve these milestones. I swear, last week she was flopping over when I’d sit her up, and now she can stay in a sitting-up position with little support. ❤

[hanadnorris]

my daughter jus crawled today for the first time n she went thru every stage u mentioned. felt like i was watching my own child in your video. the plank was a stage i didnt know existed but i seen my daughter do it and thought it was a one off.

[NeymarJr-iryz]

My baby is 7months with hydrocephalus, still training him to roll and sitting...tummy times are being so helpful with his neck nd the back

[soufianosse]

Isn't that a blessing :D thank God for giving us these adorable childs <3

[rurusiddi]

This encouraged my 7 month to start crawling bc I showed it to him and I feel like he learned from it

[Orophileme]

My girl was rocking back and forth when she was 4.5 months and she is now crawling and she is 6.5 months now❤️

[majo]

omg my baby girl is actually transitioning from the army crawl. This video is so accurate! I swear it's like looking at her. She did the plank all day!! My boy preferred rocking back and forth. They were so different :) Thank you! I enjoyed it a lot!!

[qas]

You guys documented baby development so well!!

[rsacode]

So, my baby army crawled before sitting up. He is now able to sit up at 5 months and balance on his hands in front of him. But he army crawled at 15 weeks. We think he'll sit up unassisted soon as every few days he gets more and more into sitting up. He puts himself into tummy time from the sitting position and all other positions like lying down etc. I say this so other parents can see a different order on the way to proper crawling

[Androbench]

My son is 24 years old now and just started crawling

[marktwain]

This is helpful, buddy! Each stage is critical as you point out. Many thanks!

[ellenmurphymartinez]

My eldest daughter hated tummy time - so much so she learnt to sit up really early just to get off her tummy 😄 She learnt to crawl fully by 9 months starting from the sitting position. My youngest daughter loves tummy time and is progressing through all the crawling milestones by the book 🤷‍♀️

[yodermor]

love your videos. Thank you from Thailand

[fongdimbulator]

My little fella is 9 months and not crawling but the steps I've noticed after the initial rolling phase so far are:
1. On tummy, being able to prop himself up on hands and rotate on the spot.
2. While on Tummy, thrashing arms and legs like he's a beetle in the water
3. While on Tummy, Pushing himself backwards on slippery surfaces, or into a sitting position.
4. On hands and knees, rocking back and forward or doing hip thrusts
5. Transferring to a kneeling position and doing little lunges and flailing his arms or clapping.

So far no planking or army crawling. Maybe he'll skip those steps, or do them in a quick phase. Or maybe it'll still take a while! He seems to be loving it though and I love seeing each new thing he learns which he couldn't do the day before.

[lucettacole]

My son is 5 months old. He's started planking amd even scooting backwards but he still can't roll front to back. Back to front is no problem. He's been pivoting for a couple months now to get to his toys. He's been sitting up unsupported since early 4 months but needed help getting into the sitting position. It's funny how he's learning in such a strange order. But he's learning fast too. He loves tummy time and will spent upwards of 2 hours doing tummy time a day.