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Creeping not crawling
My 10 month old preterm baby(32 weeks) doesn't crawl on knees instead does commando crawling(creeping).. he was admitted To NICU for 3 weeks after birth and suffered pericardial effusion and was on ventilator for a couple of days.. current weight is over 7kgs.. he is otherwise Active and babbles words and plays and creeps all the time..
Is this normal..
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Yes u can wait for couple of months
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Dr. Brindha. V
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
Erode
Preterm baby may take another 1 month to crawl
Don’t worry
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Dr. Pandurang Sawant
Pediatrician
13 yrs exp
Pune
Can wait
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Dr. Lokanadha Reddy
Pediatrician
13 yrs exp
Bangalore
You should reduce 2 months for the development. So he is only 8 months now. So u can wait.
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