My baby is standing up.

Question

my son is 7 months old and he stands up all the time in his crib and he's been making this squealing noise lately. could it be possible hurting his legs? and can too much pressure make him bow legged??

Answer 1

Good questions! We get these questions a lot in peds-

No, if your baby's legs were huring while standing, he wouldn't do it.  All babies are born " slighty" bow legged and eventually out grow this. If there truly was an issue with bow leggedness, your doctor would have def. noticed.

I hope this helps !

Answer 2

My daughter is seven months also and loves to stand (she can't on her on though..I hold her up). I asked her pediatrician the same thing, and she told me that it will not bow the legs. All the silly noises are just him expressing himself.  

Answer 3

Squeeling is actually good. It is how they show they are happy normally. And no, the pressure will not make him bowlegged. He will be fine!

Answer 4

My little one has been standing hanging onto things since she was 5 months old, and pulling herself up since about 5 1/2 months (she's really big for her age).  Her doctor said that she wouldn't be using the muscles if they weren't ready.  The idea that it makes babies bowlegged is a myth.

The squealing noise is most likely just him learning to make new noises.  I know that my little one has gone through phases of screaming, humming and growling (the current phase).  He may have just learned that he can make that particular noise and that it makes you notice him.

Answer 5

Is she squealing or crying.  If squealing, she is probably just excited by her new discovery.  If crying, she may not know how to get down.

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_legged

Childhood

At birth all children are more or less bow-legged. The child lies on its nurse's knee with the soles of the feet facing one another; the tibia and femur are curved outwards; and, if the limbs are extended, although the ankles are in contact, there is a distinct space between the knee-joints. During the first year of life a gradual change takes place. The knee-joints approach one another; the femur slopes downward and inward towards the knee joints; the tibia become straight; and the sole of the foot faces almost directly downwards.

While these changes are occurring, the bones, which at first consist principally of cartilage, are gradually becoming ossified. By the time a normal child begins to walk the lower limbs are prepared, both by their general direction and by the rigidity of the bones which form them, to support the weight of the body.

[edit] Causes

If a child is sickly, either with rickets or suffering from any ailment that prevents the due ossification of the bones, or is improperly fed, the bowed condition may remain persistent. Thus the chief cause of this deformity is rickets. Skeletal problems, infection, and tumors can also affect the growth of the leg, sometimes giving rise to a one-sided bow-leggedness. The remaining causes are occupational, especially among jockeys, and from physical trauma, the condition being very likely to supervene after accidents involving the condyles of the femur.

Answer 7

Perfectly normal for him to pull himself up, he's a bit early but not by much.  He's also starting to find his voice, he'll be babbling soon.

Answer 8

Nope, he's fine. Baby's squeal all the time. That's what they do.