HERE ARE THE AVERAGE RANGES FOR YOUR BABY'S VARIOUS FORMS OF LOCOMOTION: Scooting on belly backwards: babies typically scoot backwards between 7 and 8 months. Scooting on belly forwards: Babies typically scoot forward on their bellies by pulling with arms and pushing with legs between 8 and 9 ½ months.

At what age do babies scoot?

Once your baby can sit unassisted, it's time to start anticipating some attempts at scooting or crawling. Most babies begin scooting, creeping, or crawling between 6 and 12 months.

What month does a baby start creeping?

At 6 months old, babies will rock back and forth on hands and knees. This is a building block to crawling. As the child rocks, he may start to crawl backward before moving forward. By 9 months old, babies typically creep and crawl.