Quote Originally Posted by Inspired by Reggio View Post
Yup I would not give up hope at this time - IME for an infant who has never been in daycare those skills are typically 'normal' of an only child ... most parents who only have one child at home have no need to teach their one year old to feed themselves - they enjoy that bonding time of holding and feeding the babe so tend to prolong it as long as possible ...
I agree, I started 2 at the same time, both a year old (2 weeks apart) Child one was an only child, child 2 was a second child. HUGE difference. Child one wasn't holding the bottle, hard time self soothing, needed to be held all the time. Child 2 ate and drank like a champ from day 1, walking, moving around like crazy, very independant. Sleeps for 3 hours at a time (and can sleep through anything)

Baby 1 has been catching up. Not walking yet, but get's around his own way and now holds his bottle. It's a tough couple of weeks to get them into the right habit, but you can't expect them to come ready for the way you run your house.