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My 3.5 months old daughter wants to stand all the time sit and walk with my support all the time when awake. heard its bad for her legs?? help
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You heard wrong!: It's perfectly fine for even very young infants to bear weight on their legs. It actually helps build and strengthen the leg muscles and in NO WAY is dangerous. So if she enjoys this, go with the flow and let her stand. She'll be happy and so will you....
Answered 10/20/2015
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