Moms of 36-37 weekers

Mrs.Greg

My girls were born one day shy of 37 weeks.  Just wondering when you started tummy time?  They still sleep most of the day.  Yesterday for the first time, Fiona was awake between two feedings.  When will they start staying awake more?

MrsLnt

My twins were 37w 1d and they were pretty sleepy until a few weeks past their due date.  I think.  I don't really remember that much.  I remember doing tummy time with them around Christmas and they were 6.5 weeks old at that point.  We probably started around 4 weeks maybe? 

tmbuchmann

Your girls are soooo little and cute, I can't remember mine being so small, but they were!

 We started tummy time a little at a time from very early on, just a few minutes here and there then a little longer as long as they didn't fuss.

kafunder

Mine were born at 36w4d. The pedi said we could start tummy time right away. However, the babies HATED it. It wasn't until 4 months that we could get them to stay on their tummy for more than 1 minutes without a major meltdown. So, just do what you can but don't force it.

 

ej708

My girls were born at 37 weeks exactly.  We started tummy time right away on our chests and at about 2 weeks old on the playmat.  We do it every day after their afternoon feeding because that's when they're the most awake.  We sometimes do it twice a day depending on how sleepy they are (they still sleep A LOT).  They do great with it! 

GSwans2

Mine were 37w3d, and we were doing tummy time from 2 weeks oldon, every day.  But just a little bit at a time, sporadically throughout the day.  On the Boppy, on a mat, blanket, etc.  Rolled them over when they fussed.  And they were sleeeepy until about 3 weeks old, and then woke up more.

violaplayer

My guys were born at 37w3d. One hated tummy time and still does, the other likes it.

So we do traditional tummy time with our liker and with our guy who hates it, we spread it out and also did a lot of tummy time on our chests. 

Kristen61607

Our girls were born 37w4d. We did a little tummy time right away using a boppy. Then it was clear they really liked it so we did it more and more. Now they LOVE tummy time. Honestly sometimes it's the ONLY way they'll take a nap - they are actually sleeping on their bellies in the PNP right now! Of course we closely supervise them during all tummy time and thankfully they are content sleeping on their back at night!

Fancy3Face

As soon as they came home from the NICU (Annabel was 12 days and Mack was 19 days) we started, if they were awake.  I'm glad we did b/c Mack had/has some head/neck control issues.  We were able to see this early on and get the attention it needs.  

They were born at 36w1d. 

Your babies are beautiful, congrats! 

JackandGrace

My babies were born at 36w5d.  We started doing tummy time on our chests right away. That was the only way we could get it in without them crying.  Around 4 or 5 weeks is when we started doing it on the ground. 

macchiatto

Mine were 3 hrs short of 38w. I started tummy time when they were ... 3-4 weeks old? Around in there.