Tummy time and rolling over...

carries1030

Ok so DS is going to be 4 months old on Friday! Can't believe it!! Ok so here's the thing....she still despises tummy time!! I continue to do it but after a few minutes she's screaming. Which means she hasn't rolled over yet either. I've tried the whole getting on the floor with her, putting toys down, etc etc. but nothing works!! Any others still hate tummy time and not rolled over yet? Should I be concerned yet? I'll probably just ask the doc at her appt on friday. 

amdraza

I am not dealing with this personally, but a friend of mine was and she was told to have LO completely naked and on a really soft blanket (might want to put something absorbable under it in case the baby pees). It worked better for her that way. LO still didn't love it, but would at least do it for a little bit.

Mish2g

Isaac still hates tummy time despite all the things we use to distract him, includingn the pacifier. He's rolled over twice, but I think it was by accident. We're with you!!

WashingtonQueen

BlinkMe182:

My LO is not rolling yet.

she LOVES naked tummy time. After bath I lay her down naked- on a very soft blankety- very padded around her.

she will do mini-baby push-ups. she will coo and giggle. If we do tummy time with clothes she is mad in about 2 min!  Naked I get a good 15 min before I put a diaper on.

I am going to have to try this. LO is doing a lot better with tummy time now that he lifts up on his hands but, it wouldnt hurt to see if he would do it more this way.

bradandkatie

Mine LO is only 3 months so she is a month behind yours, but she HATES it like no other. I found what helps her is to put a pillow or a rolled up blanket under her so that her face isn't on the ground, but up a little bit. I lay her so that her arms are under the blanket/pillow and her face is hanging off a little. She lasts much longer than before and does't throw up...which was our super fun tummy time activity. You might try that, I think the whole face on the floor thing did not work for her.

Phil413

DD hated this too but now she's a champ. She's still not rolling either. I like pp's idea of naked tummy time so we will try that. Here's what our physical therapists (for torticollis) have suggested:

Try an exercise ball. Roll her so she's more on her tummy for more work, and when she gets tired and fussy you can give her a break by rolling her backward for more of an incline. Anything on an incline will help her: a boppy, couch cushion, or even your leg.

Carry her like an airplane. I swoop her up to DH's face and she laughs, or at the TV, and then back again. It's also a good workout for your arms. Similar would be to hold her in front of a mirror upright, at an angle, then back to center, then angle the other way. This works the side neck muscles. Any position you hold them where they have to work their neck muscles is tummy time. The point is to strenghten the neck. Motor planning comes later, and rolling over is not expected until 6 months. You can work on motor planning by physically rolling her over onto her back, then take her hands and pull her to sitting, then back down again, then onto tummy again, and so on. She can't do it on her own yet, but you're training her brain to think that way.

Again, any way you hold her that works her neck muscles, just carrying her around upright, in a bumbo, etc is tummy time. You probably are getting much more in than you think you are. To expect a baby to do more than a few min at a time is unrealistic anyway. It's a lot of work! It used to be a chore for us and now it's fun! Especially before bed and then she's very tuckered and STTN. HTH!

StefaniePace

When should they start rolling over? LO has not yet.. she tries. Should I be concerned?

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha

carries1030:

Ok so DS is going to be 4 months old on Friday! Can't believe it!! Ok so here's the thing....she still despises tummy time!! I continue to do it but after a few minutes she's screaming. Which means she hasn't rolled over yet either. I've tried the whole getting on the floor with her, putting toys down, etc etc. but nothing works!! Any others still hate tummy time and not rolled over yet? Should I be concerned yet? I'll probably just ask the doc at her appt on friday. 

Same thing happening here. Don't worry. Every baby has their own pace when it comes to learning new skills. Try and remind yourself that a year from now, no one will be able to tell our LO's were late "roller over's"

MrsCase1

lincoln had his four month visit yesterday and i mentioned this, as he has not rolled yet, either. he emphasized that 25% of NORMAL babies haven't rolled yet by 4 months. he also said, "I bet when he gets mad you move him onto his back. well that is your problem. lincoln is perfectly healthy and more than capable at this point. their incentive to roll to their back is usually because they're mad they're on their stomach. so let, him be mad. it is his only incentive. he needs to get mad enough to roll!" well, this is day two and he sure has been mad! but no rolling...yet! i have issues with never wanting him to feel insecure so i try to not let him cry, and apparently it has been to his detriment in some respects so if you can stand it, let your baby get mad and then maybe she will roll a little sooner.