Tummy Time

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The past few nights have been very tough for us because LO has his days and nights confused and he also gets very gassy. He had been up crying until 3:00 AM, which was enough to make me cry and cause DH to get a little emotional too.

Today we had a doctor's appt and one of the nurses showed us some Tummy Time exercises. Basically it's time that babies use on their stomachs while supervised that allows them to work on their neck/core muscles. They are super easy and also help with gassiness, and since they are "exercising," it tuckers them out easier.

After LO had his bath tonight, we changed him, fed him, and then my husband did some TT exercises. LO fell asleep shortly thereafter and was out until 12:45 AM. At this point I changed him, fed him, did a little TT with a back rub, and then put him back down. He still continues to wake up (hence the late night post), but he isn't screaming like he has been, which allows DH to catch some ZZZs. I can catch up on sleep tomorrow, so I don't mind if he keeps waking up, as long as he isn't screaming. When he does that, I feel so frustrated and inadequate (FTM, if you didn't catch that).

Here is a link to a USA Today article about some of the exercises. Hope this helps everyone else out too!

https://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-06-29-baby-workout_N.htm

Mamasaurus

Where are the directions for how to get LO to like tummy time? Mine hates it with a passion!