12 weeks and really not a fan of tummy time

Re: 12 weeks and really not a fan of tummy time

• bh2720

  September 2008

  Hi there, I am by no means an authority, but it's funny you posted about this.
  
  We just spent a weekend with another couple and their 5 month old little girl. Her mom said that it was just in the past month that she started being happy on her tummy.
  
  I have no clue what "normal" is (if there is such a thing), but this is their second child and she (the mom) didn't seem worried about it.
  

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• mamaerin member

  September 2008

  lots of babies don't like it.  just keep doing it for short periods of time to help her with development.  but don't stress too much!  she won't always hate it, and she may not even be into crawling.  my dd was walking around furniture at 6 mos, but didn't actually crawl until 9/10 months and then she walked (no furniture) around 10/11 months
  

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• franknmelisa member

  September 2008

  Do something fun wiht tummy time. Put a mirror under her so she can see herself. Put things in front of her. Use the boppy. We tried to entertain her more than anything else. It makes it go a lot quicker

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• ElissaKelley

  September 2008

  She might be getting frustrated that she can't do as much as she wants to while on her tummy...

  It does get better.  Gavin absolutely hated tummy time for months - I think a lot of it was b/c of his reflux.  I would just keep trying a few times a day and each time increase the amount of time he spent on his tummy.  Eventually he loved it.

  

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• Baby4OT member

  September 2008

  Have you tried laying on your back with DD on your chest on her tummy? Sometimes that entertained my DD a little more than being on her play mat, the boppy, or with a mirror. She hated tummy time for the most part, but we still did it. She literally wouldn't roll over (we knew she could, she just wouldn't) forever and also didn't crawl til about 9 months since she hated to be on her tummy so much. Now she loves to sleep that way! Go figure :-)

  

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• tracy042206

  September 2008

  Maggie hated it until she was strong enough to really hold herself up.  She always had strong neck muscles and held her head up well when sitting up but tummy time was never fun.  She mostly got it laying on daddy's chest for a few minutes.  I would say it got better around 4 months - right around Christmas.  But she always liked being on her back better or being held upright.
  

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