Anyone else's LO hate "tummy time"?

pinkforme · September 2011

My dd CAN NOT STAND tummy time. As soon as we lay her down on her tummy she looks at us with this sad expression, pokes out her lower lip and starts to wail. She immediately gets frustrated and it's painful to watch. I can't let it go on for more than a few minutes before I pick her up. I'm sure I'm not helping the situation at all. Is there anything that you all do to make it more enjoyable for your LOs?

katie4253 · September 2011

Yes. Hates it. Learned to roll over solely to get out of it. Screams/cries/drools/sucks hands frantically all in an attempt to stop the madness.

Our pedi said, "just keep trying, they don't need a lot of practice, but they do need practice". He gets about 10-15 mins a day, broken up into whatever he'll stand.

marchbride32407 · September 2011

My LO hates it too. Usually I just give in because she immediately cries. Today, I tried to let her cry for a minute on her tummy. It was soo pitiful. She will do tummy time on our chests though and will prop up on her arms that way.

I have no idea what to do to make it more enjoyable...I've tried toys, singing, etc. She just hates it so much!

pinkforme · September 2011

Marchbride- I was wondering if tummy time on our chests was okay as well. She's great at that but that tummy time...she wants no parts of it. lol.

Katie- I remember you mentioning how much Gabe hates tummy time. lol. Maybe Sydney will learn to roll over in an attempt to escape as well.

marchbride32407 · September 2011

katie4253:

Yes. Hates it. Learned to roll over solely to get out of it. Screams/cries/drools/sucks hands frantically all in an attempt to stop the madness.

Our pedi said, "just keep trying, they don't need a lot of practice, but they do need practice". He gets about 10-15 mins a day, broken up into whatever he'll stand.

We fail about tummy time. 10-15 minutes is good! I'm kinda mad at myself for not pushing it more, but we really haven't done it much at all in the past and she's almost 3 months old! We do put her on our chests all the time, but I should have probably been making her do tummy time more. It's just so pitiful.

katie4253 · September 2011

marchbride32407:
katie4253:

Yes. Hates it. Learned to roll over solely to get out of it. Screams/cries/drools/sucks hands frantically all in an attempt to stop the madness.

Our pedi said, "just keep trying, they don't need a lot of practice, but they do need practice". He gets about 10-15 mins a day, broken up into whatever he'll stand.

We fail about tummy time. 10-15 minutes is good! I'm kinda mad at myself for not pushing it more, but we really haven't done it much at all in the past and she's almost 3 months old! We do put her on our chests all the time, but I should have probably been making her do tummy time more. It's just so pitiful.

Our pedi said tummy time on chests counts as tummy time and it is a perfectly respectable alternative to the floor, as is propping on a boppy or rolled blanket.

Gabe has a flat spot on his head because of his lack of tummy time, so we are pushing it now. He sleeps long stretches and prefers the right side. So now we have to prop him to his left side when he sleeps. It's kind of a mess. We've had to work up to 10-15 mins. We do it like 3-5 times a day to get that many minutes.

IlliniQT · September 2011

Our pedi also said laying on our chests is just as effective for "tummy time" as laying on the floor, etc. Our LO gets all his tummy time that way :c)

mnmgirl078 · September 2011

marchbride32407:
My LO hates it too. Usually I just give in because she immediately cries. Today, I tried to let her cry for a minute on her tummy. It was soo pitiful. She will do tummy time on our chests though and will prop up on her arms that way.

I have no idea what to do to make it more enjoyable...I've tried toys, singing, etc. She just hates it so much!

This. DD is quite happy doing tummy time in my chest, but if I try putting her on her mat or on the bed, forget it. I haven't figured out how to make it more enjoyable for her. Just wanted to say you are definitely not alone.

damabo80 · September 2011

We're averaging about 5min a day.

For the most part, she's a happy baby....but man...do tummy time and it's like I'm slowly stabbing her with red hot pokers. I wouldn't be surprised if the neighbors call CPS based on the cried she emits during tummy time.

Hence the "5 min/day"....

waterlily2k2 · September 2011

katie4253:
marchbride32407:
katie4253:

Yes. Hates it. Learned to roll over solely to get out of it. Screams/cries/drools/sucks hands frantically all in an attempt to stop the madness.

Our pedi said, "just keep trying, they don't need a lot of practice, but they do need practice". He gets about 10-15 mins a day, broken up into whatever he'll stand.

We fail about tummy time. 10-15 minutes is good! I'm kinda mad at myself for not pushing it more, but we really haven't done it much at all in the past and she's almost 3 months old! We do put her on our chests all the time, but I should have probably been making her do tummy time more. It's just so pitiful.
Our pedi said tummy time on chests counts as tummy time and it is a perfectly respectable alternative to the floor, as is propping on a boppy or rolled blanket.
Gabe has a flat spot on his head because of his lack of tummy time, so we are pushing it now. He sleeps long stretches and prefers the right side. So now we have to prop him to his left side when he sleeps. It's kind of a mess. We've had to work up to 10-15 mins. We do it like 3-5 times a day to get that many minutes.

That's all exactly like Jake. He has a flat spot on the right side of the back of his head because he favors that side when he sleeps. The pedi said to let him nap during the day propped in his swing or somewhere else to relieve some of the pressure on that spot. He hates tummy time as well. He doesn't have too much of a problem with it on our chests, but anywhere else he cries.He said he wants him to do an hr a day of tummy time (collectively) so we're working up to that. But it's hard.

lisamoe · September 2011

DS HATES tummy time. I'm lucky to get 5-10min a day. He cries and is angry the entire time :-(

ElatedMom2B · September 2011

DD hates it but is getting better as I keep trying. I do use the boppy and I find that doing it on the changing pad (if you have one) works great too because it kinda supports LO on either side of her. I do that for a minute or however long she'll stand it when she gets out of the bath and I am putting lotion on her back and bum (that cute little baby tooshie!). Luckily my DD is very strong and has had great head control for about a month already. She is actually trying to sit up already when she is half way propped (i.e. laying in the boppy, bouncy seat or the infant tub). It looks like she is doing crunches. LOL

genekelly · September 2011

LO used to not like it much and we'd only put him down for <5 min at a time. Lately though, he's learned to keep his head up for several minutes and doesn't fuss nearly as much. He rolled over a few times so far but now that he keeps his head up, he seems much less interested in rolling!

Unchie12 · September 2011

LO HATES tummy time! She is generally a very happy little girl, but is crying and screaming minutes into tummy time. She does roll easily from belly to back, only becasue she gets so upset and frustrated being in belly! Best of luck

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