I hate tummy time!

shannykay · November 2011

My little man is doing great with his neck strength! He has great neck strength, but I hate putting him on his belly for tummy time, he screams and screams and screams

Hopefully doing this on a regular basis he will get used to being on his belly and not get so angry with mommy. I feel so bad because he is so helpless

. Am I the only one feeling this way?

llpaddison · November 2011

I'm with you. DD hates tummy time and therefore so do I! I've been trying to do it more frequently for shorter time spans. She'll usually tolerate it for a few minutes before she starts fussing. I know we don't spend as much time on it as we should but I feel like she has pretty good head control already for her age so we just do what we can. It seems like spending time in the ergo has helped her to develop these muscles too.

canterbearytails · November 2011

Lila doesn't like it either. The only tummy time she'll do is on my belly. She can already move her head every angle except 360 but I know she'll need some time on hard surfaces to learn how to crawl.

freckleface77 · November 2011

I don't like it either. It makes me want to cry seeing her so helpless like that

I usually do it with her laying on me so that I don't feel so bad, but I know I need to toughen up lol.

rockdragon · November 2011

I don't like it either, but try and do a few minutes during her awake times. It has paid off. She doesn't hate it all the time and doesn't fuss as much as she did when we first started it. Yesterday she rolled from her tummy to her back for the first time. I was so proud. She didn't really know what she had done and after she thought about it for a second she started to cry. I know it might be a little longer before she does it again, but seeing her do it once reminds me that tummy time pays off even if it makes her really mad.

ns1 · November 2011

DD usually hates it as well, and me too when she's fussing and looking all angry at me! And if she isn't fussing during tummy time she's not moving either, just lying there looking content but not really getting anything out of it!

KrisM86 · November 2011

My pedi said that forced tummy time really isn't necessary for most healthy babies at this age. If you really feel the need to do it, try lying down and putting LO on your chest. My LO loves doing it this way. There is definitely no need to force your child to scream for 10-15 minutes just to get some tummy time in.

triple_sevens · November 2011

My little guy didn't like it at first, so we would just do a few minutes several times a day. Now he can go 10 or so minutes quite happily before he starts fussing. He lifts his head and his chest, kicks his little legs, and has even rolled over belly to back twice. I think it's good for him, because his movements have become stronger and more controlled the more he does it.

scarlettoctober · November 2011

DS hates tummy time, too. He screams his little heart out and I feel terrible. He's doing really well with holding his head up and is almost rolling over, so he's at least benefiting from it.

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