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Jered&Gena
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Baby hates "tummy time"?
Jered&Gena
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DD will just screem every time I try to put her on her tummy for tummy time. I get toys, Mirriors, I lay there with her and I always make sure she has been fed first! Any one have any ideas? I want her to build her strength, but tummy time is not working!
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Re: Baby hates "tummy time"?
BFP #1 5/2010 - Missed m/c at 8 weeks
BFP #2 2/2011
Baby G welcomed with love and relief 10/2011
Surprise BFP 1/8/2013...say what? Baby A arrived 9/2013
Motherhood is not for wimps
BFP #2, 12/12/11, m/c 12/25/11
BFP #3, 3/09/12, CP 3/10/12
BFP #4, 7/22/12, DD#2 born 4/2013
This! DS doesn't like tummy time if I put him on the floor, but if I lay him on my chest, he'll lift his head a ton just to look up at me!
This. The pedi told us that the only real downside to not doing it is delayed crawling.
I stayed down there with him until he could flip over himself. I praised him and rubbed his back while he did it. We worked up to 5 minutes and then worked up to 10, etc.. Even with all of this, many babies hate it. DS hated it until I got him a tiny pillow (similar to the small Boppy) that goes under his chest. He was able to easily hold his head up by then, but wasn't able to hold himself up on his arms for as long as he wanted. The pillow allowed him to look at all of the things he wanted to look at and made it all more tolerable for him.
Lay down on the floor, or on the bed, or couch, and then put her on your stomach. Tummy time doesn't have to be done with her face in the carpet.
Also, try elevating her a bit. Drape her over a boppy or a rolled up towel.
Also, don't expect miracles. 10 seconds of tummy time this early is a success.
BFP #3 via cancelled IUI ~ C (2lb 3oz; HELLP) 5/16/11
BFP #4 via the natural (free!) way ~ E (8lb 11oz) 9/13/12
Thank you for all the responses! We have done the tummy to tummy and she likes that. She is pretty strong and has been rolling her self from tummy to back since 3 weeks. I will try to pillow under her chest, because she loves to look around. and I'll have her lay on me more often!
Its good to hear my lo is not the only one who dislikes it!
October 2011 - DS (7)
July 2014 - Stillborn DD (24 weeks)
August 2015 - DD (3)
April 2018 - 5 week loss
DS hated it too at first.
We would do it on our chest, or on the bed/couch by having him propped up on a cushion or pillow. We would also prop him up on the back of the couch so he could look outside. In the early weeks, it sometimes lasted 30 seconds and other times 3 minutes. I didn't want him to hate it, so I usually responded quickly when he would start to cry.
Once he got to be about 2-3m, I would prop him up on a pillow on my bed while I got dressed/put clothes away.
Pip hated it too. We would play on the floor for a while on our backs, then I'd flip her over, lay on my tummy too and talk to her for a few minutes - she'd tolerate it for a few minutes but not long. She's fine now - no long term damage done.
BTW - your daughter is adorable - love your siggy pic!!
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