When did your LO roll tummy to back?

Linds1027 · September 2012

My Lo will be 4 months old on the 2nd, and has yet to do this. This is pretty much the only milestone she hasn't achieved. We do tummy time, but she HATES it and it doesn't last as long as I would like it too. I know some moms that have babies a month younger than mine that have rolled over already, and it makes me worried.

nicole0066 · September 2012

My LO can roll tummy to back, but has only done it a few times. She has yet to roll back to tummy.

buzzbee24 · September 2012

It was right around 4 months and my little man HATED tummy time until he was about 3.5 months. I think once he got some arm strength built up, he started getting into it. And I would do his tummy time on top of me at first to help build that strength since he liked laying tummy to tummy. Also lots of upsie daisy exercises during diaper changes. I started tummy napping him supervised( due to plageocephaly-flat spot as well in the afternoons, he didn't seem to mind a few minutes of TT upon awakening. I think the combo of things helped.

I wouldn't worry though, all babies do it in their own time. Some LOs don't roll until 6 months, so do at 2.5 or 3 months. Just keep at it! Good Luck!

tarajayne · September 2012

I wouldn't worry about it. Every baby does these things on their own time table. I know babies that never did roll over but they did fine with crawling, walking etc.

I had one LO that rolled at 5 weeks and the other did sometime around 3 or 4 months. I can't really remember.

oliversmommy32912 · September 2012

My LO did it sometime in his 4th month. He didn't do it well until after he started rolling back to tummy, which was about a month ago. Don't be worried. I have spent a lot of time being worried about why my baby wasn't hitting milestones as soon as other babies and I have since learned there is such a broad range of normal that it's really nothing to worry about. He rolled back to tummy later than my friend's baby that was born the same week but now that he is finally doing it well he actually does it better and holds himself up better than my friend's baby. They all just really go at their own pace.

mwitter80 · September 2012

My LO did this really early, but in our play group there are 5 other Mom's with babies around the same age and he is the only who has done it, so I wouldn't worry.

kdjudd · September 2012

My LO hit the four month mark yesterday and has yet to roll over. I'm not really concerned. She will do it when she is ready. She doesn't really do tummy time either. She has great head control though! We do exercises in other ways.

cmurphy09 · September 2012

She's been rolling to her side since 3ish mns. Started rolling to her back at about 4mns. Just this pas wk has rolled back to tummy once or twice.

She isn't fond of tummy time so dr. Recommended we try to use her mamas and papas seat often for neck exercise

patriciahomol · September 2012

My lo is 17 weeks and the most he has gotten is to his side. I'm not worried since there is a wide range of time that this normally occurs.

Dee1028 · September 2012

C has been doing it for about 2 months now. T went tummy to back once and has yet to do back to tummy but he has been getting about halfway these past couple days. He hates being on his tummy too. We force him to do it sometimes but don't let him cry. Often he just lays there sucking his fist. He has no interest in bringing his chest and head up even though he is able, we've seen it! LOL

mkflower3000 · September 2012

DD's first time was at about 3 1/2 months, but she did it veeeery slowly. Her second time she couldn't figure out the arm, so once I helped her with that she was able to do a successful roll on her own. She hasn't done it since those 2 times, though. I wouldn't worry - one of my friend's kids didn't start rolling at all until 7 months! She's a perfectly normal toddler now

JillyOlsen · September 2012

I think Olivia was just under 4 months when she started rolling back to tummy. And thought she originally could only do tummy to back, it seems she has almost forgotten how and now gets frustrated on her tummy because she can't crawl. I certainly would not be concerned about your LO's progress.

As an aside about advancing at a different pace, we met a family last weekend whose son could assisted stand for quite a long time while our daughter's knees wobble after only a few seconds. Their son however, 5 months old just like ours, could not flip at all.

Everyone gets exhausted of hearing "every child is different", but it couldn't be more true.

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