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Jen74561Jen74561
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Hi Ladies, I have been reading posts for a while now, but have not posted myself. We welcomed our little girl in December and she is now 9 weeks old!

We are having trouble with tummy time, like I am sure alot of you are. Any suggestions on how to get your LO to stay on tummy for longer then 2 minutes? We are trying to entertain her, toys that light up, mirror, singing songs, etc and she hates it. If your LO cries are you picking them right back up? How many times a dahy should you be trying tummy time and for how long during each try? Our pediatrician just said as often as possible for as long as you can, so I am curious what other moms are doing!

 Also, any baby gear, toys, etc that you have found are "Must haves" that make your lives easier? I think I had read a post a while back with some suggestions but wanted to see any other ideas.

 Thanks!!

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  • Litgirl77Litgirl77 member

    Our LO really likes high contrast black and white images. We have a couple books with them, but you can also just draw lines, faces, stick figures, etc. on white paper with a black marker.

    Also, he likes to do tummy time while being held on my or DH's chest (our doctor suggested this to us). We just lean back a bit and he will pick his head up to look at our faces. He fusses a lot less this way and it's really helped build his strength.  

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  • bjlucas1bjlucas1 member
    We mostly do tummy time on our chests but try it on the floor for a little bt everyday. My baby is not crazy about it on the floor and usually starts to cry. I get down on the floor so Mia can see me, sing, have black/white pics, etc... It is a challenge though.
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  • irishprincess135irishprincess135
    For tummy time I put DD on the boppy on the couch and get on the floor so she can see me! I also turn on the TV to something that interests her so she tries to look at that and we get about 15/20 mins
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