Tummy Time
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Tummy Time
Asked by C.T. from Buffalo
on September 26, 2008
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Hello! My 3 1/2 month old does not like tummy time at all! He's ok with it if he's laying on someone's belly, but on his play mat he throws a fit after about 1 minut...
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- My daughter (now 8 mos) also hated tummy time. She would start screaming after about 30 seconds. Needless to say she did not get a lot of it. We let her lay on us, ...
- I, too, had the same issue with my son! I called my mother-in-law for advice at the time and she suggested putting him on his tummy and letting him cry for a few minut...
- congrats!! try using the boppy pillow so he isnt flat but kind of tilted up like he would be on your chest, and then you can put things in front of him to play with. t...
Tummy Time???
Asked by J.C. from Chicago
on September 5, 2007
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Hello again. I find myself asking question after question every now & then but I guess this is what this webiste is for...to help! I'm a first time mom to a 5 1/2 mth ...
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- Don't stress about it at all. If she doesn't like it, drop it. Not worth the stress and I promise your baby will still learn to get around.
- few mins at a time is all they can do right now, it's like beginning a workout, you don't start running marathons right off :) not to worry, it sounds like you are do...
- I know "tummy Time" is encouraged by everyone, but really I wouldn't worry so much about it at such an early age. My daughter didn't start liking tummy time until she ...
Tummy Time
Asked by J.T. from Cleveland
on March 10, 2008
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My baby was born premature, 12 weeks early. She was actually born on 11/26, but was due 2/19. Her gestational age is about 2-3 weeks old. I have been told by some t...
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- HI J., At what point in the day are you putting her on her tummy? Before feeding? After feeding? Newborns are so sleepy, I remember both of my kids would also f...
- It is good that she is at least on her tummy for a short time span... Have you tried putting a toy in front of her with lights and music that she can watch and track ...
- tummy time is very important. As I learned w/my first child. It sounds like you are doing everything right. Just keep it up. If she finds a comfort on her tummy th...
My Tummy
Asked by A.M. from Chicago
on September 24, 2008
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im sick and scared i just find out that i got diverticulosis and a blackish on my colon my doctor said becaused i that forth csection that i had lot of scare tissu on ...
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- I am sorry to hear you are in pain all the time & now have to deal with the fear of surgery. Before I had any surgery I would get a second opinion. You may want to l...
- Do you have medicaid? What about All Kids family insurance? You should probably go to the doctor, huh? I will keep you in my prayers. That is scary news, but God c...
- A. go to accesscommunityhealth.net and find a clinic there. they can get you connected to free or very low cost medical care for your whole family and into the hospita...
Tummy Time
Asked by C.A. from Atlanta
on May 6, 2010
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My 5 month old daughter is such a wonderful baby. She's a laughing, smiling, very secure little girl who only cries briefly when she's hungry, needs a new diaper or i...
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- I have felt your pain. My little girl HATED being on her stomach. She would scream like someone was killing her. But I have to say I would put her on her tummy for ...
- I never did "tummy time" with my daughter because she didn't like it, if she rolled over by herself fine - but I think its a bit cruel to put babies on their belly if ...
- Not really totally important if you're getting her to use the back and neck muscles in some way. My kids didn't sit independently until around 7 mos. Why make you b...
Advice on "Tummy Time"
Asked by S.S. from Provo
on January 23, 2009
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I just had a question about tummy time. My baby is about 7 weeks old now and I've been putting her on her tummy some days, but my question is - how soon after the bir...
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- Use tummy time when she can lift her head up and be able to hold it up. She is probably getting frustrated because she cannot lift her head up and hold it there. Whe...
- I know you already have a lot of responces, and I didnt read them all but I just wanted to put in my two cents. I didnt do tummy time with my son much until he was ab...
- I wouldn't stress about it too much. I'd say 15 min at a time for the babies that hate it. They all progress at different stages. My babies always walk at 9 months, b...
Tummy Time Questions
Asked by J.S. from Dallas
on February 26, 2008
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My 7 month daughter (5 months adjusted -- she was a preemie) has mastered rolling over like a champ. My problem is this -- every time I put her on her stomach to do t...
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- If she is starting to roll over during tummy time, its ok to not stress 'tummy' time so much, but you still want to put her on her tummy to strengthen those muscles an...
- Jennifer, Do you have a Boppy? My daughter was 8weeks preemie too. We had to do alot of physical therapy and one of the things that we did to enforce tummy time...
- Right now your daughter is relishing this newfound "trick" of rolling over. Babies will continue to roll back over from their tummy just because they can....it is an ...
Tummy Time!!! She Hates It
Asked by A.W. from Dallas
on November 6, 2007
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My daughter is dealing with torticollis, and on of the P.T. orders is tummy time. Sarah absoloutly hates it, when we do her other stretches, and exercises she is fine...
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- Hi A., I totally understand what you're dealing with. It's really difficult when your instincts tell you something different from what the PT does. But, you need ...
- My son who is now almost 3 but was born at 33 weeks also needed a pt and she said he was the he hated tummy time more than any other infant she had dealt with in her 8...
- Hello, I first had to find out what she had, and i am proud of you for working with her. There are a lot of parents that can't deal with there child having a disab...
Tummy Time Fun
Asked by L.W. from San Diego
on June 12, 2008
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Does anyone have any suggestion to make tummy time more fun for my 3-1/2-month-old. At first he enjoyed it a little & he was rolling over. Now, he'll only play on his...
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- My daughter absolutely hated tummy time. We were able to get her to stand it a little longer by my husband sitting on the couch with her laying on her tummy looking o...
- put a wide variety of toys infront of him. even a small size mirror so he can see himself. if he has good head control maybe get a bumbo seat and sit him in it infront...
- Hi...it takes a while for them to build up strength, so the more they do it the longer and longer they'll be able to stay. We bought a cute little tummy time mat that ...
Trouble with Tummy Time
Asked by A.T. from Atlanta
on April 3, 2009
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Hey, Mamas! My 6-month-old son hates "Tummy Time". He rolls over immediately anytime I put him on his tummy. I try to distract him with fingerplays and songs, toys,...
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- He will roll over and push up when he wants to, don't push him to do things he is not comfortable.
- i think most babies hate tummy time : ) neither of my two children (now 5 and 2.5) would go on their tummy. they both crawled early on. i wouldn't worry about it as...
- My daughter who is 17 months now hated tummy time, it was like you were torturing her if you tried to do tummy time, well she developed just fine, every child goes at ...
