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Advice on Tummy Time
Read all 8 responses: "I have a 4.5 mo old son, who doesn't get nearly enough tummy time. My Dr. said he should be getting 10-15 min a day, but he gets so ...
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- I had the same issue with both of my kids. They hated being on their tummies. I would try, but give up after the screaming. I wouldn't worry about it. As long as he is...
- Hi J., You don't need any special mat, just some interesting toys. You are not doing anything wrong!!! Your baby just needs to be on his tummy several times a day....
- Hi! My advice is not too stress. Keep trying but don't worry about it. My 1st child hated tummy time and I worried about not trying hard enough. But, she crawled o...
Trouble with Tummy Time
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 ...
My Daughter HATES Tummy Time
Read all 5 responses: "My 4-month-old daughter hates it when I put her on her stomach. By "hate" I mean she starts to complain from the minute she is put in ...
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- I am not sure this will work, but thought I would pass along the idea just in case ... try putting in a Baby Einstein video (or something like that) and see if you can...
- Hi C., I certainly share your concern! My daughter is 5 months old and has always hated being on her tummy, but I still did it even if it was a few minutes at a tim...
- Hi C., my baby girl is 8 months old and I had exactly the same issue you have with Allyson. My baby hated tummy time, so the pediatrician told me not to worry that s...
Tummy Time
Jul 31, 2009 ... Read all 17 responses: "My 10 week old seems to hate tummy time. She cries most of the time she's on her belly. I lay down on the floor with ...
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- Dear J., Hello. I'm a mother of 1 year old twin girls. What I did for tummy time with them was I started laying back on the couch with them on my tummy. This gav...
- I agree with the others about having tummy time be on your chest or lap. I think at 10 weeks, it definitely is normal for her to hate it. My baby hated it too and we...
- My daughter also hated tummy time, as did my son. I used an exercise ball and rolled her around. I didn't push it when she was really little, but after about 3 months ...
4 Month Old Having Trouble with Tummy Time
Read all 36 responses: "My beautiful little girl HATES tummy time. So much so that all she does is cry. I have brought many different tummy time pads, ...
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- Have you tried a sling? Slings are supposed to work the same muscles as tummy time, and in some ways are better, because as you walk, she has to readjust and is movin...
- My daughter didn't like tummy time either. Have her lay on her tummy while she lays on top of you. That usually worked. Good luck. V.
- I second the advice about getting on the floor with her, my almost 5 moth old was the same way but is much better now even though he's not exactly a fan of tummy time....
My 6 Month Old Daughter Hates Tummy Time - Please Help!
Read all 12 responses: "I have a beautiful 6 month old daughter that hates to be on her belly and I am worried that this will delay her in making an effort ...
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- my eldest son HATED tummy time. So much so that he would cry and cry.lol Well, he did tummy time for about 1 day. He then proceeded to walk (by hanging on to things)...
- Keep trying. My daughter hated it too, every time I put her on her belly she would cry and roll over onto her back. What she would tolerate was if I laid down on my ...
- My daughter didn't like it when I put her on her mat on the floor, but she is okay now that we do tummy time in her crib. I lower the rail and kneel on the floor so m...
Tummy Time
Read all 28 responses: "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 ...
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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 Advice
Read all 29 responses: "Our 5 month old son was just assessed by the NICU follow up specialists (he was 6 wks premature) as having low tone in his neck and ...
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- Just keep trying. You can also have him lie on your stomach and you can interact with him. He may stay there for a little longer. I feel that those 5 minute session...
- My son too hated tummy time. Our ped gave us really great advice, alot of it has been posted from the other ladies. If it's 3 min or 5 minutes he can only tolerate t...
- Our boy hated tummy time on the floor so we spent tons of time together in the La-Z-Boy. Do you have a recliner? If so, put him on your chest and recline back. Th...
3Month Old Hates Being on Tummy
It helped to let him do a little tummy time on my tummy and to do it in short ... He held his head up with no problems but absolutely hated tummy time. ...
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- We also had this experience with our son. Three things to try: - tummy time on your chest while you are laying down - tummy time with a propped pillow. If you don...
- Don't get discouraged - once he starts realizing he can move around from being on his tummy he might start liking it a bit more.
- Tummy time is important so just maybe a few mintues here and there, Try putting different toys out in front. Don't give up, keep trying if you find in a month or so ...
8Month Old Won't Go on Belly
Read all 10 responses: "My 8 almost 9month old daughter hates to be put on her belly. I try to give her tummy time but she just lies down and screams.
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- Hi A., Yes tummy time and crawling are essential for so many things, especially for brain development for attention asset and for emotional regulation; also for schoo...
- My daughter was exactly the same. She never did like being on her belly and she never did crawl. She did however start walking at 11 months because she was so much mor...
- I'm sure this is a stretch, but when my daughter was an infant, she hated tummy time. In fact, we started to notice that she hated turning her head to the left and wo...
