MY baby just turned three months and still cant lift her head very long when I put her on her stomach. She doesnt really like tummy time very much either. How long do you guys place your babies on their tummy for tummy time? Also most of the time when she has tummy time she just falls asleep instead of doing anything. What can I do?
2006-11-01 09:39:05 · 9 answers · asked by dorada20737 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Both of my babies were the same way.
They hated to be on there stomach and would scream and cry when I would lay them down on there stomach so they could strengthen there necks. I just stopped doing it.
I hated to see them so upset.
I wouldn't worry about it to much. Just lay her on her back and let her play with toys around her. She will learn to roll over when the time is right and develop better neck muscles in her own time.
Do you have a Johnny Jump Up. It's a sling that you put in the door way and they can jump in it. I started putting my kids in it at 4 months old. You put blankets around them to support them in it and let there feet touch the ground. That will help develop her neck muscles and is also a lot of fun to her also. She is in an upright position and can see all around her.
They can go in it up until they can walk. It is good exercise for babies and develops there leg muscles also.
I would invest in one.
There awesome.
My daughter is now 9 months old and goes crazy in it. She is a little jumping bean. My son was the same way in it.
2006-11-01 09:48:04 · answer #1 · answered by Tired-Mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was born 8 weeks premature. He is now 10 weeks old. He loves tummy time. He lifts his head up already and looks around. His occupational therapist said to have tummy time everyday for 20 minutes a day. He doesn't stay awake or alert the whole 20 minutes but he does what he can. I'm sure your baby will start liking it more when she is ready. Every baby is different and does things at different paces. I would give your baby 20 minutes of tummy time a day and just let her do with it what she wants. It will come when she's ready :)
My son's tummy time isn't laying on the floor. It's him laying on his tummy on my chest/belly. He lifts his head from that position and looks around. He is on an apnea monitor still (sometimes he stops breathing) so I'm not ready to put him on the floor for tummy time. This is what his occupational therapist said to do...maybe your baby would like that better since you would still be holding her and she would have the comfort of having you there and hearing your heartbeat.
2006-11-01 09:53:33 · answer #2 · answered by kerri_lynn01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no baby that young likes tummy time. I have 2 children under 2 and neither one of them could lift their head from the tummy position until they were 4-5 months. I kept them on their tummy about 10-15 minutes a day. As far as falling asleep, I would try to give her tummy time about 1/2 hour to 1 hour after she eats or when she wakes up from a nap and is not fussy to eat.
2006-11-01 09:49:25 · answer #3 · answered by A.J. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son HATED tummy time when he was very young. He would last about 30 seconds before he would scream and cry. We were worried that the back of his head would be flat since he slept on his back as well. So instead of tummy time, we'd give him "upright" time, usually in a front carrier (like snugli, baby bjorn, etc.). That helped him strengthen his neck muscles.
He rolled over when he was 4 1/2 months old and from that day onwards, he LOVED tummy time because he was in control of when and how long he would be on his tummy.
Don't worry too much. Soon your little one will roll over and learn to enjoy tummy time.
Regards,
Mari
2006-11-01 09:46:13 · answer #4 · answered by mari m 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when the baby is asleep place her on her tummy on your bed. Sit next to her and read a book or something. One nap a day, our doctor told us. Both my kids had amazing head control at a very young age.
2006-11-01 10:00:50 · answer #5 · answered by anna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may need to try to keep her attention with toys and what not. Most babies don't like tummy time because they can't hold their heads up. S you just have to get down on her level and keep her trying. What helped my son is layibg on his stomach on top of my chest, Good Luck!!
2006-11-01 09:49:41 · answer #6 · answered by Mom of 4 Sweethearts 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is normal. My babies were the same way. They hated tummy time!!! But, eventually, we got through it. Mine would just scream and I would end up turning them over!
2006-11-01 09:43:12 · answer #7 · answered by #3ontheway! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my daughter didnt like tummy time at first either. i found that if i layed on the floor with her and talked to her it helped. maybe even try one of those baby gyms for her to entertain her.
2006-11-01 10:09:04 · answer #8 · answered by krystal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I let kids be on their tummies until they were no longer interested in it and cried. but I did it everyday
2006-11-01 09:41:25 · answer #9 · answered by jeleaya82 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋