I have a five month old baby and i was curious to know is it okay that she doesnt like to lay on her tummy?

Question

i put on her on her stomache and after a minute or two she just starts crying and turning red. i put toys in front of her to try and grab her attention but nothing works.. is this normal and how will she ever crawl?

Answer 1

I work in early intervention and I can tell you that tummy time is extremely important, not only for development of head and neck muscles, but for development of the shoulder girdle, and the arches of the palms, which is the basis for fine motor dexterity. It can also support better breathing and digestion. So keep giving her tummy time, to her tolerance, and remember that tummy time can also be with her laying across your tummy to start.

Answer 2

It is completely normal for a baby to dislike the "tummy time." Once your baby starts rolling, they will begin liking the tummy a little bit more! My daughter still struggles when she cannot flip herself back over, but she can tolerate more tummy time as she gets older. Currently, she is 6 months old. Good luck, and don't worry.

Answer 3

my 4 month is like that, so I looked it up, and did some reading on it with the book I have at home. Yeah it's normal. I guess at some point they get past that to want to crawl.

We still have to give them tummy time despite this.

I put my baby down on her tummy, on my stomach while I'm on my back. She seems to tolerate this for a while longer than if I just set her down on something.

Answer 4

She's a little young to be crawling...my 8 month old is just now getting into it.

My son didn't like tummy time at first either but at about 6 months all of the sudden loved it. Now, he's forever on his tummy.

babies change their likes and dislikes frequently, so be patient....

Answer 5

It's really important to give her tummy time whether she enjoys it or not, it helps strengthen the neck muscles so she can hold her head up on her own, my son was about 3½-4 weeks and holding his head because he was put on his tummy from day one, and he didn't like it but it worked, my cousins daughter who was 6 weeks younger didn't hold her head up by herself til she was about 2 months because she didn't have tummy time.

Answer 6

In a way no because a baby child needs to be in a crib because it still hasnt developed its bones to get up and get up by his or herself stomach.

Answer 7

yes normal, all of my kids HATED tummy time. dont worry she will crawl.. first she will learn to sit upright and she will like that.., then she'll want to get things across the room and she'll go for it. she will like it better when she can get her self out of that situation.. babies hate tummy time b/c they cant move themselves where they want to be. its frustrating to them..

Answer 8

You are not supposed to put them on their tummies. You are supposed to lay them on their backs .

This is too keep then from dying in their sleep of SIDS

She will crawl just fine. Let her sleep on her back

Babies Should Sleep on Their Backs.

One of the best ways to lower the risk of SIDS is to put your baby on his or her back to sleep, even for naps.

This is new advice. Until a few years ago, doctors told mothers to place babies on their stomachs to sleep. If you have older children, your doctor may have told you that babies should sleep on their stomachs. But research now shows that fewer babies die of SIDS when they sleep on their backs. In fact, before the Back to Sleep campaign began to recommend back sleeping as the best way to reduce SIDS, more than 5,000 babies in the U.S. died from SIDS every year. But now, as the Back to Sleep message spreads and more babies sleep on their backs, the number of babies who die of SIDS is under 3,000 each year.

Answer 9

My son hated it too. Right up until he discovered why I kept doing it to him! Once he realized he could move about that way, then it was all good.

Normal.