I laid him on his belly today on the bed by me. He hated it and flipped himself over with the slight decline my body weight put on the mattress. I'm thinking baby wearing will be the major contributor until he's a little older.
We have a play activity mat with bright colors, music and dangling animals that she loves. We alternate having her on her back and tummy. We also do tummy time in her crib with lots of bright little things for her to look at too, and her boppy lounger. She can actually hold her head up for a good chunk of time!
Post by carolyngrace on Jun 30, 2015 19:04:00 GMT -5
I've heard it counts when they're upright against your chest, which we do a lot, and DB is always straining away to look around. His neck and back seem super strong!
I do more traditional tummy time right away in the morning when he's the most rested and happy. I put the boppy on my lap and prop his upper body on it. He alternates between lifting up and just resting on his belly, very sweet. He also kicks his legs like crazy and would push right off my lap if I didn't hold him!
Post by laurenlou83 on Jun 30, 2015 19:23:07 GMT -5
We have a Baby Einstein playmat I put him on everyday. The amount of time varies because sometimes he loves it and sometimes he fusses! It'll be anywhere from 5-25 minutes usually. I also need to try out tummy time on the Boppy... He also naps/relaxes on my belly during the day, usually after a feeding. This also counts as tummy time according to my ped
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Post by Widget123 on Jun 30, 2015 19:35:32 GMT -5
I dont fret too much about tummy time, especially at less than a month old. They grow to tolerate it more and more as they get older. A few minutes a day plus mommy tummy snuggles is enough for us right now.
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Post by sully326 on Jun 30, 2015 19:35:35 GMT -5
DD spends a lot of time on my chest & she's always lifting her head. I do have a play mat that she goes on a few times a day but I only have her on her belly for a few minutes at a time.
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Post by mcp6286 on Jun 30, 2015 19:46:42 GMT -5
LO is super nosy (she is her daddy's daughter) and always trying to lift her head up to look around. She's got decent neck strength already! She likes her play mat...we show her the dolls, books, etc my mom got her even though she can't really see them yet and we just talk to her to try to get her to look towards our voices. We also do LOTS of chest time...she loves it and so do we! It's my fave part of the day.
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Post by erbear on Jun 30, 2015 20:28:00 GMT -5
We have the kick and play piano mat but we haven't used it yet. She likes to lie on her tummy on our chests and I've been counting that as tummy time. SHe does have strong neck muscles! She always wants to lift her head and look around.
Post by missjenniebean on Jun 30, 2015 21:11:45 GMT -5
Mostly chest time, she lifts her head and scoots around. We do it on the blanket where she lifts her head a lot, that gets tough though with both fur babies wanting attention when anyone is on or near the ground.
I dont fret too much about tummy time, especially at less than a month old. They grow to tolerate it more and more as they get older. A few minutes a day plus mommy tummy snuggles is enough for us right now.
I join the moms saying this. Almost all of it it from babywearing or just laying her in our chest. She likes sticking very close to us right now anyway, so pushing it on the mat yet just seems too early. She's lifting her head off us often and looking around when we walk around with her so she's doing her thing!
Like a lot of others, tummy time is on my chest mostly except when G is in the carrier. He really surprised me today with his neck control in the carrier just really leaning back to look at me. He's so stinking cute.
Our pediatrician told us to just start doing tummy time now that LO is a month old. She wasn't a huge fan but she did lastfor about 5 minutes. I wear her a lot and constantly have her on my belly where she is is lifting her head to look around.
Our pediatrician told us to just start doing tummy time now that LO is a month old. She wasn't a huge fan but she did lastfor about 5 minutes. I wear her a lot and constantly have her on my belly where she is is lifting her head to look around.
Post by honeybunches101 on Jul 4, 2015 22:18:07 GMT -5
I totally forgot I am supposed to be doing this. Woops. Poor second child. DD spends a lot of time laying on my chest so I am glad to hear that counts!
My DH is being sort of a gunner about child development at the moment, so he does some tummy time with her pretty much every day. I also have been laying her flat on the bed, but I was wondering if they need a harder surface for leverage.
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