Hates Tummy Time

[DIANNEKB]

My bubs just hates being on his tummy ... has anyone else's bubs been like this and if so how did you promote crawling and walking???

I hate putting him on his belly for him to just cry cry cry.... :thumbsdown:

[ziggie]

Hi :wave: !
My peadiatrician told me that if DS hates tummy time, to not do it, and that at 15 months, you cannot tell in the slightest which babies have had it or not.... he said why make your baby deliberately cry, "It's no better than child abuse!"......
Be that as it may.... I still try, and some times he'll do it for 1 minute! WOW! :smiliedance: :laughing: .
I put a mirror in front of him, he seems to like the look of himself more than anything else I've tried :D .

[SnoozesWithCats]

I used to put the girls tummy-to-tummy with me and lie down on my back. At first they didn't even really care much for that, so I'd prop myself up a bit and just cuddle, then gradually slip down further and further.

I agree with mitchellsmummy's doc though - don't keep harassing yourselves with it if he's not happy. He'll get there soon enough. I found my girls were much happier with it when they had really solid head control and could look around wherever without getting too tired.

[Little Gorilla]

My bub had nearly no tummy time at all - he just didn't like it - it stressed him out and made his spew.

Truthfully, I can't remember what age he crawled - but he walked at 14 months - he is now 20 months and walks, runs, skips the same as all the other kids his age.

[reAllytee]

Yep we went through this too !
So i only kept it to a few mins each day & also a great tip i got was after a bath put them onto their tummy for a massage so not only do they score a massage but they get a little extra tummy time ! We kept doing this & little by little he got used to it until one day he was happy to just stay there for an hour !!!!!
I also found making a few toys that he could touch with his hands made it more intersting & made him more curious to stay this way. Plastic bags in a lingerie/wash bag was a favourite because it was noisy & a coke bottle filled with water & glitter with a superglued lid also was a huge hit ( still is he will often carry it around ! ) because the weight of the water means it wont roll far & the colours are interesting to them.
Oh & another great tip i got was to prop them up because after all would you like looking at the floor ??? Nope thats right !!! So roll up an old towel pop it under his chest & when he realises he can see around more he will be a little happier ! It also takes a lot of weight of their arms so they can play not just hold themselves.
Like the others have said dont stress yourself out about it as long as he isnt always on his back all day in the same position which can create the flat head or flat spots then dont worry !!!! All of a sudden he will be happy to be on his tummy, play & wiggle !

[Seekrit]

I had this too... my CHN said "He has great head control, do you give him lots of tummy time."
"No. he hates it, he'll be down for maybe 2 minutes before he cracks a tanty."

So she suggested rolling up a terry nappy and putting it under his tummy to take the pressure off his chest and have him up a little and able to look out. :) We did this less than a week ago, he SMILED while on his tummy (I also lay beside him and poked my tongue out, talked to him, played games, showed him his toys) And actually started to wriggle forward already because he learnt he can kick his legs when he wasn't chucking a tanty. He also decided that, with & without the help of the towel he can push himself up and look around!! :yelclap:

HOWEVER......... just yesterday he learnt how to roll off his tummy. So MY question is... how am I meant to give him tummy time if he won't stay on his tum! :laughing:

[M O P]

I was told they don't like it cause now babies sleep on their backs, they're not used to something in their face, like the floor.
It was suggested to us to get Hugh used to something so close by laying him down on our lap/legs face first. I didn't bother (:no: ) but Angus did (:yes: ) and now Hugh loves it when we pop him tummy down.

[MariaO]

My baba hated tummy time and I was hard pressed to get her to spend 30 seconds on her tummy. I don't think it made a blind bit of difference, she was walking at 11 months. I would not fret about it.

[LittleBoysRock]

DS hated tummy time too...we used to roll up one of his bunny rugs and place it under his arms to that he could rest his head but still be on his tummy....it wasnt long before he didnt need the blanket and he coud lift his head right up himself.

Goodluck! :thumbsup:

[red crayon]

i had the same problem. spencer didn't like tummy time altho i tried to do a little at a time. regardless of this, he was crawling around 10 months. so, like everyone else has said, don't stress too much.

[joe]

DS used to hate tummy time so I didn't force the issue - just kept trying every week or so. At about 4 months he decided tummy time wasn't so bad after all and while I wouldn't say he loves it, he does roll over onto his tummy now.

[chameleon]

How old is your baby?

I wouldn't stress too much. I was always so worried about it because everyone was always telling me DD should have more tummy time. I actually read this book (called Back to Basics or something?) and the author has 3 daughters of his own and has quite a laid-back approach, which was refreshing. In the book he mentioned tummy time and you don't have to be their fitness trainer or something? It was quite funny but I don't remember exactly.

I didn't force the issue but just put her on her tummy for a few minutes every now and then, and at 7 months she started rolling (5 months corrected), so now she just rolls straight onto her back!

[RedPanda]

The CHN advised me to hold DS under my arm, so he is horizontal to the floor facing down. She said to get DH or someone else to sing or call the baby so that the baby looks up and uses its neck muscles. Apparently this is as good as tummy time! Fortunately DS has got to *sort of* like tummy time (he doesn't scream anymore!).
I also lay on the floor with him on my chest. Then I chat to him and he lifts his head to see my face. It's so cute!

[shed]

We don't have tummy time. I can tell that my baby's neck muscles and head control is developing normally from the way that he uses it.

[jocr]

My daughter Meg hated tummy time for a long time too. I would put her on her tummy for short periods of time. Another couple of ideas are are lying the baby on a mirror, and using an exercise ball and rocking them on it for the tummy time. I too hated to hear her crying, however all of a sudden (around 3 months from memory) she started to enjoy it. she is now nearly 7 months, is crawling, and nearly climbing over anything that gets in her way!!

[DIANNEKB]

My bubs is 8.5 months old ... now everytime I put him on his tummy he doesnt cry he just rolls onto his back... I have given up on it... If he wants to crawl I am sure he will figure it out.. (that's the only reason I am putting him on his tummy) He is moving around on his back and pushing his way around the house...
Thanks everyone for your advice though..

Di..xxx

[JorBai]

All babies are so so different arent they. Maybe your lil man wants to walk instead of crawl! Dont panic to much- my DS hated his tummy but he still developed normally. He doesnt crawl on knees but commandos around and he is now starting to stand up and walk around with his walker so I dont think he will walk first.

Your bub is gorgeous by the way!:D

[DIANNEKB]

Thanks Baileysmum (Your little man is gorgeous too)... he isnt so adorable when he wakes up at night... He isnt a good sleeper my boy... the other night it was 8 times :banghead: mind you he is slowly improving.

I agree they all do funny things and I think you stress about so much and tummy time is just another one of them... so I am not going to stress anymore about it.

Di..xxx