Tips to make 3 month old dd lift her head up?

**3boysNAprincess** · 04-03-2011 11:24

Dd is 3 months old.. She is 15 weeks but was 6 weeks early..

She won't lift her head. Ever.

When I put her on her belly I try an make her lift her head by talking to her but all she does is suck her hands and goes to sleep.

I have put a rolled up blanket under her chest and still she won't lift it she just goes to sleep..

Any tips I don't want her falling behind.

**A mothers love** · 04-03-2011 11:29

Don't they back date early babies? So of she was 6 weeks early they back date her to that so essentially they aren't behind. They do catch up though.

All I can suggest is tummy time after every feed and to lay in front of her and talk to her. Hth

**UmmInayah** · 04-03-2011 11:29

Can you try it just after she wakes? She's appears too tired to be interested. If she wants to sleep, I would let her. But I think you are doing the right thing by encouraging tummy time. Don't stress if she isn't lifting her head yet. My daughter didn't do much of anything until she was 5 months and a month later she was crawling.

**Guest1234** · 04-03-2011 11:29

She will do it when she is ready, you can't make her do it

**jsma10** · 04-03-2011 12:45

Originally Posted by Fruit Tingles

She will do it when she is ready, you can't make her do it

Agreed!

Tummy time on your chest might help encourage as well, so she's lifting her head to look at mum. That's what helps my ds, I lay on the bed or floor next to him and he tries to prop himself up to look at me.

3 months esp with an early bub is still fairly early for this though, isn't it?

**duckduckgoose** · 04-03-2011 14:37

On the plus side - at least you know how to get her to sleep! If only it was that easy with my bubba!!

**Guest1234** · 04-03-2011 15:32

Originally Posted by LPerth79

3 months esp with an early bub is still fairly early for this though, isn't it?

Yep, if she is 15 weeks now, but 6 weeks early, her corrected age would be 9 weeks, so only just gone 2 months. store still quite early and nothing to be concerned about at this stage.

**GirlsRock** · 04-03-2011 16:32

I used to lay DD1 on her tummy along my forearm (pressed up against my body) with my hand under her chest so she was facing the floor and carry her around like that for a few minutes just to get her used to holding her head up. Also you could lay her across your lap when you are sitting down and that will give her a chance to lift her head up.

DD1 used to scream and scream if I put her on her tummy on the floor and I was worried too so that's why I started carrying her face down occasionally. She's 2.5 y/o now and is in no way delayed (she's uncoordinated when she dances but then so am I).

**3boysNAprincess** · 04-03-2011 18:03

Awesome thanks. I cant remember from the other kids corrected ages when they should start

**davally** · 04-03-2011 18:40

I used to lie DS on his tummy on the floor over a round up towel with a book placed in front of him and then I would lie next to him and read. He used to really enjoy it and as his head and neck got stronger he would look at the book and me reading it. We had three premies in my mother's group of 11 and I had gotten that tip of one of the premies mum.