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nicandtyler
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Topic: tummy time Posted: 09 May 2010 at 9:12pm |
im sure this has been a post before but couldnt find one anywhere....my 6 month old is not the biggest fan of tummy time, he will tolerate for a few minutes but then gets really frustrated and annoyed, he first rolled over at 11 weeks and is nearly able to sit with no support, i guess im just wondering is it really that big of a problem if they dont have lots of tummy time every day (in regards to crawling and physical developmment) i try give him tummy time when he will tolerate it  normally at nappy changes and after his bath
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Posted: 09 May 2010 at 9:51pm |
My son was not a fan of tummy time either, when he was about Tyler's age the most he'd do was 5-7 mins. I too was worried about the impact on crawling and so forth, but he started crawling at 10 months and started walking at 12 and 1/2 months. He didn't roll from back to front till quite late, then all of a sudden I couldn't stop him!
Definitely don't worry too much, apparently the frequency of tummy time spells is more important than the length of time spent on the tummy. Just keep doing what you're doing, and I'm sure he'll develop just fine!
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Posted: 09 May 2010 at 10:14pm |
C gets next to no tummy time because he hates it with a passion. He'll go 2 minutes at the most before the crying starts and I have to pick him up. He seems to be doing fine though, he rolled from front to back twice last week and once the week before that
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Posted: 10 May 2010 at 7:58am |
have you tried lying him on his tummy in front of a mirror? they love looking at themselves in the mirror!
Also he can get tummmy time from lying on you as well.
If you have a swiss ball lay him on that holding his torso and gently roll the ball slowly.
He has good head control so it's o.k.
if he's on the floor a lot on his back then he may roll onto his tummy.
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nicandtyler
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Posted: 10 May 2010 at 8:43am |
ok thanks everyone  i have one big mirror that he will sometimes look at so i might try him infront of that more often, i spose its just all the recommendations that tell us how importnat it is that they are always on their tummies, but he is doing everything else so well so i guess he will get their in his own way and time
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Posted: 10 May 2010 at 9:07am |
I never gave my DD tummy-time. (well very rarely) And funnily enough she's reached all of her developmental milestones pretty much bang on time.
She never looked very happy and I'm not comfortable with forcing something that clearly causes her distress.
Totally quoting here from another post from another forum I'm on, but this made me feel alot better about consciously not giving her tummy-time when hounded by everyone left, right and centre that she needed it for development.
From the book "Your self-confident baby" by Magda Gerber which is all about the RIE (resources for infant educarers) approach:
''You may think a baby is more comfortable when on her stomach. Her range of movement is limited. Her neck eventually tires from the strain. She can see only the area beneath her. On her back, she has the maximum mobility and support. She is freer to move her arms, legs and body, and do what she can do on her own. Her breathing is easier as the front of her chest is better able to expand and contract. She can also view the entire room. When she matures so that she can turn from her back to her belly, then it is her choice.''
Just for interests sake - DD probably had about 10minutes all up of tummy time (where we have placed her on her tummy for 'tummy time') She was rolling around 5 mths.. crawling by 9mths, standing and cruising furniture by 10mths and walking/running by 12mths.
Once she got herself onto her tummy she enjoyed it, but I just followed her lead. HTH
ETA - And my Plunket Nurse was happy with us not giving Tummy time. She wasn't worried at all.
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millymollymandy
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Posted: 10 May 2010 at 9:21am |
I didn't try too hard with tummy time, and flipped her back as soon as she grizzled. DD crawled at 8 months and now I can't get her off her tummy! When I'm trying to change her nappies I wish she'd just stay on her back for a minute or two. Lol!
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Posted: 10 May 2010 at 9:48am |
Lily doesn't really like tummy time either, she just rests her head and sucks on her hand instead
But we rented a garden explore tummy time gym thingy by lamaze from Plunket Toy Library and it's got this raised platform thingy that you put them on and they can turn around using their arms and she prefers tummy time on that that on the actual floor... Lamaze Garden Gym
She also likes it better if there is a mirror, she's very fascinated with herself!!
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Posted: 10 May 2010 at 10:12am |
my boy loved tummy time for about a week, but now does about 5 mins and starts crying... but he will have a bout 15 mins if i get on the floor with him
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Posted: 10 May 2010 at 1:23pm |
I was worried with my girl as i never gave her tummy time - she was a reflux baby and would scream and vomit! the pressure on her tummy was too much
i mentioned it to Mum and she was like "WTF is tummy time"
She pointed out to me that they never ever did it when we were kids and we ended up just fine
Plunket made me feel really guilty about it and i told them too bad
Daughter crawls and sits just fine :)
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Posted: 10 May 2010 at 1:48pm |
KazS wrote:
i mentioned it to Mum and she was like "WTF is tummy time"
She pointed out to me that they never ever did it when we were kids and we ended up just fine
Plunket made me feel really guilty about it and i told them too bad
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Yeah my mum had no idea what it was either and my gran told me she'd suffocate...
Plunket tend to make people feel guilty about a lot of things
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Posted: 10 May 2010 at 2:06pm |
IF your baby doesn't like it don't do it. Think about how you would feel if you were stuck in a position you don't like.
My DD was a fan of being on her tum, DS HATED it...he crawled & walked before she did.
Best tummy time is when you are leaning back on the couch with bub on your tum
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nicandtyler
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Posted: 10 May 2010 at 2:19pm |
yea i was getting kinda annoyed with people telling me to put him on his tummy and that he 'needed' tummy time as ive always turned him over once hes started to get upset, hes happy to lie on my tum and on his dads tum and he is doing just fine  i think the thing with plunket is that alot of the time they want you to do everything by the book, and not actually let baby do it when they are ready. He is so much happier playing on his back and sitting up then with his face pushed into the floor
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Posted: 10 May 2010 at 9:10pm |
Phew! I've been feeling really bad for not giving Isla much tummy time. She doesn't like it much. Normally 2-3mins max. I only do it about 3 times a week, don't want to stress her out. But she does the same as what you said Lily does Nicky.... justs rest her head and sucks her fist! Doesn't lift her head up or anything (she is more than capable of doing it, like when she is on my belly when I'm lying on the couch etc she can). I've just started lying her on her belly up against a tri-pillow so she is on her belly but at a 45 degree angle. She seems to like that, just cause she can see more around her so maybe that is a good option for other babes who don't like being flat on their bellies.
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Posted: 11 May 2010 at 12:29am |
We followed the Magda Gerber way and didn't give DS tummy time. Basically you are recommended to always put baby on its back. Once they learn to roll over they give themselves tummy time. DS is great now and rolling around eveywhere. Tummy time can put a strain on baby's neck etc. I was told by a health worker that DS would not learn to roll over cause we didn't do tummy time!?!
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Posted: 11 May 2010 at 9:59am |
Evelyn HATES tummy time. As soon as she notices she's being turned ove she screams. The poor plunket lady though she'd hurt her she screams so much. Ryan on the other hand 1 weeks old on his tummy on the floor and fell asleep. almost 2 years later he sleeps on his tummy still up the end of the cot no blankets.
He had really good head control even without the tummy time. Ev has no head control at all.
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