Tummy time
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Topic: Tummy time
Posted By: Tiff
Subject: Tummy time
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 2:00pm
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Rohann used to be really good at tummy time, holding her head up for ages etc. But now she's discovered her hand is right there and spends most of tt sucking on her fist and isn't interested in looking up no matter what toys I put around her (or me lying there with her etc)!! Has this happened to anyone else, and has anyone got any suggestions to get her back to holding her head up again??? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 2:05pm
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Lauren did this too, in time she started to lift her head up again. She was a slow developer with head control, but now she is super strong and is an early crawler. So they all reach milestones at many different paces!
I would just keep giving her tummy time and she will eventually get back into it again! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 2:19pm
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Ethan never really lifts his head much when lying on the floor he likes fist too... but when lying on us he lifts it quite high..i was worried as he isnt rolling etc either but he moves heaps and tries to move forwards when on tummy.. at least he likes tummy time i guess?:) ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 2:44pm
| Caprece hated it and would turn her head to the side and just lay there. She wasn't delayed in her crawling by it either. Just keep the tummy time up she will eventually start holding her head up again. |
Posted By: WRXnKids
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 2:45pm
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Josh eats his fist too im worried ill pick him up one day and he will only have half a hand he makes the funniest sucking sounds. Kind of like a starved animal finally being feed -------------   
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Posted By: Freesia
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 3:16pm
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Olivia has started doing exactly that in the last week too. I figure that once the novelty of sucking on her hand wears off she'll lift her head again. -------------  
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 3:28pm
yeah, the novelty will wear off.....then she will find her other hand
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 3:30pm
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Yeah just before E found his other hand... hehe ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: lucky3rdtime
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 3:47pm
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Gabs can lift her head but will only do it sometimes, often she will find her fist and start sucking to, or just get really sh*tty and grizzle about it all LOL! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 4:33pm
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I wouldn't worry, she's still very young, you'll probably find that once she hits the 3-4 month mark she'll be more interested.
------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: popcorn
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 7:49pm
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what about a mirror for motivation? or use a softer surface to make it easier for her, like a swiss ball or some pillows until she gets a bit stronger ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Tiff
Date Posted: 07 May 2008 at 7:10am
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Ahhh, so it sounds pretty normal. That's fine then I shall just leave her to do her own thing then, it just seemed odd especially as she has really good head control and has done right from day one. Wonder how long it will be before she finds her other fist??.... ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 07 May 2008 at 8:37am
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tiff Ethan would kinda suck other one but just started really seriously sucking both! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 07 May 2008 at 9:01pm
The same has happened to Chloe! She used to push up really well during tummy time, and now most of the time she just sucks her hands or rests her head on her hands. Like she's worked out that she can be lazy  Sometimes I put the tv on with her in front of it for five or ten mins, because that way she actually looks up.
Although yesterday, the cheeky little monkey discovered she can rest her head on her arms at an angle, so she can still watch without lifting her head. But she is starting to push up a lot with her back legs now. Once she has worked out to do her arms and legs at the same time, I guess we will be in for some trouble ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 07 May 2008 at 10:12pm
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When Eva wasn't keen on TT, I lay her across a large rubber ball and she loved it. She would always hold her head up really high. You can roll them forward to back and side to side. Good for their balance as well. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 08 May 2008 at 7:14pm
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I have heard that's good... wish we had a big rubber ball, lol. Another thing you can do is support her chest and waist with your hands, and fly her slowly around like superman. If you take her on all different angles, and do it slow enough for her to take in all the info, it's meant to be really good for developing their vestibular system (balance etc). When Chloe is grumpy, I do that, because it usually stops her crying straight away. I guess it's hard to grizzle when you are trying to hold your head up and keep your balance ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: Tiff
Date Posted: 08 May 2008 at 7:49pm
Awesome suggestions guys! Thanks!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 08 May 2008 at 7:55pm
I did this yesterday and got an impressive baby badge all down my front! I'd forgotten which baby I'd burped and was taking her over for a nappy change  
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Janey77 wrote:Posted By: WRXnKids
Date Posted: 08 May 2008 at 8:18pm
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haha i was playin superman with josh (i was on my back with my legs bent up and him lyin on them lifting up and down forward & back) and when i sat back up he left a big baby badge on my top - lucky it wasnt while he was flying otherwise i could have got a face full of it -------------
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 09 May 2008 at 11:25am
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Lol Tishy... yeah I usually do it over lino, not over carpet (easier to clean). I should have mentioned that ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 09 May 2008 at 1:15pm
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We just gor a large rubber ball from a $2 shop. It's been great! ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: Tiff
Date Posted: 09 May 2008 at 4:35pm
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Good thinking Kabe, must go down and have a looksy. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: BabyKiwi
Date Posted: 10 May 2008 at 9:18am
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Tiff, wait until she finds her feet Now that is amusing!!
As the others have said, she will do it in her own time but watch with the reflux, it can cause flare ups! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 May 2008 at 9:48am
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Despite having excellent head control from birth, Maya HATED tummy time with a passion, it was something I did coz Plunket said I had to, she screamed the whole time every time so she'd get the minimum 10 mins each awake period. She never rolled till really late, but she crawled fairly early.
Gremlins on the other hand loved it, which surprised me coz they were refluxers and it used to make them spill without fail. They had hours and hours of tummy time and by 8 weeks they would deliberately roll from their backs to their tummies. But then they didn't crawl till 10 mths. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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