Tummy time
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Topic: Tummy time
Posted By: Leish
Subject: Tummy time
Date Posted: 17 March 2007 at 7:39pm
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When do you start having tummy time for baby and how long should they have on their tummies? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: katie1
Date Posted: 17 March 2007 at 7:48pm
| My midwife said I could do it very early on - maybe week 2 or 3 ish I think it was. She said just to put him over a pillow for a start so it was easier. He didn't do very long at the beginning - a minute or so and would then cry and I would turn him over again. |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 17 March 2007 at 7:58pm
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Josh loves his tummy time. We started him at 2 weeks old and for a few minutes. He would lift his head up and around then down again and then move it from one side to the other then get grumpy so rolled him onto his back. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 17 March 2007 at 8:13pm
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I'm not too fussed on tummy time because some babies (like my first two) absolutely hate it so I didn't push it with them. I know it's supposed to be 10 minutes but I can't remember from what age that was. I guess it probably builds up to 10 minutes by 3 months or something. Briona couldn't do tummy time because of reflux (just made her sick up all over the place and then rub her nose in it) but she was crawling at 5mos and pulling to standing at 6mos.
Krystiana is 2 months at the moment and she actually likes it on her tummy for short periods. I mostly just do tummy time when I'm getting her changed though - roll her over to do up whatever domes/buttons at the back and then roll her back when she wants. -------------  |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 17 March 2007 at 9:20pm
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Noah likes being on his tummy for a little while and can hold his head up for a bit and look around. I think it helps a little with his wind too. Thanks ladies. I just wanted to be sure that I wasn't pushing it too early. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 18 March 2007 at 7:29am
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Leish, sound slike you're doing a great job!! My MW told my to do it from as early as poss, and I guess I was lucky cause Brenna never minded it.
Just keep doing little amounts of time here and there. I found lying on the floor with her helped. She liked looking at me  ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 18 March 2007 at 8:20am
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I had the gremlins on their tums from a week old, they seemed to enjoy it, we did the over-a-pillow thing for Mercedes so she was a little elevated with the reflux.
Maya on the other hand absoltely hated it, she would scream from the minute I put her down on her tum till I turned her over. She refused to roll, didn't crawl until 8 mths which was well after she was able to stand, yet walked at 10 mths. Strange child. ------------- 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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Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 18 March 2007 at 8:26pm
Interesting child Emma  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 18 March 2007 at 8:35pm
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LOL and she gets more 'interesting' by the day, believe me! ------------- 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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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 10:19am
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DH put gabriella on tummy on floor on sat and she propped herself up on her arm..she loved bein on peoples chests too...she was very content on tummy
she rolled from side to side in bas yest too..so guessin we are going to have to watch her carefully!!! |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 9:02pm
I put Alize on his tummy from a few days old. I just used a pillow as he got older due to his reflux . Hes just going thru a stage now of not really liking it. Still offer him a few minutes a day thou. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |