well, about a month ago, I took leane to get her shots, and the nurses were commenting on how her her was oddly shaped and that she needs to be on her tummy more. She hates it, though. Every time that I try to put her on her tummy, she's ok for about 2-3 minutes, and then she starts to scream. She also generally just sleeps with her head on the right side, and now that I've started to turn it to the left every odd time, her head is starting to return to normal. But yeah, I thought that most babies loved being on their tummy. My mom really doesn't get it....especially since she always put us (me and my sister) on our tummy to sleep.
My babes have never had much tummy time. They didn't like it either. How is her head shaped funny? Is it kinda flat in the back? Does she get too much "back time"? If you need to set her down so you can get some things done around the house, I would recomend getting a sling or another type of hands free baby carrier.
My daughter hates it too. She just now started rolling over on her own (at 8 months) because she hated being on her stomach so much. One thing that helped is sometimes I would put her on my chest or I would bend up my legs and put her on them, like an angel ride (?). Otherwise she would scream too.
My oldest son absolutely HATED tummy time, and wanted nothing to do with it. My twins on the other hand, they were always quite fond of it!
Eden didn't like it much, we just did it a little bit at a time, and gradually incresed it, once he realised he could wriggle backwards along the ground he liked it.
my son is 5 months old and he was the exact same way when it came to tummy time. he would last about 2 minutes then start screaming. I was afraid that he would not get enough and he'd be behind on crawling and stuff. BUT since he turned alittle over 4 months old, he started turning HIMSELF over and playing with toys on his tummy. He kinda let ME know when he was ready. He lays on his tummy for hours and hours playing with his toys in the playpen now. and he moves around all over the place in there. so i wouldnt worry. some just dont like it, but in my case, All it needed was some time. so it might be the same for your little girl.
thanx for your replie everyone! Sorry it's been so long since I could get back here....been a little busy. I was talking to her pediatrition (sp?) about it the other day, and he put her on her tummy for a minute, and he couldn't believe how strong she was, so he basically just told me not to worry about it. She has started to turn from her back to her side now.....just can't get all the way yet, but considering that she's only about 4 months old, that's pretty good. I just lay her on MY tummy while she's on her's, and then she tends to be ok with it. Her head still seems a little irregular...it kinda slopes on one side, but now that her hair is growing even longer, you really can't notice it.
Most babies will have a good time with tummy time only if they are kept company. You have to lie on YOUR tummy, face to face with them. Put toys where they can see them, and try to get to them, talk to them ect. None of my kids minded, they liked playing on their tummies, but they all slept on their tummies (I had kids who startled easily, and they would wake themselves up constantly if they were sleeping on their backs.)
Robert hated his tummy time unless I lay down on the floor with him, it was only until he really started being able to wriggle around that he liked it. H
Yeah, I had to tightly swaddle all my babies, too. They just would scare themselves with their own movements. I would always give them some time to kick around every day, and eventually they outgrew the startling, and didn't have to be swaddled so much. With the exception of Moon, all my kids now sleep on their backs. Weird.
it's so damned sad when joey gets startled, because she'll thrust out her lower lip, give me the puppy dog eyes for a second, then a tear will drop out of her eye....THEN she'll start crying this pitiful, quiet little wail. unbelievable.
Oh, that's so cute. A little tear. I'm sure the hugs you're giving her make it all better. My kids would jump like they were electrocuted and do that "primate distress" thing with the arms thrown out, and all the limbs flying. No wonder I couldn't put them to sleep on their tummies, they'd scare the hell outta themselves. I couldn't even use velcro diapers, the noise would send them into the stratosphere. I'm a really jumpy person, so I am assuming it is hereditary. My mom said I was swaddled until I was about 9 months. I was a tiny kid, but I don't know how she managed that.
Skye, who is 4 months now, absolutly hates tummy time also. We put him on his tummy for short periods, he just seems to get so frustrated. He likes stand up though. and can hold himself up for short periods if propped up by the couch or something. If I hold him in the upright position with his feet on the floor, he walks, raising his little knees as high as they can go. I think he will learn to walk before he learns to crawl. We do beginner Tai-chi exercises with him, and he loves working out for the most part, but some of the exercises involve being on his tummy, he doesn't like those ones, but is getting more use to them
leane is the same way....the other night I tried to put her on her tummy to sleep, but she woke up and started to look around like, "what the heck is going on here?" she'll ONLY sleep if she's swaddled. And I mean so tight that she can't move. That's it. She won't so much startle herself, but she "plays" with her hands. I thought that the tummy thing would help, but like I said, she woke up when I did it. I wonder if I started to put her on her tummy while she's swaddled and sleeping, and maybe she'll get used to it....then eventually take to blanket off her????? hummm.....
