tummy time

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• blondefriend

  Mar 17, 2009 6:13PM

  You can start tummy time whenever but until they have some head control it doesn't do much. At 1 month tummy time on your chest is fine, he will be encouraged to look at your face. You could always try a few minutes and move him if he gets distressed. I did tummy time from 2 weeks and Abby can now lift her chest up at 12 weeks. I always pick her up if she seems tired or upset but the time spent on her tummy has increased gradually.
  
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• mrs_satsuma

  Mar 17, 2009 9:18PM

  My lo hated tummy time until she was about 3/4 months old. However I didn't realise that lying them on your chest counts, as does putting them across your lap - both of which they seem to prefer than just plonking them down on the floor!
  
  Apparently tummy time is so vital to their development that you should try to do it 8-10 times a day, even if this is just for 10 seconds or so at a time.
  
  

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• Poz

  Mar 18, 2009 6:44AM

  It's fine to start now. I can't remember when I started it with Beth but we used to go for little and often, I would put her down on her tummy several times a day and just move her as soon as she got upset. At first it was only 10 seconds but it gradually got longer. It really seemed to help her and she was quite quick to lift her head up and then to roll.

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