Tummy Time
OK so...why do babies need tummy time?...Someone told me it was so they don't get flat heads?? Or is it to develop their neck muscles?
And how much do they need a day if any? Gabe is 12 weeks and has never had much tummy time (unless lying on me) but I've just started to give him some. He's not keen! He holds his head really well the rest of the time, looking around the room, and if I hold him up under his tummy then he holds his head up fine but when he's on his mat having tummy time he's not v. good at it is this normal?!
His head is looking slightly flat at the back and im worried! No one tells you these things do they!
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And how much do they need a day if any? Gabe is 12 weeks and has never had much tummy time (unless lying on me) but I've just started to give him some. He's not keen! He holds his head really well the rest of the time, looking around the room, and if I hold him up under his tummy then he holds his head up fine but when he's on his mat having tummy time he's not v. good at it is this normal?!
His head is looking slightly flat at the back and im worried! No one tells you these things do they!
xxxx
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Henry hated tummy time so I never really forced it on him, he had really strong neck anyway so I wasn't too bothered , anyway now I can't stop him being on his tummy and he sleeps on his tummy! He's deperate to crawl now too so obv on his tummy for that too!
Don't worry if your lo doesn't want to spend much time on his tummy he soon will once he's learnt a few tricks like rolling and sitting and crawling!!xx
You could try propping him up on a cushion adn see if that helps
My playmat for Evie has some tummy time things at one end, there's a mirror and a spinny thing- so you could maybe try something similar and see if Gabe responds? But as long as he's not just laying on his back all day and night I'm sure he'll be fine.
xxx