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Re: Tummy Time
« Reply #90 on: July 13, 2007, 17:30:27 pm »
I leave a link here on the issue.  And even though there,s no danger when babies are awake, their instict may nevertheless be working so that they hate the position:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sudden-infant-death-syndrome/DS00145

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Re: Tummy Time
« Reply #91 on: July 13, 2007, 17:41:06 pm »
We've been combining tummy time/mommy time/and scootching practice for over a month now - we lie on my bed, with her on my tummy, and let her push against my hands or I'll put my knees up and she can push against my legs. She'll go scootching up over my shoulder onto the bedspread, then I bring her back and do it again.  We sing "Coming round the Mountain" and I cheer for her to come get kisses.  This also lets me get some Ab work in, as I can lift my head/feet up to talk to her!

We also do sitting practice with her sitting astride my waist, while I bounce her in a  "horsey-ride".  I either hold her under the armpits or let her grab my fingers, to make it more challenging.  Works her core muscles and my glutes!
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Re: Tummy Time
« Reply #92 on: July 13, 2007, 23:28:12 pm »
Natalie slept on her tummy from the get-go. She just slept better that way. She also moved ALL OVER the place from the get-go on her tummy, both in her sleep and while awake. The more she was on her tummy, the more coordinated she got. She was crawling in a clear cross-pattern by 5 months, and she kept on doing it till just shy of a year when she got around to walking and running and more running. LOL

She did have some minor reflux (Josie had it much worse), so after feeds we'd give her some time on a bouncy chair, and she would ALWAYS move her arms and legs around in the same motion she did when on the ground, only of course being on her back more, she couldn't go anywhere.

Glenn Doman made a point about babies being on their backs vs their tummies: Any other baby animal gets around on all fours, but we humans put our babies on their backs so much of the time. If you watch human babies' arms and legs make those seemingly random motions sort of the same way a turtle on its back does, it isn't hard to understand that a baby on its back is in essence upside-down. Put the baby on its tummy and watch it right its head - the world has become right-side up for the baby! :)

He didn't word it exactly that way, just paraphrasing, but with Natalie we did things a lot more with Doman's physical program than we did with Josie - we didn't even know about the physical program till Josie was well over a year old, but Nat got it from really early on - and it shows! Anyone who's seen pics of Nat's exploits will attest that the kid is amazing! (Today at the park she pulled herself up on a sling swing TWO FEET OFF THE GROUND!)

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Re: Tummy Time
« Reply #93 on: July 13, 2007, 23:42:44 pm »
Deb, what is the title of that Doman book/program? 
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Re: Tummy Time
« Reply #94 on: July 14, 2007, 00:19:56 am »
Ellen, I've PM'ed you. Doman can be a touchy subject; a few years ago a bunch of moms "got into it" about the programs, to the point where there was a separate Yahoo group for a while. Different parents have done the program(s) with their kids to differing degrees, from just a bit to whole-hog, with different results too (not too surprising). I find it a way to understand how babies' and kids' brains develop, which has always been a fascination of mine (you should see my reading list LOL), so I pick and choose but don't go overboard - heck, with two kids, I don't have the time or energy!  :P

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Re: Tummy Time
« Reply #95 on: July 14, 2007, 00:37:45 am »
I don't have the attention span to do anything overboard, I think.  Except maybe the BW boards!
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Re: Tummy Time
« Reply #96 on: July 14, 2007, 03:02:04 am »
I don't have the attention span to do anything overboard, I think.  Except maybe the BW boards!

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Re: Tummy Time
« Reply #97 on: July 16, 2007, 16:40:17 pm »
Well, children know best and if yours preferred to sleep tummy down... but mine did not, and sudden crib deaths are down 50 percent since the recommendation changed back in the nineties. That is an awful lot, but it also explains whey now tummy time is more important (to counteract long time spent on back, sleeping).  However, comparing the development of children according to methods employed does not take into account that each child is different, to begin with.

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« Reply #98 on: April 05, 2008, 02:00:01 am »
Just my two scents - I had a spirited first born that HATED tummy time.  He literally screamed after about 30 seconds, so I didn't do TT on the floor with him.  Yes, I heard about it from my pediatrician who said I should do it anyway, but he hated it, so I wasn't going to let him sit there and scream just becuase someone said it would be good for him.  He would lay on my tummy, and sometimes we did that, and he got lots of sitting (assisted) time.  He learned to sit, crawl and walk exactly on time anyway.  I wouldn't force it on your lo if they scream.  They are trying to tell you something, and you should respect what they are saying.  Don't want to break that trust, right?  The tip about the rolled up quilt or boppy pillow under the chest is a good idea, though, and definitely worth a try.

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Re: Tummy Time
« Reply #99 on: May 19, 2008, 20:16:30 pm »
Is there a toy your LO enjoys when they're on their back? My little guy loves toys that play music and blink (mostly Baby Einstein!) to the beat, so to wean him onto tummy time, I had him look at those, and he held up his head really well to look at the lights. On the days when he's too tired to hold up his own head, I use the Boppy pillow, the same way other moms said use a rolled-up blanket. Or try rolling a ball (how about those hollow balls with bells inside that they sell for cat toys?!) around in front of baby's face. DS doesn't really like tummy time unless he's looking at something moving or blinking. I think it's frustrating for him because he needs both hands to stay pushed up still, so he can't bat at his toys like he could on his back.
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Re: Tummy Time
« Reply #100 on: July 05, 2008, 21:33:39 pm »
DD hates TT too. She is 14 weeks old and I try and do couple of mins before feeds cos she spits up but we usually get a bit back anyway. She has rolled over once by accident when she was lookin at her nanna who she hadn't seen come in!! The problem we got is she keeps her arms by her side (is this cos she is swaddled?) so she just rocks about a bit and then cries when she puts her head down. She puts her arms up when I wind her over my shoulders with no problem but she doesn't like me to move them infront of her or to lean on them during TT.

Tried doing TT on the bed this morning and was easier to get her to lean on her arms, the rolled up blanket sounds a good idea too. Ive only started doing TT for bout a week so I cant expect too much but just worried by this arms by her side thing.

Any ideas, or is it just practise and keep moving her arms infront of her so she gets used to it? There aren't really any toys that she is bothered enough about to get her attention. She holds her head up well tho, has done since birth.

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Re: Tummy Time
« Reply #101 on: July 06, 2008, 05:44:09 am »
Leorah hated tummy time until I propped her up on a breast feeding cushion in front on a Baby Einstein dvd  ;) She never tolerated TT even though she slept on her tummy since she was about 6 weeks old and I am sure she associated it with sleep but then again she didn't like to lay flat on her back either she always preferred an upright position due to spitting up and being very curious!
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Re: Tummy Time
« Reply #102 on: July 06, 2008, 17:10:49 pm »
DS is now starting to be able to reach with one hand while supporting himself on the other and he likes tummy time a lot more. I stack soft blocks up and he knocks them over; he likes it so much!! Also, mirrors are great for tummy time. I can see him getting ready to crawl now, just from the way he's moving his arms and legs and tryign to reach toys when I put them out of his reach. One thing I do is brace his feet with my hands or knees, and let him push agains them to get closer to his toys. It's so exciting to see him sort of "pre-mobile"!
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Re: Tummy Time
« Reply #103 on: July 06, 2008, 19:06:52 pm »
Don't forget the best "bait" when trying to find something baby is interested in: MOM! (and/or Dad, of course! ;))

One can be in front, while the other puts hands behind baby's feet to encourage him/her to push off.

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« Reply #104 on: July 09, 2008, 17:19:41 pm »
My LO is 5 weeks old now.  Right now we only do TT for 2 -5 minutes total per day during A time - maybe only two attempts per day.  However, he does get practice holding his head up when burping over my shoulder and sitting on my lap.  How much TT should we be getting in per day?  And when should we do it?  He spits up a little after feeding, so how long should I wait after feeding?