https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 07:20:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-696009 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:03:33 +0000 rachiecakes 696009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunshineandsushi: they are so cute!! </p> <p>DS hated tummy time. He would rub his face into the ground violently and cry. Once he learned to roll he learned he could scoot/crawl and then was an early crawler and walker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695937 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:21:01 +0000 MaisyMay 695937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A is 3 1/2 months and hates tummy time some days. Other days she tolerates it. We have a step down livingroom and sometimes put her on the top with toys on the step in front of her to play with. It's worked a few times. I want to get a mirror to put in front of her to see if that helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695832 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:11:43 +0000 808love 695832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine did too but she loves moving, shaking, balancing etc. now. maybe it reveals more about temperment (ours was feisty) than potential athleticism. P.s. I encouraged her tummy time with laptop peeks at youtube videos (educational ones of course) at optimal eye level. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695820 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:02:52 +0000 NovBaby1112 695820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She used to hate tummy time, but now loves it! As soon as we put her on her back she rolls on her tummy to play, and gets pissed when we try to roll her back lol. But the girl seriously hated it the first 10 weeks or so.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695589 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:27:40 +0000 sunshineandsushi 695589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: thanks! A rare moment when they're not crying from tummy time lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695586 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:26:37 +0000 ladyfingers 695586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunshineandsushi: aww, cute!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695584 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:26:13 +0000 ladyfingers 695584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: lol thanks I was having trouble picturing it the other way, seemed like a precarious balancing act </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695583 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:25:41 +0000 sunshineandsushi 695583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: I prop their chest and arms on the boppy and their body is resting in the hole part, if that makes sense. I have to keep a close eye on them when they're laying on it because they tend to squirm and then they're too low into the hole. Here's a pic ... </p> [attach=2352/13/mktdiu.600x338.IMG_20130326_094728_871.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695581 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:23:37 +0000 PrincessBaby 695581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: chest:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695579 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:21:49 +0000 ladyfingers 695579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunshineandsushi: so I've been confused about this boppy thing. Do you lay them lengthwise so their whole body's in the boppy? Or do you prop them up so their chest is up on it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695540 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:48:00 +0000 runsyellowlites 695540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>P hated tummy time so much she started flipping tummy to back consistently at 2 weeks old! I think she was like that until atleast 3 months! Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695534 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:44:02 +0000 DillonLion 695534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha yep that's how our tummy time started as well. Give it time! In the beginning I had to time it so LO was in a really, really good mood before we did tummy time or she was NOT having it. </p> <p>Nowadays, she'll hang out there a lot longer, but she can push up on her elbows and practice rolling over so it is a little more fun for her. </p> <p>The snot and drool continues, however.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695531 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:42:34 +0000 sunshineandsushi 695531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 3 months both my boys are not fans. The only way I can get then to last more than 2 minutes without crying is to use the Boppys for tummy time. They don't seem to mind that as much and will go as long as 20 minutes that way It doesn't help as much for getting them to try to roll over, but at least they're practicing head control and getting off the back of their head! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695464 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:07:27 +0000 rawrasaur 695464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That was exactly my LO up until 2 weeks ago. Now, at 4 months, she can last a good 10 min without getting even a little worked up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695446 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:52:53 +0000 Smurfette 695446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She will only do it for a minute or two and then starts screaming </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695438 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:46:26 +0000 lovehoneybee 695438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine HATED it until 4 months or so...and trust me, he's had no problem with muscle development. </p> <p>I got down on the floor in front of him and talked to him, sang to him or moved a toy back and forth and up and down. I'd usually only do it for maybe 5 minutes at a time every hour or so, and sometimes I'd lay him on my chest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695419 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:36:15 +0000 shopaholic 695419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She hated it, like screaming and crying the first couple of times. I don't do it for too long, maybe a minute or two each day. Now she just kinda makes some "uh uh" noises. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695397 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:09:07 +0000 oliviaoblivia 695397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO hated it at first so we did most of it on my chest with my boobs out as an incentive. Yes I bribe my baby with boobies. Now at three months she can tolerate it for a lot longer and is pretty decent at rolling over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695380 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:03:03 +0000 travelgirl1 695380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A hated it too but all of a sudden, about a month ago (she's 5 months) she started to love it. Now she thinks it's hilarious, she turns round, lunges for things, tries to crawl... When his neck gets stronger and he starts getting used to the baby press up thing, he'll probably love it too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695330 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:25:36 +0000 SleepyMonkey 695330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>same as @hilsy85, my LO didn't like until a few weeks ago. its all about the neck control...just keep doing it, and he'll get there! its ok if you pick him up after he starts crying, we never forced my LO to do it if she was upset. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695325 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:18:41 +0000 hilsy85 695325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He did until about 5 months. Now he actually seems to like it and even smiles and laughs during it! I never thought that would happen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695308 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:09:56 +0000 ninja 695308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was exactly the same. He only rolls over now at 5.5 months so that he won't be on his tummy. His strength seems fine. I modify tummy time to be on my chest, which he tolerates better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695290 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:58:38 +0000 chrispygal 695290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO hated tummy time too. We'd do it as much as we could, but it was never for long spurts because she disliked it that much. As she got older she did much better with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-hate-tummy-time#post-695287 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:56:34 +0000 ladyfingers 695287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whenever we do tummy time, he lays there at first trying to shove his fist in his mouth or mouth the blanket. Then he sorta lifts up a few times, finally face planting and screaming until we pick him up, drooling and snotty. He's 8 weeks. He's holding his head up better than he used to while being held upright by us, but he still bobbles. But he still only lasts a couple minutes at the most on his tummy!</p> <p>Who else? Is this going to stunt his muscular development?? </p>