https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:34:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floors-amp-tummy-time-crawling#post-222456 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:03:04 +0000 Weagle 222456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a rug in our living room, which is usually where LO is on the floor if she is. We usually have a blanket or her activity mat on top of that just because the rug isn't very soft. If I were going to put her on our hardwood floors now (she's 10 weeks) I would just put a folded quilt underneath her. It's totally fine for your LO to crawl on hardwood and tile floors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floors-amp-tummy-time-crawling#post-222418 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:30:40 +0000 MamaMoose 222418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have an area rug in our living room so that's where baby will hang out when we're downstairs. Our upstairs is carpet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floors-amp-tummy-time-crawling#post-222410 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:24:20 +0000 Mrsbells 222410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we plan to get the foam mat tiles when our LO starts crawling. for now we do tummy time on the bed. We have never put her on the floor yet and she is 12 weeks old </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floors-amp-tummy-time-crawling#post-222407 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:22:22 +0000 mamimami 222407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used a foam mat or blanket or put him on the bed (under safe conditions obviously). For me the toughest thing about wood was the slippage factor, especially when he was wearing his fleece jammies or something like that. Couldn't get those knees up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floors-amp-tummy-time-crawling#post-222399 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:14:52 +0000 Honeybee 222399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mynoahbear: We have a similar mat; I just put a blanket down on top and let DS roll around on there. </p> <p>As far as crawling goes, it doesn't hurt them to crawl on hard floors, but you'll probably want something (a rug, a blanket, foam tiles, etc...) at first to give them a little traction. Once they get the hang of it, they're fine to crawl on hardwood floors, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floors-amp-tummy-time-crawling#post-222358 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:31:57 +0000 Mrs. Bee 222358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we always just put olive on our hardwood floor. with charlie, we covered his entire room with these foam playmats. </p> <p><a href="http://softtiles.com/" rel="nofollow">http://softtiles.com/</a></p> <p>you don't really need that for crawling, but it was great when he was standing and falling over. we might put them back once olive starts standing and cruising.</p> <p>for now a little blanket is fine for your 3 month old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floors-amp-tummy-time-crawling#post-222357 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:30:51 +0000 mynoahbear 222357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a foam play mat where LO plays and crawls around on. Sometimes I put a blanket down on top of the mat. </p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002FKAMLA/ref=mp_s_a_4?qid=1342452414&#038;sr=8-4" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002FKAMLA/ref=mp_s_a_4?qid=1342452414&#038;sr=8-4</a></p> <p>When she was smaller, her fisher price gym mat was big enough but now that she's more mobile, she needs more space. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floors-amp-tummy-time-crawling#post-222351 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:24:47 +0000 DpeachLu 222351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This may be the simplest question but where do you all put your LO's if you have hardwood floor?<br /> My baby is 3 months and we will be moving into a house that is all ceramic of wood floors. Up until now she has basically been in her swing or bouncer when I need to be in the living room or kitches however she is getting older and Ide like to give her more options plus how is she ever going to learn to roll over if she is just in her bouncer and swing?! So where do you all put your LO's? Do you just lay some blankets on the floor is there some sort of special mat? Help :-) </p> <p>I thought about getting a little play yard but what about when she starts crawling?!</p> <p>Also, do babies crawl on the hard floors? does it not hurt them? </p>