https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:32:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1988278 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 11:03:12 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1988278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: Glad the hoppy and the tv help. I know screen time should be avoided, but sometimes you've got to give and take! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1988088 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 09:55:24 +0000 Mae 1988088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My official answer is-- listen tot he doc/therapist. But honestly I have a hard time getting worked up about these milestones unless there seems to be some physical problem (like low muscle tone or something). I feel like kids just do things at their own pace and if left to their own devices they will catch up just fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1980253 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:33:22 +0000 artsyfartsy 1980253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Boppy and TV time seems to really help! He's enjoying it and staying still for the most part. He keeps sliding down and I have to keep pushing him back up </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1980034 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:54:03 +0000 artsyfartsy 1980034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Nope. Ours closed down. There aren't any indoor pools in my area believe it or not. Haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979978 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:27:55 +0000 looch 1979978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: do you have access to a YMCA or something? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979951 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:18:02 +0000 artsyfartsy 1979951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: I'll try that with the Boppy and tv later. He is a little tv zombie. Haha. Yeah I let this slip past me and now he can get away! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979946 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:16:19 +0000 artsyfartsy 1979946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: I'll try that. I feel like that's been his problem...he never got that core strength when he was little and now it's become a real problem because he can roll away if he doesn't want to be on his belly. </p> <p>@looch: He tried the pool once and screamed bloody murder, but that's when he was 4 months. We haven't had a chance to try again since it's winter. </p> <p>@Bubbles: yeah I feel like he wants to be mobile and it's frustrating for him that he can't. I just hate frustrating him further, but I guess I should suck it up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979939 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:14:14 +0000 spaniellove 1979939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would push tummy time if that's what they recommend. It became an issue for us and I didn't want to do it, but I found that letting him play on his back or legs worked the wrong muscle groups. If you have to block his ability to roll over with a rolled up towel, that can help because they get really good at getting out of tummy time! High-interest toys helped occasionally, so if you can even borrow them from friends to keep the supply fresh it might be worth trying. It was reassuring to have the OT show me that the crying was what she calls "behavior" - it might have been learned from his reflux, but now he just hates it and automatically cries, the same way he's quiet until the moment I walk out of the room for a nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979925 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:05:34 +0000 Bubbles 1979925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also used the remote control or a phone as the ultimate temptation for tummy time / crawling. I would put the remote slightly out of his reach so he'd have to stretch for it / drag himself along. Then I would let him play with it for a few minutes so he felt rewarded, then take it away and put it further away again. He would make a bit of a fuss, but it would be noises of frustration rather than being upset. I did feel guilty, but he was at a stage where not being mobile was really frustrating him - so I did push him a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979923 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:03:09 +0000 looch 1979923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tummy time was difficult for us to achieve as well, but I kind of made it no optional for my son. It's a building block to movement and I think you have to have the foundation in order to make progess.</p> <p>I am no occupational therapist, but have you thought about getting into a pool? Being in the water helped my son immensely in terms of getting used to being in different positions. Plus, having the water around your bodies is like a second set of hands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979921 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:02:41 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1979921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He also may just need some basic core strengthening before he can really enjoy it on the floor by himself. You can also do tummy time by holding a baby over your arm (flying like an airplane) or laying them across a yoga ball. Both of those would force him to stay on his belly and lift his head. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979920 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:01:40 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1979920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: The only time we let the little ones watch TV was when they were doing tummy time. Our TV is up on a shelf and we put them just far enough back on the floor that they had to lift their head up to see it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979915 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:57:53 +0000 artsyfartsy 1979915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: @Smurfette: I ran and got my Boppy and he seems to like it okay. Just now though he squiggled out of it, pushed it away and rolled on to his back to play with it's string. I guess he's a little too big? </p> <p>@hilsy85: we've tried that to entice crawling and such, but he still flips over to play with the toy. If we take it from him then he will just get upset. Same thing if we flip him back over to his belly. He very much wants to do his own thing and doesn't tolerate much interference. Maybe we should be tougher on him and push him, but something feels off to me about making him upset and not enjoying floor time and playing. That doesn't feel constructive to me? I could be wrong though. Or overly sensitive lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979913 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:56:22 +0000 MrsH 1979913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would give him as much tummy time as possible and find different ways so he doesn't get frustrated. I second using the boppy to prop him up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979900 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:49:22 +0000 hilsy85 1979900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If they recommended more tummy time I would give him more tummy time....maybe let him play with "forbidden" toys (remote, your phone) while on his tummy? or special, tummy time only toys? what about a mirror under him? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979899 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:49:21 +0000 Smurfette 1979899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would continue tummy time. Put him on the boppy and give him a reason to look up. I know you said that he likes TV, maybe try that. See if he will stand it so he can see the TV. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979897 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:47:47 +0000 lawbee11 1979897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If they said to give him as much tummy time as possible I'd probably continue to put him back. Do you have a boppy? I used to prop LO up on the boppy during tummy time and she'd get much less frustrated that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979893 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:45:35 +0000 artsyfartsy 1979893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: I haven't thought about that. The only thing is that he gets mad when he can't reach things. When we put toys in front of him that he can't reach he just gets angry and frustrated and gives up. I wonder if hanging toys up high will make him lose interest too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979891 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:43:47 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1979891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you do floor time in activities that force him to kinda look up? Obviously I could understand why if a toy was laying there, he would flip back over and play with the toy, but what if the toy was hanging up high. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/push-more-tummy-time-or-let-him-just-play#post-1979885 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:41:10 +0000 artsyfartsy 1979885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T is not crawling yet and behind in his gross motor skills at almost 10 months.<br /> It's not really the fact that he's not crawling yet...because some babies never crawl. It's really that he doesn't push up on his hands or do anything but lay in the floor and roll around. Hes doing the same things he has been doing since 7 months. That's the last time he made any progress during floor time. (His fine motor skills and cognitive development are fine, if not slightly ahead). </p> <p>The thing is, he doesn't like being on his belly. He either is rolling, or on his belly to reach a toy and then he flops back over to play with the toy on his back. Our ped and EI therapist (currently not pursuing EI. This was during a consultation) said to give him as much floor and tummy time as possible. </p> <p>Should I keep putting him back on his belly? That makes him frustrated and angry when he's otherwise happily playing. I feel like playtime gets cut shorter when we push tummy time because he quickly gets frustrated.<br /> But he's not making progress on his own either. </p> <p>What would you do? </p>