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C HATED tummy time. It was a sure way to cause an inconsolable crying fit. You know what? We just did it for as long as she would do it (like... less than 30 seconds) and didnt push it. Not doing it didnt really set her back any, to be honest. Dont stress about it.

@Adira: Same. M hated it, but now that he can roll, his favorite thing to do is roll back and forth.

I'd just put her down until LO is angry, then call it done.

DS hated it and we weren't great about it at the beginning but just kept trying a few times a day. He is better about it now, but only for a little while. We used a bobby under his chest to prop him up, which he liked better. I will say his head is pretty flat on one side, and even though the doctor says it'll go away and he isn't a candidate for a helmet, I feel really guilty about it.

I used the boppy on my bed while folding laundry. DD was really interested in watching what I was doing and somehow tolerated much more tummy time on my bed than on the floor. The extra height from the boppy helped too.

mine hated tummy time, but the doctors and public health said it "counted" when they were on you, or in a sling.

LO 1 hated tummy time with a passion. Instant freak out!!! So her tummy time was very minimal.

Some other ideas when LO is a bit older is using the boppy.

Ours wasn't a fan for a long time. I'd just do it until she started crying and turn her back over. Sometimes she only lasted a few minutes. I'm pretty sure it counts if it's done on you though...

We just did it as often as she'd let us, I'd try to do it at least 2 or 3 times a day.

Once she could roll and then shortly after that she could remain pushed up on her arms for long periods with good head control she didn't hate tummy time as much. Now she spends long time periods on her tummy because she can look around and it's more interesting than when they can't lift their heads up much. I imagine it's really boring and uncomfortable to be on your tummy with your face implanted in the floor!

Our OT recommended tummy time on a firm couch, since you can then be at LO's eye level distracting them. We used bubbles, loud obnoxious electronic toys, etc. Good luck!

I didn't give her regular tummy time. Would put her on for short intervals but as soon as she was upset, I turned her over. Eventually, around 3 months, she learned how to roll from her back to her tummy but couldn't roll the other way yet, and she was MAD when she got to her tummy! Well, then, once she learned to roll the other way, suddenly her muscles/coordination on her tummy was way better and suddenly she loved being on her tummy--at 8 months, she even sleeps on her tummy now and is almost always rolling to it. She crawls and sits up no problem. I don't think her early hatred of tummy time set her back at all and her dislike of it was probably because of the reasons @Vegmama mentioned.

Also, all peds must be different on this, because ours didn't even ever MENTION tummy time--not when we talked, or on any of the milestone/help sheets they give out after every well visit.

@night cheese: Huh. My ped said tummy time on me was a great alternative.

Mirrors? Boppy? toys?

I also put DH in charge of tummy time. He was a new face and kept his interest better than I did.