When to start tummy time?

amother

Wed, Jul 03 2024, 5:27 pm

My newborn is almost 2 weeks old. Sleeps on back/side and I want to start tummy time but idk if it’s too early
Cord just fell off but the stump is still there. Idk if that makes a difference to when they can start

amother

Slategray ↓

Wed, Jul 03 2024, 5:46 pm

You can put them from a few days old, don’t do it more then 15 min a day and watch them closely… slowly you can starting increasing the amount of time

amother

Moonstone ↓

Wed, Jul 03 2024, 6:05 pm

Right after birth. Put her down for as long as she can handle as often as she can handle. It's really important for development.

behappy2

Wed, Jul 03 2024, 6:05 pm

Put the baby on you while you are lying down.

Also make sure the ground you put them on is very flat, not a blanket type surface, but linoleum or wood etc. it's very hard to move off soft surfaces.

Remember that lying on the back is important to for development.

And baby carry is you can

I was literally just listening to a lecture today about this.

amother

Alyssum

Wed, Jul 03 2024, 6:12 pm

I followed the idea (Pickler) that we shouldn't do tummy time until they roll by themselves. All my kids, BH, have an amazing corporal development and coordination. I don't know if is just Pickler approach or also genetics, but you don't have to if your baby doesn't like it or if you don't feel it right.

amother

Charcoal

Wed, Jul 03 2024, 6:14 pm

behappy2 wrote:

How is lying on the back important for development ?

amother

↑ Slategray

Wed, Jul 03 2024, 6:16 pm

amother Alyssum wrote:

First off if you start doing it early enough, they’ll usually like it..

Also I know of plenty ppl that had issues with there kids and dr says was most likely from not putting on stomach early..

It’s very healthy, obv if you see they don’t like it maybe discus with dr how you can make it easier for them

amother

↑ Moonstone ↓

Wed, Jul 03 2024, 6:30 pm

amother Charcoal wrote:

How is lying on the back important for development ?

Developes tracking skills, and without swaddle allows for startle reflex to integrate

amother

↑ Moonstone

Wed, Jul 03 2024, 6:31 pm

amother Alyssum wrote:

Interesting! What is the pickler approach? Do you put baby to sleep on stomach? Or on stomach on you? Or never ever?

Hashem_Yaazor

Wed, Jul 03 2024, 6:41 pm

It's harder to learn how to roll if they don't have tummy time... How long does it take with that approach?

What's corporal development? I know quite a bit about baby development but don't think I ever came across that term.

mushkamothers

Wed, Jul 03 2024, 7:45 pm

amother Moonstone wrote:

Interesting! What is the pickler approach? Do you put baby to sleep on stomach? Or on stomach on you? Or never ever?

It's Pikler and it's actually her student Magda Gerber who developed a philosophy called RIE.

It's basically freedom of movement so no swaddle, containers like swings, strollers or even bassinet.

That said, "toes out, belly down" is the position of all brain growth.

A newborn at 2 weeks should not be doing tummy time for 15 minutes or even be left on her stomach at all. Tummy time is on your own chest or baby wearing. If you put her down, put her on her back. If she's put on her stomach, prop up with a rolled up towel under her arms, put your face at her eye level and keep it to a minute or two. Frequency over duration. 10 seconds x 30 times is better than 10 minutes straight.

Thisisnotmyreal

Wed, Jul 03 2024, 9:32 pm

My babies live in tummy time. Hours of skin to skin and baby wearing. We do crawling and rolling in and out of tummy time for like 1-2 minutes max. They love the guppy and nurse on their stomachs. My babies roll over both ways well before three months old. The main thing is that I just let them be. The world is theirs to discover.