Tummy time- not pushing up!

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Hi my Little girl is 11 weeks. Will be 3 months on 1st October. We have only recently started tummy time maybe in the last week or so due to her having terrible reflux and being unable to lie on belly she would just scream. She’s still not keen but a lot better we’re doing 5-10 min stints several times a day atm.

She’s obviously not great at pushing up. She has a tummy time pillow which she seems a lot better at pushing up from but when on the floor she just face plants. She will flap her arms everywhere also. I try to reposition her arms to encourage her but to no avail so far. I get down to her level and try and encourage her to look up.

I know it’s not ally days but does anyone have any tips to encourage her.

Honestly I wouldn't worry too much. I wasn't great for remembering tummy time with my girl, and whenever she did she would scream and protest and face plant like you mentioned so we hardly did it at all. I was worried about her for a while as when we did try she wouldn't lift up. Then one day when she was about 7 months she just got up and crawled and that was that, I was surprised because she hadn't shown any sort of strength when we used to do tummy time. 3 months is still super young it'll come, just keep doing what you're doing hope that helps

11 weeks is very very early - my twins hated tummy time on the floor - they only liked doing it once they started rolling snd then pushing themselves up soon followed

Mine preferred to lie on my chest for cuddles and practice tummy time that way

Tummy time wasn’t a defined thing when my 2 were babies, they were just on the floor and started moving about of their own accord.
Both rolling over front to back and back to front by about 5ish months.
Both fully functioning adults now

Tummy time is yet another thing to bash new mums over the head with and make them worry.

Agree with tummy time just lying on you - DD didn't like being plonked alone on the floor on her tummy, but she would happy lie on me if I reclined and push off with her feet and try to lift her head to look around. Tummy time doesn't necessarily mean you have to stick them on the floor - any position they can strengthen their neck muscles, etc. is good for them.

Never did tummy time with any of mine (infact don't even remember being told to with my first). First 2 were walking by 10 months and the third is on the road to being even earlier. Honestly I wouldn't worry too much and if she doesn't like it, don't do I. As a pp said, lie her on your chest.

And yes, I wouldn't worry about it - you don't find adults who can't lift their heads up, do you? At best it's just a helping hand to get them there a bit earlier, but babies get there of their own accord anyway.

It's really uncomfortable to lie on the floor on your stomach. I'm surprised they push it so much.

Thank you all. I’m not too as I know everything will come in her own time. I don’t want to rush her. Will definitely try her on my chest though sounds much nicer than plonked on the floor!

“Tummy-time” was just coming in when my eldest was a baby.

I tried it a bit but seeing her on her mat grunting and protesting and craning her little head like a tortoise only to face plant made me step in to rescue her 😂

She loved “standing” on people’s knees and I think they incidentally get their backs and necks working lifting their heads when on your chest and shoulder, - she loved being held vertically against my chest, head on shoulder, so I neglected the dreaded tummy time.

She’s 30 now and safely made it off the mat and into to the world of mobility.

Tummy time is too allow for putting them asleep on their backs so the head can remain round, hence it wasn't a thing years ago. It doesn't mean put them on their tummy on a hard floor. On their front on you is fab as is upright in your arms, any position where the head weight is not resting on the back of the head counts.

I wouldn't worry too much. On yourself is great or you can try putting her on a big exercise ball. Roll it do she's near vertical/stand up position, then move it so she is more horizontal/ tummy time position to make it harder as her back gets stronger. To be fair I only really tried this with DD1, DD2 was just schlepped around in DD1s wake and was fine. Don't put too much pressure on yourself

Another hater of tummy time. We ended up buying this and he was a lot more comfortable and seemed to tolerate it longer.

What a load of nonsense this is. My DC are 21 and 13 - no one ever talked about tummy time then.
DS1 could roll from back to front at 11 weeks which my friends said was very early but he seemed to like doing it. DS2 was later. Both of mine were good crawlers but not early walkers.
I agree with PP - just another thing to pressure new parents with.
I would not have left mine upset on their tummies but just put them on their back on the playmat and played with them.

She is too young to push up on her hands when on her tummy

Tummy time can be done on your chest too.

As I say I’m not too worried I know she will do everything in her own time. She does use a pillow and is on a big thick soft play mat so isn’t on a hard floor! I will try the chest though definitely.

Every child that came after my first never had any dedicated tummy time, because they were all very close in age so I was always too busy running around after toddlers to think much about it.

They've all developed at a normal rate.

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Ftm here my lo hated tummy time, would tolerate it for a few minutes than moan, we would switch between the floor and our chests and I never used to do it a huge amount as I didnt like the idea of making her upset! I remember being worried that she wouldn't develope the strength in her neck but by the time she was 2ish months old she liked to be sat up (not by herself) but her head control was good.
Shes 9 months old this week and she's crawling around, standing up by herself, walking along whilst holding the sofa and I look back at things I would worry about thinking "why was I worrying"
From people I have spoke to and pp tummy time wasn't even a thing and all those children are fine.
I agree if she doesn't like the floor put her on your chest she will probably like that more as your face will be on her level more x