This is an argument
against Tummy Time that I've heard from several sources, but here are some important things to remember:
Novel play ideas that match your baby's developmental level and interests are your best tools
against Tummy Time tears.
Not exact matches
A greater incline will be more comfortable for a baby who is just beginning
tummy time (kind of like being held up
against an adult's shoulder as a newborn), whereas a more flat position right on top of the ball will be more challenging and appropriate for babies who are further along in the process and more comfortable being on their
tummies.
I'd second those who say use your own body as the best place for
tummy time, whether that's lying on your back with baby on your belly or baby in a sling (although I think the former probably does a better job of teaching baby to work
against gravity).
My biggest encouragement is for parents to offer activities that require belly - down or sidelying positioning to be enjoyable - trying to capitalize on your baby's curiosity to keep him in
Tummy Time rather than forcing him to stay there
against his will.
KRISTEN STRATTON: Sometimes if it is just too hot and maybe it's not cracked or anything but enough that I don't want to put anything on it to hold the moisture
against the skin, I just let my kids be naked and give them 30 minutes, and then if they really little we do
tummy time at that
time so probably everything would go down onto the towel instead of flying up into the air especially if you have boys, so we do
tummy time, naked
time and the put the bowl of coconut oil and we introduce descants sometimes too just so that it will be dry and we won't be holding moisture into the skin.
In the first months of life, babies use reflexes to move, push up, lift and turn the head, etc, however to do this babies need to work
against gravity and this is where
tummy time is vital.
Baby can lay flat and look at a hanging mirror and several toys, or use the bolster pillow for
tummy time and prop the mirror
against one of the arch arms.
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