Start slowly with a few minutes of
tummy time a couple of times a day, and consider increasing a little at a time.
Not exact matches
If the baby really hates
tummy time, then you could try just a
couple seconds at a
time and then increase it.
Opinions on when to begin
tummy time will differ from mom to mom, some will begin as soon as baby gets home from the hospital, whereas others prefer to wait until baby is about a
couple of months old before beginning.
A
couple of Occupational Therapists completed and published a research study that compared two groups of babies, one group spent 30 minutes minimum of
tummy time per day and the other group did not, the
tummy time group scored higher on developmental assessments, so perhaps 30 minutes in a good goal per day; most helpful if broken up into mini sessions throughout the day.
A
couple weeks ago, my sweet two week old (at the
time) son broke out in a nasty diaper rash on his
tummy, which quickly spread to his inner and outer thighs, and his right butt cheek.
I had to gradually transition him from his old food to the new Eukanuba food by mixing the 2 together for a
couple days as last
time I switched his food he had
tummy troubles (even with mixing).