Tips for tummy time?

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My baby hates it. Max I can get him to do 7 minutes and he cries for a while after. We have a soft mat, rattles, crinkly hanging toys, the black and white love every cards, a cushion and I sit with him. I read today that to avoid SIDS it’s important for babies to get a lot of tummy time.. but how much is enough?

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Tummy time is more than just putting babe on the floor on their tummy! It can be across your lap, on your chest looking at you, on the bed/couch while you sit at eye level…etc.
Start with small burst multiple times a day! So 2 mins every wake windows. Then try 3 mins. Then 5 mins. Then 7 mins. Slowly work up to longer stretches! When this chart says work up to a full hour a day, that can be 5 20 min sessions a day!

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7 mins at once is a long time. I’d shorten it and do it often. My babes liked having a mirror to pick up their heads and look at. They also liked tummy time on my chest

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A mirror makes all the difference. Sassy makes a super affordable one if you don’t have a mirrored wall or door to lay babe down by. Totally changed tummy time for my kiddo.

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I found doing tummy time on my bed laying next to him talking to him was best for my son. He also HATED tummy time. Cried as if he was hurt.

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I found tummy time laying on me went the smoothest. As baby gets older a Boppy or other pillow could help.

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You can do a lot of things besides play on the floor on their tummy.  You can have them lay on your chest, set up an inclined surface and have them lay on that, or just do a few minutes several times a day.  
My baby HATED tummy time.  But we had him spend a lot of time on our chests and his upper body and development was just fine.  He spend almost all of him floor play time on him back.  I wouldn’t stress out too much on trying to hit those suggested timelines for types of play.  Just make sure your getting in quality play time with your baby.

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My daughter hated tummy time too what I did a lot of was drape he over one of my legs (think seal-like position) check out Pinterest and try lots of different things

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7 minutes is a long time in one stretch.
Have tummy time whenever it fits in a few minutes and just take a bit more time as baby gets older and stronger.

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My son hated it so much I just stopped trying after a few weeks. With my daughter I had more success with the tips here like doing it on me, with a mirror, and more shorter stints.

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You can do tummy time many different way. My 2 month old does it on my chest. We do it for 2-3 minutes.

Tips for tummy time?

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