How much tummy time a day do you do?

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I make sure to get him down on the mat three times a day.  Sometimes those sessions last 10 minutes, sometimes he’s hard crying much sooner.  I’ve found the best way to lengthen the time is to put him down into position again after he’s been consoled (tummy, cry, pick up and console until the fussy stops, tummy, cry, pick up and console, tummy, cry, console, etc).  That way he doesn’t “get out of it” by crying while at the same time lengthening the session and also reinforcing that I will always try to help him when he’s sad.  He’s responded really well to this.  I try to make each subsequent attempt a little easier (direct on the mat to start, then on the mat with help placing his arms, then on the pillow, then on the pillow with help placing arms and so on) and always end with a nice long cuddle session.

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We don’t even do it every day

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I do it when she lets me. Sometimes once a day. Sometimes more. Sometimes less. If she gets upset we end it because it really does no good at that point. Also, if you’re reclining with your baby on your chest and they turn their head and lift it to look at you then they are working the same muscles as tummy time. 😊

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I'm not sure exactly because we do formal tummy time on the mat for maybe a couple min a day, but when I hold him he holds his head up and looks around and when I carry him in the sling apparently that counts as tummy time. So it could be hours a day realistically?

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Probably about ten minutes a day between laying on her play mat and laying on my tummy. But some days she is not feeling the play mat at all so we skip it entirely.

How much tummy time a day do you do?

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