Very often Dane will attempt to raise his head, only to have his head stay on the ground and have his legs and waist raise into the air. Oops! The good thing is that Dane doesn't seem to hate Tummy Time. We were warned that some babies just hate being on their stomachs and cry the entire time they are doing it. Dane can get frustrated and grumpy because it seems that he is trying to get his head up but is unable to, but he doesn't seem to get angry. He sometimes will even fall asleep during Tummy Time. We were told different things by different people about how often to do Tummy Time...some people say to try to do 10-20 minutes 3-4 times/day (usually just prior to feedings so that he is least likely to spit up and also to help wake him up for his feeding). The PT/OT people at the hospital said that we could also try to do 10-20 seconds per episode and try to do that 10-20 times/day (this is more for the babies who hate being on their stomachs). When we burp Dane on our shoulder and on our knees after meals Dane also tries to lift his head up and this technically counts as Tummy Time even though he isn't on the floor.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Tummy Time is Fun (at least for Dane's parents...)
We have been making an effort to keep Dane doing Tummy Time. This is when we put Dane on his stomach and try to encourage him to lift and/or rotate his head so that he strengthens his neck, back, and arms. So far, he hasn't gotten very good at it. Besides the obvious fact that he's only 6 weeks old and shouldn't yet be born, his head is still disproportionately large for his body size. 
Very often Dane will attempt to raise his head, only to have his head stay on the ground and have his legs and waist raise into the air. Oops! The good thing is that Dane doesn't seem to hate Tummy Time. We were warned that some babies just hate being on their stomachs and cry the entire time they are doing it. Dane can get frustrated and grumpy because it seems that he is trying to get his head up but is unable to, but he doesn't seem to get angry. He sometimes will even fall asleep during Tummy Time. We were told different things by different people about how often to do Tummy Time...some people say to try to do 10-20 minutes 3-4 times/day (usually just prior to feedings so that he is least likely to spit up and also to help wake him up for his feeding). The PT/OT people at the hospital said that we could also try to do 10-20 seconds per episode and try to do that 10-20 times/day (this is more for the babies who hate being on their stomachs). When we burp Dane on our shoulder and on our knees after meals Dane also tries to lift his head up and this technically counts as Tummy Time even though he isn't on the floor.
Very often Dane will attempt to raise his head, only to have his head stay on the ground and have his legs and waist raise into the air. Oops! The good thing is that Dane doesn't seem to hate Tummy Time. We were warned that some babies just hate being on their stomachs and cry the entire time they are doing it. Dane can get frustrated and grumpy because it seems that he is trying to get his head up but is unable to, but he doesn't seem to get angry. He sometimes will even fall asleep during Tummy Time. We were told different things by different people about how often to do Tummy Time...some people say to try to do 10-20 minutes 3-4 times/day (usually just prior to feedings so that he is least likely to spit up and also to help wake him up for his feeding). The PT/OT people at the hospital said that we could also try to do 10-20 seconds per episode and try to do that 10-20 times/day (this is more for the babies who hate being on their stomachs). When we burp Dane on our shoulder and on our knees after meals Dane also tries to lift his head up and this technically counts as Tummy Time even though he isn't on the floor.
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