Tummy time-- when to begin?

Question

i know dumb question-- but when do you start tummy time? my son is 8 days old and i have a 4 yr old, but i don't remember when to start tummy time.

Answer 1

Whenever you want. I lay my 4 week old daughter on her tummy on my chest during the day for a few minutes here and there and have been doing it since she was a few days old. The younger they are the shorter you should do it for and increase the time as they get older.

Answer 2

My son hated tummy time when he was very little. So what I did was put him on my chest and reclined a little in my seat. It gave him enough room to work his neck muscles but not enough he hated it. He's now 6 months and still iffy about being on his tummy but at least he doesn't scream while on it.

Answer 3

i started Right away! when he was 3 days old! he loves it! he always falls asleep and u know what hes strong!! HES ONLY 2 MONTHS OLD AND HOLDS HIMSELF UP BY HIS FOREARMS FOR A WHILE TURNS OVER SWITCHES HIS HEAD POSITION FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER AND USES HIS LEGS TO PUSH DOWN SO HE CAN MOVE FORWARD A BIT! NO LIE!! my nephew who is 2 weeks OLDER cant do any of the above he can barely hold his own head up! then again my son may be so strong cuz he was born big 8lbs 4oz 21 in. my nephew was only 2 oz less and 1 in. shorter! START ALREADY!

Answer 4

You can start now. Just start out slow. Even if its only for like 10 sec at a time (if your baby freaks out)  

Answer 5

as soon as they can lift their head a little.  

Answer 6

ASAP! It helps their neck and arm muscles even if it's only for a minute at a time! :)

Answer 7

Start from day one!! I just had antenatal classes and they had a 3 day old doing tummy time! The sooner you start the more practice they get.

Do tummy time for as long as the little one is comfortable. When they are older You can make it fun for them by using a toy or rattle to encourage them to lift up onto there arms!

Good luck  

Answer 8

as soon as the cord falls off!

get on of those boppy mats for tummy time...

Answer 9

I started it right away. From birth-2 months old she did tummy time for a few hours usually during a nap cuz she always fell asleep...and 3months til now she only does it maybe 10 minutes a day cuz she gets mad and cries. She is 4 months old