6.5 Month old HATES tummy time!

Melissa - posted on 02/07/2010

Thank you all so much for your support! I am so relieved to hear that I am not alone in this. I do have a feeling that my daughter will walk first because she loves to stand, jump, and bounce A LOT and is very curious. I suppose she will do what she wants on her own time :)

Princess - posted on 01/30/2010

My daughter nw three use 2 hate tummy time also. She would jus lay there & cry when i put her on her tummy. I thought something was wrong but it wasnt. She jus didnt like it. So when she turned 9 months she started walkin.....

Angela - posted on 01/29/2010

wow, I'm glad to see others have the same problem. My 7 mo. old will only tolerate being on his tummy for a few minutes until he gets upset. He can roll back on his own, though. I'm sure with time he'll learn to like it once he figures out how to crawl. I'm not in a big hurry for that to start, really!

Vivian - posted on 01/29/2010

My daughter will be 7 months also on the 30th and as well hates tummy time too...my doctor told me to do the tummy time little by little so i do them in intervals of 10 minutes... her doctor check her and said she was doing fine so i dont worry...she is sitting unsupported and roll to her side...she will get there so i wont worry...

Amber - posted on 01/28/2010

My little one hates to be on her tummy too! She can get up on her hands and knees and still just screams! She doesn't like to be face down! She is definitely a little thinker and loves to study her surroundings, so I think that's the cause of her frustration. I'm pretty sure she'll walk first. All babies develop differently, so no worries! I'm told to enjoy the lack of mobility anyway!

Tina - posted on 01/27/2010

My daughter is about 7 months and HATES being on her tummy. I cant even try it because she will always roll herself to her back. My daughter loves standing, loves jumping and goes backwards in her walker and sits up pretty well on her own. I've talked to a lot of people about this and everyone has told me not to worry, shes still developing her skills in her own way.

Nikki - posted on 01/27/2010

my son HATED tummy time even a second on his tummy would send him into screaming fits then one day around 6 months he rolled onto his tummy for the first time and LOVED it !!! now he spends all his time on his tummy

When she is ready she will do it and be fine, I don't think you need to worry just give her time

Heather - posted on 01/27/2010

Lol this is so funny! My daughter was also born on June 30th and hates tummy time! She rolls over from her back to her stomach and screams her little head off until my husband and I roll her back over, we have tried to just let her scream through it, but after 15 miniutes we just cant take it anymore! the funny thing is she likes to scoot on her back across the room! she also sits up just fine by herself and only topples over when reaching for something that is out of her reach!

Rozess - posted on 01/27/2010

my son hates tummy time and still does, i dont really care what other people think or say about my son, he isnt crawling aswell but its really up to them when they are ready to crawl,he's 7 and a half months,he runs around in his walkie so that is good enough for me, you never know both our kids may walk 1st, not all babies crawl 1st

Erica - posted on 01/21/2010

How funny...my daughter was also born on the 30th and hates tummy time. Maybe it's a June 30th thing...good luck!

Jennifer - posted on 01/21/2010

My son was the same way until just a couple of weeks ago and he is 7 months now and loves being on his belly. He is almost crawling. Just keep trying tummy time with her and eventually she will like it!!

Heather - posted on 01/21/2010

My daughter hated tummy time too until about 6 months old. I think it was upsetting her stomach because she would spit up a lot when on her tummy, and she still spits up some sitting on the floor after she eats. Once she started rolling over though, she learned to like it more and has started pushing up on her arms and such now, and doesn't mind the tummy time anymore. She is sitting up pretty well now, but before, I would put a bobby around her to help stabilize her. I would just try to praise her and celebrate her little successes for now - she will get there eventually :)