Re: Questions re: Tummy Time and rolling over in sleep- Dear Sam

[Guest guest]

I was in a pretty similar situation 7 weeks ago. My daughter was 6 months old

and wasn't rolling over either way and hated tummy time. She also liked to sit

up and could sit up on her own before she learned to roll over. But don't

worry- just a few days before she turned 7 months she figured it out and after

that one day- she rolls literally all over, from one end of the room to the

other- She learned to do this with her helmet on.

How long has your little one had his helmet? My daughter rubbed her head back

and forth really quickly when she was laying down for at least the first 2-3

weeks she had he helmet. I guess it was a new feeling on the back of her head.

However, I don't recall her ever really doing that again in the past 3 weeks. I

think she was just investigating her helmet- but it did worry me a lot at first

too. Know you are not alone! If you have any other questions or concerns feel

free to email me.

Good Luck! Have a happy thanksgiving!

Mom to McKenna- 7 months- band for 7 weeks

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> From: cchudacoff <cvchudacoff@...>

> Subject: Questions re: Tummy Time and rolling over

> in sleep

> Plagiocephaly

> Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 4:07 PM

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> I actually have two questions that are sort of related. My

> 6.25 mo

> (Starband 6 weeks) never liked tummy time and still

> doesn't. We've

> just seen a PT and she really wants me to enforce the tummy

> time at

> home, all the time, even though baby really cries through

> it. He's

> been sitting up like a 7 month old since 5 months and much

> prefers

> to be sitting up, or even standing up holding on to

> something with

> help. To avoid tummy time, baby rolls out of it onto his

> back, but

> won't roll from his back to his tummy again. The PT

> warned me

> against the sitting too much because she says he'll

> become a " bottom

> scooter " and won't learn how to crawl, which helps

> develop eye hand

> coordination, etc. I guess my question is this: Should I be

> worried?

> I'm not going to torture the poor guy all day on his

> tummy. Does the

> helmet or a big head make tummy time more difficult?

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> Next question is this: Recently, to sleep, he's started

> rolling

> (asleep I assume) from his back to his side and then to his

> tummy

> and then wakes up to find he can't get out of that

> position. We are

> also in the midst of sleep training (again) and our Ped

> says to

> leave him in that position so he can learn how to get out

> of it by

> himself. It makes sense, but I am also a bit nervous

> leaving him

> there, sometimes with his face wedged into the corner. I

> feel like

> the helmet makes the rolling more difficult?? Has anyone

> experience

> with this? Any words of wisdom?

>

> Thank you!

>

> Cecily

> mom to Diego, 6.25 months, Starband 6 weeks

> San Francisco, CA