When to start floor time with baby
Tummy Time for Babies (0-3 Month Old)
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hello my friends I'm Nicole with kids ot
help and welcome back to our tummy time
series so this is part 2 of 3 if you
have not checked out part 1 I will link
it up above be sure to check that one
out before watching this video so here
in part 2 we will be covering tummy time
for ages 0 to 3 months of age but before
we get going I want to let you guys know
that down below in the description box I
have put together a development tool
milestone chart for ages 0 to 12 months
it is completely free all you have to do
is click the link below print it out put
it on your fridge it's a great resource
for you to follow along and see what
developmental milestones are coming up
next for your baby all right guys let's
get into it by 3 months of age your baby
should be able to tolerate tummy time
for approximately 20 to 30 minutes a day
now this can be broken up into sessions
ranging from 2 to 5 minutes or longer
depending on your infant's tolerance a
quick tip for you guys to consider is
including tummy time after a diaper
change this makes it super easy for you
to just know that you're getting the 20
to 30 minutes in without trying to keep
track of how many sessions you've done
daily so at this age you will see that
during tummy time your infant is able to
lift their head their neck and their
trunk and all of this hard work is
increasing their strength in their
shoulders their neck and their back not
only is tummy time making these muscles
stronger but it's also providing a lot
of sensory feedback to your infant about
where their body is in space
by three months of age your infants
vision is becoming clearer but it
definitely has some ways to go before
they can focus as well as we can as
adults so as you can tell by the picture
your three month old is better able to
bring close objects into focus and the
ability to see more colors is developing
by three months of age your infant
should be stimulated visually by toys
and they can track objects that are
moving in front of them however they
won't yet be demonstrating the
coordination necessary to reach four
items yet
so as you guys can see the exercise ball
remains a staple that can be used at
various ages for tummy time I do have a
link in the description box below for
some other recommended products that
I've used successfully during tummy time
as well so as you can tell there's a
clear difference in your infant's head
and neck control now versus when they
were newborns I'm able to move chi in
various planes and he's able to keep
this head relatively upright with little
to no difficulty these changes in
movements allow for different muscle
groups to be worked and challenged that
might otherwise get less attention than
some other larger muscle groups
you might have also noticed that around
two months of age your baby will be able
to shift most of their weight back
towards the pelvis and legs which will
free up their arms their trunk their
head in their neck for a greater range
of motion which will eventually allow
them to reach for items with their hands
another tummy time tip to consider is to
increase the visual components of tummy
time by throwing some Christmas lights
in front of your kiddo consider using a
light filtering blanket over the lights
to decrease the brightness but you can
add colored lights or lights that
twinkle to music whatever you think
might get your little ones attention
when it comes to positions in Prior
Clips you've seen the babies placed on
the floor the large exercise ball and
even a mini Boppy pillow and now I'm
showing you guys the football hold I've
had a lot of success calming Kai in this
position it might also benefit babies
who have excessive gas as it provides
gentle pressure to the tummy which can
help to move the gas in this position
your infants like straddle your forearm
and your hand provides support at their
chest while your fingers help to support
their head
alright guys that's going to do it for
part 2 of tummy time be sure to catch
all 3 videos and our tummy time series
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much for watching and I'll catch you in
the next one bye
