I never really thought about it much. I know I was told that I should give DS tummy time, but the midwives at the clinic I went to also said that laying huim on his tummy on my tummy was classed as tummy time. I did that a lot, sort of semi reclined in my reclining rocker and would lie DS on my chest and rock with him. But he had really bizarre head control from really early on. He never had a floppy head and was able to lift his head up and look at me pretty much from day one. I did put him on his tummy on the floor from time to time, but only after he was able to hold his head up on his own, and I'd generally lie on the floor with him and interact with him. I never left him on his own to just lie there bored. As soon as he started to fuss or look the least bit uncomfortable I'd pick him up.

I agree that you shouldn't force things on babies. That if they cry or are clearly distressed or unhappy by what is going on that you should stop 'it'. Regardless of what 'it' is. I also don't agree with using walkers or things that unnaturally allow your baby to move before they are able.

But there were part of the article that seemed a bit contradictory. As in you should never place a baby in a position it is unable to get into on it’s own. Well given that babies typically can't move themselves at all, in my mind they are incapable of getting into ANY position. Tummy, back…whatever. So ANY position that you as a parent put them in, including holding them, would technically be classed as unnatural by her description,, wouldn't it?