Tummy time?

[Ezz]

DS hated tummy time until he learnt how to roll over (from back to tummy) - once he got there himself, he was happy to be there!

As others have said, I used to give him tummy time on my chest.

[Nicambhar]

Arabella has tummy time straight after her bath each day. I give her a massage while she is on her tummy and she usually falls asleep after she has had a bit of a look around.

[~clover~]

I've always done tummy time either on us, after a bath with no nappy, or just with no nappy.
DS loves having his nappy off, & always has (well not the first few days), so that helped us.

[Butterfly_Princess]

I found that if you roll up a towel and place it under their arms across their chest - kinda holding them up from the floor a bit - helped a lot.

Yup i was gonna suggest this one!!
Also another thing that I find is good...is when im sitting on the couch, ill put my legs together, and place her on her tummy on my lap, facing outwards so her tummy is in the little indent between my legs IYKWIM ??

Isabell wasnt keen on tummy time at that age either, but once id started using the towel idea, she slowly started liking it, then slowly i took the towel away.
Also my MCHN told DP and I that starting tummy time is good before 12 weeks, but its not essential, its at 12 weeks and after when tummy time is of its most benefit. That could be wrong, but its what MCHN told me.

[Laranna]

As the others have said, tummy time doesn't have to be on the floor. Lay her on you, across your lap or hold her face down across your arm.

I also second the rolled up towel, it made a big difference to DS's enjoyment of tummy time. I wouldn't worry about her not learning to lift her head up, she'll do it. I'm going through this at the moment as DS has great head control (checked by paed today) but he's not pushing himself up...he's had heaps of tummy time...so it's just a wait for him to get stronger.

[Jewel]

DS2 hates tummy time too when he's on the floor or anything by himself. He too carries on until we turn him over or pick him up. Takes a while to settle down sometimes. He even hates it when I turn him over to massage lotion on his back after a bath.
He loves when he's laying on our chests though.

[Indadhanu]

Okie dokie girls, am gonna try the towel thing. Thanks, hopefully she likes it a bit better.