I wish I knew laying baby on my chest was considered tummy time. I didn’t find out that it’s considered tummy time till my second.
I had bad mom guilt with my first. He hated tummy time but he loved laying on my chest doing skin to skin. I wish I could go back in time and be easier on myself. Also being in a carrier can be considered a type of tummy time too. Looking back at my first baby. He got a lot of tummy time. I just didn’t know it.
My baby would only do tummy time in the tummy down carry! Man my arms got strong after that lol
Oh man I can only imagine. Its crazy how our bodies just adapt for our babies
Part of the issue is people make such a big deal about “tummy time” when most babies naturally get all they need! We were fortunate that we had a great birth class instructor who said this to us so we never worried about. I can definitely see how this could be stressful! There’s so much am I doing everything right thoughts in those early months!
