What counts as tummy time?

You can do tummy time angled on your chest; tummy time on a cushion/pillow etc; across your legs - basically if she is resting on her tummy and chest but angled up, this might help with the spit up and screaming. The pressure should be a bit less on the tummy, plus the angle will help keep things down. You could build up the time on her tummy on a flat surface, 1 minute a few times a day etc. You are already doing plenty though 😁

@Jade I do put her on her tummy sometimes and I roll her onto her tummy and then almost instantly it's yack time. Sometimes I'll leave her down for like 5-10 minutes until she gets tired but she'll spit up like 4 or 5 times and I know it's not a lot because it looks worse than it is but her clothes are always covered in it and the blankets, muslins, bibs etc 🤢 Even on my legs it's yack, on my chest she used to be okay but now she yacks 🙄 The most success I've had is not feeding her for a few hours and then doing it but I can't not feed her for 3 hours multiple times a day or I'll be up all night She's still got great head control and can sit up with back and side support

Hmm, perhaps then there could be something else amiss, maybe reflux? It doesn't sound it, but always good to rule things out. My little one also did this during tummy time, but less so now and it was always only a small amount. I definitely was putting him down too quickly - I felt the pressure of making sure I gave 'enough' tummy time. I now realise that I shouldn't worry and do what is best for him and what he wants 😊 To be honest, if you're happy with her development and everything else, then what you're doing is working great 😁 Every baby is different so do what works for your little one - tummy time is a tricky thing for a lot of babies as well so it may just be that in time the bringing sick up will ease or go away. You keep doing what you're doing - don't worry too much about it being 'enough' - it sounds like your little one is doing great regardless 😊

If it’s stressing you out, that will feed into her too and then it’ll all become a difficult stressful thing, so take the pressure off and don’t worry/do whatever works for you. My LO also hated tummy time and much prefers sitting up and chatting and I was worried his development would be behind where he should be (also 5 months here!) so I stopped forcing and just gave him more floor time playing on his back, aiding a roll onto his front once or twice just for a minute or so and then this morning out of nowhere he rolled solo for the first time and is sooo happy chilling on his front 🎉 so they each figure it out in their own time and way. Also found that first thing in the morning is when he’s happiest with floor/tummy time, EBF here too and our last feed is usually 4am ish, so when we get up at 6/7am his milk has gone down but also not too hungry or tired so not grumpy! xx

I don't thinks it's reflux either as there's not really any other symptoms and it's mostly when there's tummy pressure rather than just all the time and keeping her upright doesn't make a difference. We also used to keep her moses basket tipped up but we don't anymore so I think we grew out of reflux thankfully. I think part of it is her friend is 10 days younger and already standing and sitting and being less of a potato than my little lump 😂😂

My first has AWFUL reflux and didn't do hardly any tummy time but you'd never know now. We did lots of sitting and she got good at that really early on, and once on solids with less milk and sick she was better with tummy time. When she could roll in and out of tummy time as she wanted she did more by herself too. I used to do it at the bottom of the stairs before she was on solids/sitting by herself, so would put her on her knees at the bottom and then rest her elbows on the first step. And hold her steady and take a bit of weight at her hips if needed to stop extra strain on her knees x

@Rachel ooh that's a good idea! I use a tummy time pillow sometimes but that always puts tummy pressure too 🙄 I can't put her on the stairs because we have a fluffy dog and the hoover physically cannot pick it all up but I'll try a stool or a tub or something that resembles it

@anon I feel your pain, we have a floofy cat and her fur gets everywhere it drives me mad!! Could always chuck an old towel down on the bottom stair? But yeah anything like a little plastic step or stool or anything works as long as there's a bit of a gap so they're not lying flat on their tummy x

@Rachel Tbh all the towels are coated too 😂 It's a pain in the arse sometimes. I'll give it a go with the sofa cushion

Does your baby like the sling? This counts as tummy time! I’ve found it’s really helped with strengthening her head and neck control

@Ella I have one of the wrap around ones but it made me sweat so much and she will fight to get out of it...like she busted out of a properly fitted one and nearly went head first on the floor. Never tried it again after that