Proud mama moment for me yesterday when Ethan could withstand time on his tummy and support himself with his arms and shoulders.
We were told by the therapist to help him strengthen his neck muscles which seem to be a lil weak at 3 months.
I did not start tummy time with him till recently. At 3 months, he hated being on his tummy and would struggle real hard and cry the house down. Then, he realised that it was futile to resist and just happily rested on his tummy with his head on the mat wheh i turned him over. Even earlier attempts (B4 3 months) were punctured by my soft-heartedness when his cries pierced through the air. Such attempts were less than 1 minute. haha! I tried to justify and rationalise with myself that he was probably not ready and it might be too early, let's wait till his neck is studier.
Then, I started to see pictures of fellow January babies being able to enjoy tummy time, support their neck and prop themselves up. Haha, a big wake up call indeed. Coupled with what the therapist said, I have been diligently doing tummy time for him for the past 2 days and I'm glad the results are good. :)
Next up would be to work on the flipping! :)
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