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My daughter use to do this but it was good for her so I let her fuss. It doesn’t make u a bad more to comfort ur son
Tummy time isn’t just about being on the floor like you said, You can lay baby on your stomach/chest and that counts too! Don’t stress even if it’s just for a few seconds it still helps! On the other hand though does he have frequent tummy ache? Of course most babies don’t like it anyway as it does ache strengthening up muscles but could be a thought xxx
You have plenty of time, don't feel bad for following your instincts. Tummy time wasn't even a thing until the 90s I think it was? And every baby has been able to figure it out long before then lol. I think tummy time came from the on the back campaign (for safe sleep) to mark the difference between supervised play time on tummy vs always placing them on their back for sleep time. I'm not saying tt doesn't help or do anything but they start to enjoy more around 4 months. don't stress it! enjoy your baby.
Some kids aren't good with tummy time on the floor, doing it like you have been is great You are doing great, definitely not a bad Mom.
tummy time on the chest counts so you can start there and then put him on a play mat for a few minutes a day while also doing on the chest and eventually they should start getting used to it, even if its five minute intervals on the play mat it helps with training them! Don’t feel stressed or bad you’re a good mom!