Tummy Time

Exercise program for babies from 4 weeks of age with simple and effective best-practice exercises for strong tummy time and rolling from back to tummy. The exercises support the gross motor foundation by strengthening the skills needed to pass through the motor milestones in the best possible way. They can be used both as cosy everyday play inspiration and in cases of mild motor delay.

  • Prioritized, simple exercises
  • Designed for busy families
  • Illustrated with pictures & videos
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Program description

When a baby is lying correctly on their tummy, with their arms placed on the floor, their head lifted against gravity, and equal weight on the right and left side, the muscles of the body are gradually strengthened in the best possible way for all the motor milestones to come. Tummy time is therefore important for the motor foundation.

Some babies find it easy to lie on their tummy right from the start. You simply place them on their tummy and they push up on their arms and lift their head as if they have never done anything else. Just as often, though, tummy time is difficult especially in the beginning and can become a source of smaller or greater frustration for both parents and baby. It is important to know that there does not have to be any complex reason behind this. Tummy time is hard muscular work, and in most cases it is simply a matter of your baby not yet being strong enough in the muscles needed for this position.

So when you know how to support your baby in tummy time so they find the right support points and at the same time strengthen their muscles with simple exercises, it will become easier day by day to stay on their tummy for longer. Just like when we as adults strengthen our muscles, become stronger, and build more endurance.

In this program you will learn how to do very simple, cosy exercises together with your baby, both as part of everyday play and through small, easy changes in the way you lift and carry your baby. All exercises are described in detail and shown in short video clips.

This program is one of several in the category Tummy Time and Rolling – read about the differences in the program overview. Please find answers to frequently asked questions below. If you are still unsure which program is the right one for your child, you are very welcome to send an email to maria@develobaby.com.

  • Excellent coursed and scientifically sound IG content

    Maria’s courses and IG content has helped me and continues to help my baby. It’s great to have a source of scientifically sound information among all the random reels on social media! I bought the tummy time course and followed her advice on crawling and floor time, couldn’t have loved it more. The content is easy to follow ans has no sound, which is in valuable for a nap trapped mum 😂
    Thank you Maria, from India 🇮🇳 with love!
    Grace-Ann, Trustpilot

  • Highly recommend!

    Highly recommend!!
    As a first time mum, we purchased the Sleep and Tummy time programs and found them to be practical, fun and easy to use. The programs helped us incorporate simple exercises into our daily routine with ease, and are written with great how-to-guides and videos that gave us a lot of comfort that we were using the exercises in the right way. We also learnt a lot about our baby through these programs and can’t thank Maria enough!
    KRYSTLE, Trustpilot

  • Visible improvement in just couple weeks

    We live in another country, but I stumbled upon Maria’s profile while we were waiting for our physiotherapist appointment and bought arching back course and tummy time course, thinking it couldn’t hurt to try something while we wait. I was amazed by improvement in just a couple of weeks, baby was visibly less arching, even non-family members noticed the difference! Videos are short, simple and without sound (great when you only get the time to go through them when the baby is asleep), with just the right amount of written explanation. Its great that exercises are so short and mundane, we can do them at home or on the go, which allowed us to practice them frequently. They are also in priority order so I feel we get the benefit even on days when the baby is fussy so we only get to do a couple of exercises. Keep up the good work!
    Petra, Trustpilot

  • Easy to follow courses with great content

    I have recently bought the Tummy Time and Sleep programs and am really pleased with the content. I haven’t done the sleep one long enough to see a difference but the tummy time one has definitely helped with improving my baby’s neck strength and getting more tummy time in the day.
    A lot of the exercises are different to the generic information you can find by googling so I feel they are worth the money.
    Shellie, Trustpilot

Why is tummy time so important?

Tummy time is important! It is during tummy time that the foundation is laid for good motor development – and thus the future enjoyment and freedom of movement of the child. During tummy time a baby strengthens the sense of balance, shoulder strength, core muscles, and the ability to work across the body’s midline. Tummy time is a prerequisite for the next milestone, which is a prerequisite for the next milestone, and so on and so forth.

Another important milestone is the back-to-tummy roll. In the roll, your baby begins to use the body’s important rotation muscles, which are the foundation for all of our combined movements – our freedom of movement in all directions. The roll is also hard work for your baby, so it can often be a good idea to give your baby a little initial help to achieve a good quality roll.

Tummy Time FAQ

Frequently asked questions to Tummy Time

No, there is a lot of overlap between the two programs as they are both designed to support natural motor development at this stage. There are some additional exercises in the Back Arching and Flat Head that are specific to back arching babies.

Unfortunately, we see way more babies struggling with tummy time than in the past, and there are many theories as to why. For example, the “back to sleep” campaign to get babies to sleep on their backs has had an effect. On the one hand, it prevents sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). One the other hand, babies used to spend about 16 hours a day sleeping on their bellies, compared to the current average of about 20 minutes. It’s intuitive that this makes a difference. The baby simply isn’t used to this position, which can be uncomfortable and even frightening.

Unfortunately, I also see a lack of focus on the importance of tummy time. It should be shouted from the rooftops, given how important it is, so there is no doubt in anyone’s mind. Bouncers, car seats, recliners, etc. are also used a lot more these days, which can also play a role, and children are born more often through complicated births. So there can be many reasons that make tummy time a challenge. That’s why it’s a good idea to focus on making tummy time fun and easy for both you and your baby.

No! The exercises are normal strengthening exercises in the anatomically normal muscle pattern.

Because I know that many people find it overwhelming to do the exercises in their daily lives, I have listed the exercises in order of priority. The five most important exercises are at the top, so if you’re short on time, those are the ones you wanna prioritize.

Frequently asked questions to exercise programs

After completing the purchase process successfully, you can access your exercise program here on the develobaby.com. During payment, enter your email address and password. After successful payment, you will see an additional heading in the menu called “My Programs”, including links to all the exercise programs you have purchased access to. You could be reading your first program in under 60 seconds from purchasing. When you come back to DeveloBaby.com after a few days, the system will have logged you out automatically. Then simply log in again with your email address as your username and the password you chose during the checkout process.

My exercise programs are accessible online here on DeveloBaby.com. As the programs contain video clips that couldn’t be played in PDF or other types of print, there is no downloadable or hard copy version. That said, using a PC/Mac you can in fact print the exercise programs you have purchased by pressing Ctrl+P on Windows and Command+P on MacOS when you are on the exercise program page. However, the programs are not specifically set up for this purpose, so it’s much nicer and more user-friendly to view it directly on your mobile, tablet or computer.

You have perpetual access. However, I am obliged to adhere to certain privacy data regulations (such as GDPR), which state that I cannot store customer data longer than necessary. Therefore, the system limits your access to one year at a time. When a year is about to expire, the system will automatically send you an email so you can easily extend your access if you want to keep it.

No, this would be against the terms & conditions. You purchase access for yourself and the people living in your household. If you, however, buy an exercise program as a grandparent, you can of course share the access with the person you bought it for. In contrast, if you are a manager in an institution and want to procure access to one or more exercise programs for your employees, please write to me so we can work out an agreement on multiple licenses. For contact details and more, please see my Terms and Conditions.

Current legislation states that the usual 14-day right of withdrawal does not apply to digital products. The reason for this is that it is virtually impossible to argue that you haven’t used digital products once you’ve logged in. Therefore, I do not generally offer refunds. Please read more about my return policy under Terms and Conditions.

Yes, I’ve gone to great lengths to explain each exercise in layman’s terms so that everyone can follow. There are also pictures and videos to accompany the exercises, where I perform the exercises on a real baby.

No, certainly not. In my exercise programs, I have put the exercises in prioritized order. There are a lot of exercises in each program, so in principle you can spend your whole day doing exercises if you find it enjoyable, but you can also choose to do the top three or top five, and therefore the most important ones. This makes the exercise programs suitable for everyone, no matter how much time and energy you have to spare.

The exercises are basically just strength training, just like when you go to the gym. They are designed to strengthen your child muscles wrt the exercise programs’ purpose, e.g. addressing back arching. Therefore, exercises will always make your child stronger. Whether your child achieves each milestone with good quality using the exercises depends, of course, on the starting conditions and whether there are any special conditions that would require a individually tailored approach. But no matter what, helping your child build a stronger body will never be in vain. For the vast majority, standardized exercises, as presented in my exercise programs, will help the child move on to the next milestone well and strongly.

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Disclaimer

All content on DeveloBaby.com is based on recognized professional standards in Denmark, and you can expect them to be in line with the advice you receive in the public health system. If you find that your child has pronounced sleep or motor challenges, or that there is a lack of effect from the general exercises, I recommend that you make an appointment with me, either in person or online, so that I can customize the program for your child. If your child is unwell, please always contact your health care provider or physician. Read full disclaimer…