Rolling Over

I would just suggest more tummy time. He may not enjoy it but it will help give him more upper body strength. And if he doesn't like it then maybe he will learn to roll over to his back just for the fact of not wanting to be on his tummy. Hope everything works out!

talk to your pediatrician, they may have you get some theropy from ECI (it's free)is he crawling or sitting up on his own?

My son also didn't like tummy time and it didn't help that he didn't have his circumscion until almost 6mo, so of course, that delayed the rolling over since he couldn't be on his tummy for 2 weeks!!! I also did the mirror thing and hung some toys on the side for him to see. I also stopped hanging toys above his head, rather next to him and angled up so he would have to reach for it which would turn his body. Also, when he does roll over,(even by accident) make it a really big deal "YEA!! GOOD JOB! YOU ROLLED OVER!!! BIG BOY!!!" and clap your hands and smile real big. He'll know he did something exciting just by seing how you react! My son is 9mos and just started cramling 2dys ago, he was stuck in the rocking back and forth phase for almost 1month!! Just remember, every child is different and they have their own pace at doing things. Books are just a guideline. Give him aleast a 2-3mo gap, especially if he is learning something else new...one thing at a time!! Good Luck!!!

Don't worry. My son is 9 months. It took him a while to roll from back to stomach. He finally came around to do it, but even now, he doesn't roll over all that much. He can do it, he just doesn't. Give him more tummy time. Neither of my boys liked tummy time, so I would just do short amounts frequently throughout the day. I let them fuss for a while but after a while I would just roll them over. Another thing that worked with my oldest son was I laid a full length mirror on the floor sideways and leaned it on the coffee table and I placed him at an angle that would motivate him to roll over. All kids are different as I am learning between my first and second baby. Give your baby lots of time on the floor to explore on their back and on their tummy. They will figure it out!

Patience girl hell learn soon enough when u least expect it. If not maybe ask your doctor about it.i mean his doctor.

dont worry he will do it as soon as he is ready some babies take longer than others! my baby is 5 months old and doesnt like to be on the floor either.
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Don't worry about it. He will learn in his own time and be rolling all over the place before you know it. He may be currently working on aquiring other skills like fine motor control or better trunk control or crawling etc . . . and this just isn't his focus right now. He'll get there.

Neither of mine rolled over till they were 6 or 7 months and the doctor said it was probably because they were bigger fatter babies. It's ok, he will eventually roll over and then before you know it he'll be running, and you'll find yourself dreaming of these days when he couldn't roll over.

He will figure it out on his own, don't worry! My son hated to be on his tummy and he would always roll right back over to his back. Then one day he just decided he could roll and then he liked being on his tummy on his own terms! He was about 6 months when he did it, but don't worry if your guy doesn't do it yet! Next they figure out how to get around and you are going to miss him just laying on his bacK!

The normal sequence is to learn to roll from stomach to back first. Your attempts to put him on his stomach is correct. Get down on the floor and put toys in front of him and talk to him on his stomach to make it more normal. He needs the practice of lifting his head and pushing up on his arms. This will also lead to moving forward on his stomach and soon to crawling on all fours. These are natural sequences that build muscle and coordination. Soon he will be sitting and reaching. If he hasn't progressed in another 6 weeks you probably want to discuss this with your pediatrician.

My little boy was the same way. He eventually figured it out on his own. I just let him do his tummy and back time on the floor and he figured it out. Maybe around 7 months.

He will figure how to roll all the way over pretty soon, it took my son til he was 7 months to figure it out. I also take my son to the Family and Childrens clinic and I love them also.

It's possible that his belly hurts. If that's not the case, I'd leave him to it - he can rotate from back to side, which in my understanding requires the greatest use of muscles and coordination. Keep putting him down on his belly to start and talk to his pediatrician, but imho he'll get to his belly soon enough.

If, however, you notice he doesn't do belly time after a couple of months and/or he also curls up (think stomach ache) after feeding or is excessively cranky, I'd make an appointment immediately to rule out any causes of chronic stomach pain.

A.,

I wouldn't worry about him rolling over. My daughter HATED being on her tummy and refused to roll over for that reason. IF you put her on her tummy, she screamed and cried until you turned her back over. She learned to crawl (at 7 mos) by leaning forward from a sitting position and getting on all fours that way.

Now she is a healthy, active 10 year old who amazes people with her athletic prowess. You just let him figure things out for himself. Cheer him on when he does work at it. Don't stress yourself out over what the developmental charts say. They are only guidelines. After three kids, I have discovered that the babies can't read those anyway & will do their own thing.

That said, even having a degree in Child Development didn't keep me from worrying over the little stuff from time to time. Enjoy your handsome boy!!

B.

if your son contiues not doing thingsd that he should be doing at 6 months take him to the docotr and ask questions. Both of my girls are delayed but, now my 4 year has caught up. There are programs out there for delayed children. Keep doing what you are doing every little bit helps...

I noticed when my son was 4 months old, that one side of his head was flatter than the other and he was diagnosed with a very mild case of torticollis. Because of this, he hated tummy time because it hurt his neck, but i had to put him on his stomach to strengthen his neck. I just had to time it when he was awake and playful, otherwise he would get furious. Don't worry, he'll do it when you least expect it. Also, if he's a big baby, there are delays because it is harder for big babies to move their own body mass.