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| Ok, so he is 4 months and 2 weeks old and when I lay him on his stomach, he can only lift his head for a few seconds at a time. Can't most babies lift their heads and straighten their arms at the elbows at this point? I am trying to keep in mind that he is really big for his age (hes in the 95% for his weight and his length) but i don't really know if that would have anything to do with making it more difficult to lift that huge head, lol, or if I just maybe need to work in some more tummy time. Any thoughts??? Thanks ahead of time! |
| Posted by Tessa on 03/15/2008 10:21 PM
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Hi Tessa!
First of all, calm down and stop to try to look at Your baby in context of what other babies can or not. If You start so early, You'll be totally crazy by his 1'st birthday. i recently got caught up in things like that, read too much and all, was almost sure my son is autistic only because he's not talking by 16 months, he's tiptoeing and doing some other things, but luckily got straighten up by evaluators. My son is bright, smiling and laughing, he's just delayed with speech. but believe me, I know what You think. Give him some time. there is no real borders or due dates. But it sounds like he's getting there. if he wouldn't be able to lift his head at all You could be worrying, but it seems like he's getting there. |
| posted by Sylwia on 03/15/2008 11:04 PM
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| Thanks! Your right, I do read to much too I think, or atleast my husband is always telling me that. ha ha. Good points too! |
| posted by Tessa on 03/15/2008 11:17 PM
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Hello Tessa,
I'd say double-check with your doctor. My son is 13 months old but was born a preemie. Needless to say, I worried (still worry) about alot of things like that, but not so much anymore. He used to hate being on his stomach- he would scream at the top of lungs. So I also worried about him raising his head on time.
I brought my concerns to his pediatrician. She thought whe was fine but prescribed an evaluation for him because he was a preeemie which turned out to fine Thank God. Then, I worried that he was getting flat-head syndrome from the SIDS Back-to-Sleep campaign that had him sleeping on his back all of the time. Again, I described eveything completely that was happening to his pediatrician. She said he looked fine, but I did not believe her very much. But 9 months later I have to say she was right. He has a beautiful head doesn't he? :)
Tell your doctor everything that is going on and see what he/she says. If they have seen countless number of babies, they usually know what they're talking about, and you'll worry less.
Also, these kinds of developments come in growth spurts. My son eventually starting raising his head, then whoa!! he was rolling from his back to his stomach, then to his back. These things sometimes happen all at the same time- like they say about teeth coming in.
Best of luck. |
| posted by JoAnn on 03/15/2008 11:34 PM
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Hi,
Most likely you do need to give him more tummy time. I find that I really have to schedule it in because newborns can be so easy that you forget to do things like that. And if yours is anything like my three, he HATES it precisely because it does feel constricting to not be able to lift his head. So it's unmotivating for you (like me). If he can't do that, he probably also isn't rolling over yet, so you may just want to be a lot more intentional about giving him fifteen minutes over the course of the day, and I bet before you know it he's amazing you with what he can do! |
| posted by Cindy on 03/15/2008 11:36 PM
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| Oh, and I just thougth about one more thing. If he isn't the biggest fun of being on his stomach, lay him on Yourself, they actually love that. My son loved to take naps lying on his stomach on my stomach (and it felt so good for me too) and while on Your stomach he may be more willing to lift his head in order to look into Your eyes. And that's the easiest way to give them more tummy time withinh cuddling time and withouth struggle. |
| posted by Sylwia on 03/16/2008 07:59 AM
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| I don't any of us can make an analysis since we are not doctors. I remember a friend of mine had a baby that was on the large side and it took him longer for the physical milestones. But, I think the best thing is to ask a doctor about it, if you have a concern. |
| posted by Kara on 03/16/2008 08:40 AM
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| My son has always been over the 100th percentile for both weight and height. I took him a while to master a lot of the motor skills that come a little easier for smaller babies. He also has a REALLY big head and it took him a while to lift it up and he was a late crawler. People would always see us in the mall/grocery store and think he was a developmentally challenged two year old when he was only a REALLY BIG six month old. He is only 11-mos. but already 28lbs. and 33 inches long. You just have a really healthy baby and if he does things a little slower, just remember that he is healthier than all of those scrawy kids. |
| posted by Heather on 03/16/2008 11:14 AM
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| Hi Tessa. I dont think that i would worry to much about your son lifting his head at this point. I would put him on his tummy more often to help him build some more strength in those muscles. Kids learn and grow at their own pace. My daughter always took longer than other kids her age. She likes to watch and watch and then try once and succeed. She was 6 months old before she rolled over but once she rolled one way she rolled the other way the same day. You have to think of it this way, doctors have a timeline as to when they think kids should be doing things but that doesnt mean that every kid is going to be on the same time schedule. Your son isnt going to go through his whole life with out lifting his head. Thats what i told myself. Some kids just learn differently. Find how he learns and run with it. Hope this helps. Good luck |
| posted by Audrey on 03/16/2008 01:40 PM
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| I agree about looking at other babies!!! My daughter is 11 months old and still can't really sit up on her own! I was so scared that somethingn is wrong and now am having to take her to all these specialists! She was doing everything on time except this...if I were you I would just wait a little while longer and see what happens. If he can't hold his head up by 5 months then ask the ped...my 2nd son had a larger head and he had a heck of a time holding his head too! |
| posted by Shelley on 03/17/2008 08:41 PM
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| Don't worry babies move at their own pace. Maybe try sitting in a swing with sit up as far as it will go so he can see things. make noises when he is on his back so he is curious and wants to see what is going on. |
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