Tummy Time

Your baby needs to be on his/her tummy during the day while someone is watching. Tummy time gives your baby opportunity to strengthen his neck, shoulder muscles, and head.

While sleeping, a healthy baby should be on his back to reduce the chances of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). But because babies heads are soft, constantly lying only on his back will cause flat spots. TO avoid this, change your baby’s sleeping position weekly. Lay your baby facing one way one week, facing the other way the next week. Always on baby’s back. This will help to keep baby’s head from getting flat spots. Even if flat spots occur, and they probably will, once your baby starts sitting up, the flat spots will go away. Giving your baby tummy time not only strengthens him, but combats the flat spots.

You should also avoid too much time in a car seat, infant carriers, and bounce chairs.

It’s really not that complicated, just rotate your options and that should do the trick.