My second grandson was born on August 28 2018. He is my daughter first child. I travelled from Tortola British Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago to be there for her for birth of her baby.
It was my duty to show my daughter how to handle her baby. She was on top of it though. Any little concerns she had she would do her research on Google and also liaise with her doctor on WhatsApp which I thought was so cool and helpful.
About a week after the birth of my grandson, Everyday after bathing and feeding him we would put him on his tummy to sleep. This is the way my mother taught me. So its understandable that I passed on this knowledge to my daughter. Then we learnt from my daughter's doctor that we should put baby on his back to sleep.
In doing so I noticed that when he was awake and lying on his back, he hardly made any effort to turn his head, he mostly moved his eyes. This eventually began to be a concern for me so again we consulted his doctor and she said that maybe his neck muscles were still a bit weak and it might take a little longer for the neck muscles to get stronger.
Eventually I left Trinidad to return to Tortola, before doing so I reminded my daughter to monitor my grandson head movements. We soon learned that the baby must be turned on their tummy for short periods as a form of exercise. During these periods the neck muscles will develop. This is called Tummy Time.
After about a month or so my daughter began to turn my grandson on his tummy for short periods. This was done under strict supervision. As time passed he was left on his tummy for longer periods.
Each time I spoke to my daughter I reminder her about the tummy time for my grandson.
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