Every day I meet parents with the same question:
"He cries immediately when I put him on his belly", "he doesn't like it", "the paediatrician told me".
Yes I know, many children don't like to be on their belly. I hear this every day.
In addition it is the recommendation for the prevention against the deformation of the heads of our little ones.
This is called plagiocephaly or brachycephaly.
Opinion of the Physiotherapist specialised in pediatrics
For the prevention of head deformity and for the development of the child's motor skills, I recommend putting the child on its belly during the awake phase, never when crying, according to the indications below:
To get this tummy time, you need to start slowly, always respecting your baby's endurance and willingness.
Place a small rolled towel under the armpits to enhance it.
The more he is raised, the more he will appreciate the position.
On the first day, there might only be a minute left, but the next day two minutes.
Increase the time each day and you will see the progress.
Why put the baby on the floor ?
The stages of motor development are only acquired on the floor.
In recent years, the maternal instinct has often been inhibited by certain medical recommendations.
Notamment depuis la consigne de ne plus faire dormir le bébé sur le ventre. Sauf que la consigne complète était : Faire dodo sur le dos et jouer sur le ventre. Mais la phrase entière est tombée aux oubliettes. Et au fil des années les jeunes mamans ont même peur de poser l’enfant éveillé sur le ventre. Cette consigne a pourtant sauvé beaucoup d’enfants de la mort inattendue. (La Haute autorité de la santé a changé l’intitulé de « mort subite » en « mort inattendue ».)
A child who does not know the belly time will not learn to crawl.
Les pédiatres et les intervenants de la petite enfance constatent que le nombre d’enfants qui ne font pas un développement moteur en ordre en sautant les étapes augmente d’année en année.
Voici nos recommandations de temps passé sur le ventre.
0 - 1 month
15 to 20 min per day
1 – 2 month
20 to 30 min per day
2 – 3 month
30 to 45 min per day
3 – 4 month
45 min per day
4 – 5 month
45 – 60 min par jour
From 5 months
The baby remains mostly on its belly by itself.
Ce que disent les Kinés …
The neutral colour, the very pleasant to the touch fabricthe quality of the seams, especially those in the middle, the easy to clean I will never change my work mat and will forever stay with the Tamoli.
The density is exactly what I need to make the baby feel supported. Even for me, I feel good on this mat, knowing that I sit on it all day.
Since the creation of this babymat, I have been working with my little patients on it.
I took the 160 x 160 cm Tamoli, because the parents are invited to sit with me on the mat and we still have plenty of room to work.
I am delighted with this babymat and I recommend parents to invest in it to support the child's free motor skills. Especially since the Tamoli has a durability beyond that of most mats on the market today.
Since the creation of Tamoli I have been working on it, and the appearance and density of the foam have not changed.
Christel Molinier
