Babies need adequate tummy time for stimulation and exercise.  It also helps prevent ‘flat headed’ syndrome for babies who sleep on their backs. So, lovely parents out there, go invest on a good play mat for your baby and start having endless fun with your baby during tummy time!

Tummy time is a phrase used to describe the activity of putting a baby on his tummy encouraging the development of back and neck muscles. These large muscles will be used later for crawling. Putting a baby on their tummy also provides a fun way for baby to explore the world around her.
A baby doesn’t need to be on their tummy on a floor or bed to qualify for doing tummy time – putting baby on mommy’s chest (baby’s head aligned with mommy’s neck) is a great way of providing baby with the opportunity to do tummy time while having face-to-face contact with mommy.