Tummy Time Difficulties

  • Cries and fusses consistently during tummy time

  • Spends less than 10 minutes per day on their tummy

  • Back arching consistency during tummy time

  • Difficulty turning head side to side

  • Unable to touch face/mouth with hand while in tummy time

Head Shape Concerns

  • Head flattening on the sides/back of head (plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, scaphocephaly)

  • Head/facial asymmetries

  • Frontal bossing (forehead protrudes out)


Torticollis

  • Noticeable tilting and/or rotation of the head

  • Side preferences

  • Difficulty holding head in midline

  • Only wants to look in one position and may fuss or look uncomfortable when you try to turn head in opposite direction

Delayed Milestones

  • Difficulty with lifting head

  • Getting onto elbows/hands on tummy

  • Delayed rolling

  • Head lag past 5 months

  • Reaching and grasping objects

  • Bringing objects to mouth

  • Independent sitting

  • Crawling