Stop Pulling Babies into Sitting: Do these 4 Baby Activities Instead! Newborn Activities

Mums and Dads stop holding your baby's hands and doing "pull to sit". This is not a baby exercise. It is not a newborn activity or newborn exercise you should be doing. It will not teach a baby to sit and it is not a great baby sitting exercise. Watch this video to find out what 4 essential baby activities you could be doing now to work on a baby head control/baby neck exercises. These baby activities are great baby activities 3 - 6 months, as well as a newborn activity.

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[kristinaargento]

I dislocated my brothers arm doing this years ago. He’s 26 and still has problems with his arm today. I’ll never get over it!! Thanks for these suggestions!

[mmps]

Oh nooo, I was doing the pull to sit with my 6 month old!! THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!!

[drnope]

It’s crazy that this method was recommended to us at a special infant care clinic for our 29-weeker. I had watched this video prior to our visit; and voiced concerns about stressing our baby’s joints. The specialist said that we could put our hands behind behind baby’s shoulders as an alternative method; but I will opt for those outlined in this video. Thank you!

[missaprilshowers]

I worked with babies and have a degree in early childhood education. I wish I had know this years ago. I have been lifting babies, including my own straight up without holding the head once they have neck control. I never once heard about rolling them to their side before lifting them. Sometimes I think everything I learned in my degree was just useless fluff. The tips in her videos should be taught to everyone who works with babies. Thanks for sharing.

[cecilchavez]

I was doing this pull up exercise as directed by an Occupational Therapist to help build arm and core strength because my baby did not like tummy time...sad to find out it's not true. I'll stop this immediately! Thank you!

[nekokitty]

I started doing this since my baby was 4 months old.she dislikes tummy time she prefers to lay on the back most of the time. Recent days Ive increased watching your videos and try to follow your advice. Thank you 😇

[fongdimbulator]

Ohhhh I'm glad I saw this. I've been pulling my 2.5 month old son up to sit since seeing it on a paediatrician's video (he was checking head lag). I assumed it was a good exercise to help him develop strength and stability as well. Plus, I like putting him in a sitting position while holding his hands because he burps really really fast.

[amandagosse]

This made me feel so much better! Glad to know there is more than just tummy time (I do know it is still important but it can be hard on fussy days), Thank you 🙂

[dianastocker]

Love your videos! My baby has a large head, but thinner long body (>95% height) and she hated tummy time, even the different options so we really focused on #4 stabilizing her head while holding and we saw huge improvement in even just 1 week! ❤

[shadwmya]

Wow my lil brother is 6 months and I ALWAYS do this- tysm for helping

[sunnyday]

Thank you so much... I am a first time mommy and my baby is 17 days old today so I needed this...

[ummamatillah]

My 8 month old still hasn't achieved full head control and I have been doing this pull up since yesterday apart from the exercise her therapist suggested. I saw the therapist do it and misunderstood that it was part of the exercise. Glad to have come across this video.

[Feelkkari]

I kept seeing recommendations for pulling to sit up but I did it once and it freaked me out how strained his arms were. Thank you for these alternatives!

[rekindlefitness]

Recently discovered your channel. Still pregnant with my first and totally gorging on your content. Brilliant stuff, thank you so much for sharing!

[deliciousnatalicious]

Baby Sparks app suggests this one and I’ve been doing it a lot with my 4 month old son over the last few weeks. 😕 I’m so glad I found your channel! I originally got here through a search on the Hugaboo and all of your tips on supporting sitting have been so helpful and also support your tips on sleep regression. He needs to spend a lot of time upright after eating due to acid reflux and he eats so dang slow. The physical activity he’d been missing due to this wait was really bothering me. Now we’re making good use of that time and though we haven’t been at it long, I’m feeling optimistic about his sleep improving.

[edomwonyiabieyuwa]

Thanks alot.Am a new mum and am really learning alot.

[asayy]

Omg thank you for this video!! I saw a therapist do it so I did it to my baby

[minnemwas]

Being doing this to my 4 months daughter.... thanks for this

[thelovelybrain]

My paediatrician told me to do this with my son who had no upper arm strength. However the way she taught me to do it, is don’t just lift him yourself because that can damage the joints, go off of him, if he pulls upward slowly and gently start pulling toward you while still being able to support him. She specifically told me to follow his cues, and to not just pull him. I did this for about a month and now he has strong upper body strength! But this is good to know

[ratanabanana]

That’s awesome! I literally naturally started rolling my baby to the side when I pick her up before I knew about this video!