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I don't think my son was very keen at that age either.
I don't think you need to worry about making him do it - he'll start pushing up when he's ready.
My boy didn't roll over until he was 4 months and at 5.5 months now is still just pushing up on his hands when he has tummy time and swimming (no crawling yet). He rolls happily over from his back to his front but can't go the other way and ends up face down in a puddle of dribble grizzling! He really likes to sit or stand up but needs to be supported the whole time for standing and I have to hover when he's sitting as he topples fairly frequently.
If you're really worried that he has some sort of neurological or muscular developmental delay you could ask the health visitor next time you take him to be weighed. Where I am (London UK) there's a walk in clinic twice a week where you can just pop in and ask any questions. Next time I go I'll ask about this too as I don't know whether my son's normal or not!

Can anyone else post the ages at which their kids rolled, pushed up head and shoulders and sat unaided so us first timers can get an idea of the variation? Thanks.

Also have a look here:
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/baby/development/milestonesfirst6months/

My son also hated yummy time! He got a little behind on his milestones, but quickly caught up. Now, at almost 10 months, he's crawling and walking while holding on to the sofa, and standing unassisted for several seconds. As soon as my son learned to roll off his tummy(sorry I don't remember what age) there went yummy time! I tried putting him on my chest on his belly, or laying him face down across my legs while I was sitting. I wouldn't worry.

My daughter (4 months on Wednesday) hated tummy time, in fact she still does. I would put her on her tummy for a couple of minutes but I always had to end it early because she'd start crying and thrashing her arms/legs around and I hated seeing her like that. Instead of doing regular tummy time, I just did little exercises with her to help strengthen her neck muscles.....I'd lay her on the floor on her back, then slowly lift her up into a sitting position. It didn't take very long before she was holding her head up like a champ!! Once she got more head control, we did a little more tummy time, and although she still hates it she's able to push herself up so much better. I'm not a doctor and I'm not saying not to do it at all, but I found ways around it and my daughter is progressing quite well....in fact, she's developmentally ahead of her two older cousins and has reached her milestones at an earlier age than they did, with very little tummy time.

Also, along with those exercises to help her neck....she's so used to the act of sitting up that she's now trying to do it on her own. Her little belly muscles aren't quite there yet, but she's so determined :)

Remember that all babies reach their milestones at different ages. He'll get there soon enough....you may find that one day he's struggling to do something, and the very next day he does it. They go at their own pace....you may feel that he's falling behind, but every day is one day closer to success and once thing I've found is that babies learn VERY quickly :) Give it some time and keep helping him along....he'll soon learn what he needs to do :)

Thanks I really needed that reassurance!

my son hated tummy time. he would have no part of it unless he was lying on me. i got him a tummy time mat that has a little pillow shaped like a nursing pillow to help, but still he wouldnt.

he didnt start sitting on his own until he was almost 7 months. i bought him a bumbo chair and had him sit in it for 30 minutes total a day (not all at once) and within a few day of using the bumbo chair he was able to sit unassisted.

he didnt start his army crawl until he was almost 8 months and from then one he will tolerate being on his tummy because its on his terms. hes 10 months old now and has just learned to pull himself up, stand using furnature. hes not cruising around furnature yet and hes just decided that he is going to crawl on his hands and knee.

every baby develops at his or her own pace. boys are usually a little slower at doing things than girls. talk to your doctor about your feelings. if you dont get the response you like, you can always ask for a referral

I don't think there are many babies who really like tummy time, especially when they are little! My daughter also hated it. We were lucky to get the 5 minutes the ped. wanted a day. She could hold her head up and all, just hated it. And then one day at about 12 weeks she figured out how to roll over front to back and she stopped hating it. Once she learned how to roll back to front (about 4 1/2 months) she started sleeping on her tummy. Just hang in there and don't worry about it too much!

I could have posted this! My daughter, who is 6 weeks, doesn't like tummy time either. She will just lay there and flail around. When I put her in burping position, though, she lifts her head and looks all around, so I KNOW she can do it. Guess she'll just get her neck exercise that way because she'll only tolerate being on her tummy about 3 minutes.

my daughter used to hate tummy time too! she's only now warming up to it and shes almost 6months. she just started rolling over and i'd say in the past month she's just started being able to lift herself with her arms. i used to hardly give her tummy time but she's okay now, so i don't think you have anything to worry about! instead of putting her on her tummy sometimes i'll "fly" her across the room so she can practice holding her head up or i would sit her up with me helping her. the doc said it's a fine alternative.

My daughter hated it too.. and even when she started rolling back to front/front to back.. she rolls onto her tummy and yells, it's so funny!! Then sometimes I'll catch her watching her toys or looking at the dogs on her tummy for a long time.. it's always different.

put a large mirror on the floor. That was the first time i saw my baby enjoy being on his belly. Now its the only position he wants to be in.