Questions re: Tummy Time and rolling over in sleep

[Guest guest]

I actually have two questions that are sort of related. My 6.25 mo

(Starband 6 weeks) never liked tummy time and still doesn't. We've

just seen a PT and she really wants me to enforce the tummy time at

home, all the time, even though baby really cries through it. He's

been sitting up like a 7 month old since 5 months and much prefers

to be sitting up, or even standing up holding on to something with

help. To avoid tummy time, baby rolls out of it onto his back, but

won't roll from his back to his tummy again. The PT warned me

against the sitting too much because she says he'll become a " bottom

scooter " and won't learn how to crawl, which helps develop eye hand

coordination, etc. I guess my question is this: Should I be worried?

I'm not going to torture the poor guy all day on his tummy. Does the

helmet or a big head make tummy time more difficult?

Next question is this: Recently, to sleep, he's started rolling

(asleep I assume) from his back to his side and then to his tummy

and then wakes up to find he can't get out of that position. We are

also in the midst of sleep training (again) and our Ped says to

leave him in that position so he can learn how to get out of it by

himself. It makes sense, but I am also a bit nervous leaving him

there, sometimes with his face wedged into the corner. I feel like

the helmet makes the rolling more difficult?? Has anyone experience

with this? Any words of wisdom?

Thank you!

Cecily

mom to Diego, 6.25 months, Starband 6 weeks

San Francisco, CA