It's amazing how much time babies can spend in the same position looking forwards: in the buggy, the car seat, the bouncy chair, to name just a few. Although ‘baby containers’ like these are needed at times, they place babies into positions that their bodies aren’t developmentally ready for yet and do not encourage the recruitment of muscles required for sitting or standing.
However, putting a baby onto their tummy is really beneficial for their development. Tummy time, or prone play as it sometimes called, changes babies’ world view by a 180 degrees, changes how they can interact with it, and is immediately stimulating.
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