Rolling over?

supersarah77

Is anyone's LO rolling over yet? Mine has gone tummy to back twice but it seemed more like a topple. Then one time when he woke up from a nap he was on his tummy when I always put him on his back to sleep. And the kicker was tonight when I was putting my toddler to bed and he was in the crib in the same room he rolled back to front. I rolled him back onto his back and he immediately rolled again. They have all been uncoordinated rolls and seem accidental, so I'm wondering if they "count." Am I in denial that my child is rolling? I want to stop swaddling if he is.

danibonello

I don't have experience with this but if he's waking up on his belly when you're putting him down in his back, I'd stop swaddling just to be safe.

ldmw

Mine started rolling over at 10 weeks from belly to back.

TBsquared

Both my kids rolled before they were two months. It's totally possible!

justkeeptrying

danibonello said:

I don't have experience with this but if he's waking up on his belly when you're putting him down in his back, I'd stop swaddling just to be safe.

This. If he stops doing it for a significant time then you can always go back to swaddling. My DS rolled from tummy to back at 3 weeks but he hasn't shown any signs of going from back to tummy. Even if the moves are unintentional, they are still rolling!

jrecine

Mine started rolling from tummy to back at 4 weeks. I stopped swaddling then

jerseymommatobe

Mine started rolling at 9 weeks. She is no longer swaddled.

KCE14

My little guy is 11 weeks and he rolled from tummy to back this week!

danibonello

I'm worried my LO will never roll over... she screams absolute bloody murder every time i try tummy time... should be interesting.

ashtownyeah

My son started rolling from front to back at 6 weeks. But no signs of wanting to roll from back to front just yet! Every baby is different. Of course there are suggested milestone markers, but they're just averages/estimates. It's very likely that your LO is already rolling, so I'd skip the swaddle from here on out.

justkeeptrying

danibonello said:

I'm worried my LO will never roll over... she screams absolute bloody murder every time i try tummy time... should be interesting.

My DS hates tummy time too. He tolerates it more if I do it lying down with him on my chest. Not sure if you've tried that with your LO already. On his playmat he just buries his face into the mat and screams. But on me he will last sometimes 5 minutes with his head up looking around.

He rolled from tummy to back at 3 weeks I think because he was so mad at us for putting him on his tummy. He's done it a few more times since then but is not consistent in doing it. I can't see him having the desire to do tummy to back rolling since he hates his tummy time so much.

I'm actually surprised at how many of your LO's have already rolled from back to tummy. It's definitely the harder of the two. I remember when my nephew was learning to roll, I tried to roll from my back to tummy to demonstrate for him. Without using your arms it is a LOT harder than you'd think.

prplz

I'm actually surprised at how many of your LO's have already rolled from back to tummy. It's definitely the harder of the two. I remember when my nephew was learning to roll, I tried to roll from my back to tummy to demonstrate for him. Without using your arms it is a LOT harder than you'd think.

@chambersbaby2015 This!!! Just wanna let you know that i was having a horrible day at work and i just read this just made me giggle a bit. Thanx!!! Really needed it to get through the rest lf the day!

justkeeptrying

prplz said:

I'm actually surprised at how many of your LO's have already rolled from back to tummy. It's definitely the harder of the two. I remember when my nephew was learning to roll, I tried to roll from my back to tummy to demonstrate for him. Without using your arms it is a LOT harder than you'd think.

@chambersbaby2015 This!!! Just wanna let you know that i was having a horrible day at work and i just read this just made me giggle a bit. Thanx!!! Really needed it to get through the rest lf the day!

I'm glad I made you giggle - hope your work day improved! I remember my DH laughing at me because I couldn't roll. Then I made him try it. Two grown ups rolling around on the floor while my nephew laid there staring at us.

sdrhodes12

Mine hasn't rolled either way yet but I think will def roll back to tummy first! Tummy time she doesn't move much except lifting head and kicking. She is arching her back and getting on her side so I stop swaddling her arm in. We use a halo sack and just keep arms out to be safe

danibonello

chambersbaby2015 said:

danibonello said:

I'm worried my LO will never roll over... she screams absolute bloody murder every time i try tummy time... should be interesting.

My DS hates tummy time too. He tolerates it more if I do it lying down with him on my chest. Not sure if you've tried that with your LO already. On his playmat he just buries his face into the mat and screams. But on me he will last sometimes 5 minutes with his head up looking around.

He rolled from tummy to back at 3 weeks I think because he was so mad at us for putting him on his tummy. He's done it a few more times since then but is not consistent in doing it. I can't see him having the desire to do tummy to back rolling since he hates his tummy time so much.

I'm actually surprised at how many of your LO's have already rolled from back to tummy. It's definitely the harder of the two. I remember when my nephew was learning to roll, I tried to roll from my back to tummy to demonstrate for him. Without using your arms it is a LOT harder than you'd think.

Thanks! I do put her on my chest and recline/lay down. Usually she will tolerate it but she still just sort of grunts and gets frustrated. Once she just laid there calmly because apparently the position really helped her get a difficult poo out.

On Saturday, however, she still screamed even on my chest. She lifted her head a bunch in her anger so I let her go for a minute, promising it was worth it in the long run to get the exercise. She hated me for a good 15 minutes for that one...

mars8k

When i put my LO on my chest she sucks on my shirt looking for my breast lmao

I have a stupid question, wouldn't seaddling stop LO from rolling? I was planning on swaddling her even after she rolled so she wouldn't roll at night but everywhere on the bump it says to stop at 3-4 months

blairdavis99

@mars8k - I definitely think they can still roll while swaddled. Mine get a lot of momentum in those things! I think the safety issue is that, with their arms swaddled, it would be hard for them to push up & roll back off of their face.

justkeeptrying

mars8k said:

When i put my LO on my chest she sucks on my shirt looking for my breast lmao

I have a stupid question, wouldn't seaddling stop LO from rolling? I was planning on swaddling her even after she rolled so she wouldn't roll at night but everywhere on the bump it says to stop at 3-4 months

I think it's fine if they're rolling from tummy to back. Once they start rolling back to tummy it's not. Because then as PP said they have no access to their arms to roll back onto their backs. DS will roll from tummy to back but as soon as he does the other way I won't be swaddling him anymore. I'll probably switch him to a sleep sack then instead.

marthaudani

My sugarpie is 10 weeks and isn't rolling either way yet. In fact, she will cry if I put her down. The only way she'll tolerate a bouncy chair or tummy time is if I get right in front of her and make the stupidest faces ever. Her screaming scares the dog. Lord, have mercy. Hopefully she'll like the tummy time mat I'm getting her tomorrow.

I'm concerned that carrying her all the time is impeding her gross motor development. She holds her head up well for good amounts of time and doesn't need me to constantly put a hand on her back to steady her.

Fingers crossed for tomorrow.