Tummy sleeper

sunshinekc26

LO has started rolling over in the middle of the night but she won't roll back over. Should I worry about her being on her tummy or just let her sleep how she wants? She doesn't sleep with blankets or anything so no worries with that.

MissYouDietCoke

Let her sleep how she wants.  Our pedi says if DS has the motor control to roll over to tummy, he has the motor control to move his head so that his nose isn't blocked.  He sleeps much better on his tummy.  We put him down on his back still, but he rolls to his side almost immediately, and to his tummy sometime later.

sunshinekc26

That's what I was thinking but I needed to be reassured. Thanks for the help

kilissa

DS started sleeping on his stomach right around 3 months when he figured out he could roll over.  It gave me major heart palpitations, but he seems to prefer it.  I just check to make sure he hasn't buried his face in the mattress and then let him do his thing.  I still check on him periodically but my panic has definitely decreased over the last month or so.

myst33

Mine started doing this about a week and a half ago. I am still nervous about it but he definitely prefers it.

msenginerd

It made me nervous at first too. Especially when she kept sticking her face into the mattress. Anyone have trouble with diapers leaking? DD always seems to wake up wet now. The back half of the diaper is dry but the front is overflowing.

skio

DD started rolling like a fool about a month ago and it was all going well (with deswaddling) until she started rolling onto her belly at night and wouldn't roll back. She would just get pissed and I'd end up in her room trying to soothe her back to sleep for a good half hour.

THANK GOD over the last couple of nights, she has started to just go to sleep on her tummy rather than throwing a fit. I've found her asleep on her belly the last couple of mornings. I don't have a problem with it - as long as she sleeps.

Babyville

MissYouDietCoke:

Let her sleep how she wants.  Our pedi says if DS has the motor control to roll over to tummy, he has the motor control to move his head so that his nose isn't blocked.  He sleeps much better on his tummy.  We put him down on his back still, but he rolls to his side almost immediately, and to his tummy sometime later.

Our pedi said the exact same thing. LO sleeps on her side a lot but always ends up moving to her tummy. She does scoot over to the side of the crib more often than not, so we bought breathable bumpers. They're not as pretty (!!) but they are a great peace of mind

lfrank86

Gavin's been tummy sleeping for a couple or more weeks now.  When I put him in his crib, he automatically rolls over to his side or tummy.  He also is all over his bed, just like his daddy.  I think all this information out there has made us FTM overly paranoid.