Did tummy sleeping help your baby sleep longer?

CrazeyJaneyR · March 2009

I heard this today. Is this true?

ReeseM · March 2009

I think it obviously depends on the baby, but I suppose it worked for us.?

DD has always been a terrible sleeper. She would only nap on us, and was up all night. We put her down on her tummy once for a nap, and she actually slept on her own. ?So we do that now, even though the naps are short.

At night she was going through a horrible phase of waking every hour or so, and we put her on her tummy, she slept until 2 or 3 the first few nights. She didn't always do that great, but she sleeps way better on her tummy than on her back. ?

kelbrian · March 2009

It helped my daughter sleep better when she switched from co-sleeping with us to crib sleeping, but I know it's not necessarily true for all babies.

earthboundmisfit · March 2009

We tried putting her on her back for so many weeks and she would NOT sleep. Absolutely refused and we tried everything, from what she wore, to the temp, to where/what she slept in and the only place she would sleep was on top of us, tummy down. We eventually [at 5 weeks I think] put her on her tummy and she started STTN right away and still does. I really think she hated the openess of sleeping on her back, so for us it was true.

shwebb · March 2009

Yes. One night around five months she did it randomly and slept her longest stretch ever. I panicked at first, but pedi said if she can get there, it's okay. She still isn't consistently STTN, though.

faBriezy · March 2009

Yes, this might have been true for us. But he didn't start tummy sleeping until he was old enough to flip himself that way, so the better sleeping might be due to just getting older too.

SenoraKristin · March 2009

Once DD could roll, she slept on her side and tummy. She started sleeping longer and more soundly.

When she was an infant, she slept best on DH's chest or while being held. I think she likes the feeling of the pressure on her chest. I'm also a tummy sleeper - like mother, like daughter!

emiliemadison · March 2009

For the most part, yes, most babies do sleep longer and more soundly on their bellies. However, this is also why the risk of SIDS increases when you put your newborn on their belly to sleep. Some babies simply cant wake themselves from such a deep sleep when they temporarily stop breathing as they would if they were on their backs. Which is why experts recommend putting babies on their backs. They might not sleep quite as long or soundly, but since that prevents them from not waking up briefly to breathe, I think that' probably a good thing right? Swaddling can help with getting them to sleep longer as well.

KTH919 · March 2009

Once DS started rolling onto his belly in his sleep, he slept much better. He still falls asleep in our arms, but we put him down on his stomach, and he only gets up once to eat. This was a huge improvement from when he was sleeping on his back.

mfield · March 2009

DD used to STTN and then she suddenly stopped. She would wake up anywhere from 2-5 times a night. A couple of weeks ago she flipped to her stomach while sleeping and slept all night. Now as soon as I put her in the crib she goes to her stomach, thumb in her mouth and she's out for the night. I can even put her in the crib awake and she falls asleep like this on her own within a couple of minutes (without crying!!).

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