How long did you put DC on their back to sleep?

cali_girl92504 · June 2010

I read to put DD on her back until 6 months for SIDS prevention but this morning my mom put her on her stomach and she slept so very soundly for much longer than usual. I'm afraid to put her on her stomach regularly. How long did you put DC on their back to sleep before letting them sleep how they want?

almond1123 · June 2010

Probably gonna get flames but C was on his tummy at 2-3 months (part-time) and full time by 4 months. My mom was convinced I was crazy for trying to hold out so long.

darva · June 2010

um, well never.

All of my girls have been side sleepers from day 1.

They slept that way until they were old enough to flip flop around however they wanted. Once they can roll and lift and move their heads around well, the chance of SIDS goes down.

Course, Samantha sleeps with a fuzzy blanket, pulled up to her face and has since she was about 2-3m old... She slept better with it, so I was okay with it. lol *shrug*

KNJepp · June 2010

We put C on his back (or tried to) exactly twice, as I recall. There was no sleeping going on. For a long time, he slept on his side - initially with rolled up receiving blankets (well away from his face) in front of and behind him, and then using a sleep positioner. Now he goes down on his stomach and rolls wherever/however makes him happy. Although he does still have a tendency to get pissy if rolling onto his back wakes him up.

AmyDrinkie · June 2010

I quit at 4mos b/c he would roll to his stomach in his sleep anyway by then.

Suzi-G- · June 2010

Originally we alternated side-back-side, occasionally on his tummy, basically however he would stay down. Around 2 months I started putting him on his tummy all the time because it's the only way he'd actually stay asleep. Uh... I put a blanket on him and give him a stuffed animal too though so don't listen to me.

For what it's worth, everyone (including our pedi) comments on how lovely and round his head is!! No flat spots here. Big Smile

BritanyV · June 2010

I still put him on his back, of course he's old enough to sleep however he wants, but I never put him on his stomach on purpose.

charlotteL · June 2010

As soon as they could get on to their tummies I let them sleep that way.

jen5-03 · June 2010

I never put my kids to sleep on their stomachs. If they roll over that way, fine. But I will not put them down that way.

Before the back-to-sleep campaign, people put babies to sleep on their tummies because babies sleep better that way. But the theory is that they sleep a little too deeply that way and maybe it leads to SIDS.

Maybe that theory isn't true, but the SIDS rate has dropped since back-to-sleep started and I never felt it was worth the risk.

rayskit10 · June 2010

truitt was on his back forever, until he was old enough that it didn't matter

mathis has been a tummy sleeper since day 1. we had a respisense clip on breathing monitor that he wore and we all slept soundly. he stopped wearing the monitor at 6 mos when i sent it to a friend

kellynkyle · June 2010

We still do, but only because E slept okay on her back as an infant. She obviously rolls over to her tummy now.

I personally think you would be fine letting her sleep on her tummy---some kids are just tummy sleepers (=

readyforbaby · June 2010

Technically I still put him down on his back. He obviously can roll over now though. He started rolling in his sleep between 3-4 months but I always start him on his back.

TexasPaige · June 2010

I never did put him to sleep on his tummy, although I am sure he would have slept better that way. Now he always sleeps on his tummy, but he of course puts himself there at over 19 months.

Cajun_gal · June 2010

I still lay him down on his back, but he immediately rolls over to his side or belly to sleep.

RaeAnt · June 2010

For night-nights, he still goes on his back but for naps, we normally put him on his stomach because he'll actually take his nap that way. When he's done with his nap, he rolls over onto his back anyway.

We started the belly sleeping, supervised, quite early on. Or we'd have him on his side. he was really much happier and slept more that way.

kreeper611 · June 2010

C started rolling on his own at 5 months...when we stopped the swaddle.

smittendorff · June 2010

It's best to ALWAYS lay LO down to sleep on his/her back. If they choose to roll, that's one thing. While many babies sleep better on their tummy, it's because they get into a deeper sleep in that position, and it's that deep sleep that puts LO at a higher risk for SIDS. We use Halo Sleepsacks, and are always reminded of the "back is best" slogan embroidered on them.

kat.in.the.hat · June 2010

We've never put her on her tummy, but she rolls over almost instantly. I stopped worrying about it once she could roll that way on her own.

lilycat · June 2010

rayskit10:
truitt was on his back forever, until he was old enough that it didn't matter
mathis has been a tummy sleeper since day 1. we had a respisense clip on breathing monitor that he wore and we all slept soundly. he stopped wearing the monitor at 6 mos when i sent it to a friend

This is our story. Lucas was on his back and swaddled in the beginning. Then, he was on his back until he could roll over.

Sean was a tummy sleeper since week 4. Swaddles were not for him and my resolve was broken easily on this with everything else going on.

As for knowing he's breathing, he has a flap of skin in his throat that vibrates when he breathes. We can hear him from downstairs even. I did not quit worrying about it until he could roll over.

**I don't advocate following our lead. I like Raykit10's monitor. That would have given us peace of mind.

houcoog · June 2010

We would always put them down on their backs but once they started rolling they always ended up on their tummy.

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