Tummy sleeping (a bit long)

Lilleybug · July 2011

We tried a bit of sleep training with Tyler and if worked wonders, the first night he cried 10 min, started to self soothe, then went back to sleep and sttn. Last night we tried the same thing, he cried 10 min, self soothed, and fell back to sleep (on his stomach with his face squished against the bumper). I rolled him over, he woke, up started the whole process over, he fell back to sleep (on his stomach). I rolled him over, he wakes up... happened 4 times. Finally, I picked him up fed him, rocked him back to sleep. I took off the bumper, but then he kept waking up because his hands/feet/legs kept getting stuck so we are getting a breathable bumper to solve that problem.

So, part of me thinks if he rolls over and falls asleep he is old enough to roll himself back over and we have the Angel Care monitor so not to worry about tummy sleeping as much. The other part of me is terrified because DH lost a sister to SIDS and the only thing that was noted was she was sleeping on her stomach at the time. I think she was 3 1/2 mo old so not sure if she could roll over or not yet. How many of you let your babies sleep on their stomach, and if not what do you do to keep them from rolling?

liladelphia215 · July 2011

I let her sleep on her tummy. They say that if the baby can roll over, he/she has enough head control to move their head off to the side. I will roll her over if I see her faceplanted into the mattress, which I have walked in on a few times. She has always been fine, and at this point, I believe she is ok like that, but the paranoid part of me wants to roll her over. If I see her sleeping on her tummy the "right way," head off to the side, I keep her there.

christyp80 · July 2011

Our pedi said it was fine to let them tummy sleep if they roll there themselves. Especially since you have the AngelCare monitor. Turn it on and let yourself relax! He'll be just fine!

Autumn Bride 2007 · July 2011

In the past couple of weeks I noticed LO napping or waking up from the night on her belly. Her naps are MUCH longer when she does. I never really thought anything of it since she's rolling like a log everywhere. One thing I do know is when LO is sleeping, i do NOT touch her! LOL

StephDK · July 2011

I totally understand your concern since SIDS is so close to home for your family. But, you and your LO will never get any sleep if you spend your entire night flipping over a baby. Your LO is growing and is able to roll, thus is stronger and more in control of how he is most comfortable in the crib. Relax, you have the Angelcare monitor, you're good to go! Smile

Autumn Bride 2007 · July 2011

Can I ask what an Angel Care monitor is?! LOL

sarag0116 · July 2011

This! DD has started rolling onto her belly at night. Problem is she's still swaddled so she gets stuck and cries. I went in there 3 times last night. I plan to buy a sleep sack and ditch the swaddle. That way she'll be fine to tummy sleep if she wants. I'm not tackling that until the wknd bc I can't handle it during the work week!!

daisygirl2010 · July 2011

I've been worried too. DD has been rolling to her tummy for about a week now. Pedi says let her be. So...I'm letting her be. We've got the breathable bumper since her arms and legs were always out of the slats. And yes, she stuffs herself right into a corner every night with her face smashed up against the bumper. Grrrr. I hate it - but they say sleep positioners are worse - so what are we to do? She rolls to her tummy the moment she is put on her back.

GracieMaeLovey · July 2011

StephDK:
I totally understand your concern since SIDS is so close to home for your family. But, you and your LO will never get any sleep if you spend your entire night flipping over a baby. Your LO is growing and is able to roll, thus is stronger and more in control of how he is most comfortable in the crib. Relax, you have the Angelcare monitor, you're good to go!

I second every single word of this- he will do great- although I understand your concerns!! When F first started to roll, I was like 'oh h*ll no', but now (although I still check the breathing on the monitor quite a bit), I let him go and he's proven to be quite content that way. Some mornings I wake up and he's crunched up in the corner or the side of the crib, but my guess is he would move himself or cry if he was that uncomfortable. It's not easy to let them go, I get it- continue doing the best you can!

magdalina.h · July 2011

I only let him tummy sleep during nap time while I'm doing the dishes and I can still see him. He doesn't consistently roll from his belly to his back so it makes me too nervous to let him sleep on his belly alone.

TempeWick · July 2011

The first night after Charlie learned to roll, I did the same thing you did - kept flipping him over onto his back. It was a miserable night for the both of us. The next day I called our pedi who said I could let him sleep on his tummy if he was able to roll onto it himself. That was at four months, and almost two months later he still sleeps on his tummy for naps and night time. We also have the AngelCare and breathable bumpers. I totally understand your concern, and I hope you have the same success we did!

Good luck!

Lilleybug · July 2011

Thanks everyone, looks like I will let him be tonight

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