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Ack, LO no longer a back sleeper

LauraOTRLauraOTR member
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He's been rolling back to belly for a month now, but has never bothered doing it in his crib. Until last night. I ended up rocking him to sleep last night b/c he rolled so much he wouldn't go to sleep.

Tonight, I gave him 30 minutes to work it out himself (he never cried, just rolled and rolled), and he went to sleep....on his side, with his head turned toward the mattress and his lovey (A+A muslin one) shoved in his face. I just went to move him a bit, and he moved right back. *sigh* I know plenty of babies sleep on their sides/stomachs, but I just need reassurance. Especially since DH just made me go check on him with him to "make sure he was breathing."

 

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  • DowagerCountessofNJDowagerCountessofNJ
    He'll be fine.  He'll move if he needs a better way to breathe.  My DD has been napping and sometimes sleeping at night on her belly since she was 2 months.
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  • kimbo1216kimbo1216 member
    Our LOs are old enough now that they should be just fine. I know A is beyond ready for sleep when I place her in her crib and the first thing she does is turn over, face down and passes out. She has been sleeping this way for about a month, month and a half now. We call it FDBU- face down, butt up. lol
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    If I showed you a picture of how D sleeps, you'd probably panic on my behalf. He sleeps on his tummy, with his face shoved right into the mattress. Like, full on face down, not even turned to the side.

    I have NO idea how he breathes like that.

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    imagesunset+skies:

    If I showed you a picture of how D sleeps, you'd probably panic on my behalf. He sleeps on his tummy, with his face shoved right into the mattress. Like, full on face down, not even turned to the side.

    I have NO idea how he breathes like that.

    Yikes! And how long did it take you to stop freaking out about it?

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    If I showed you a picture of how D sleeps, you'd probably panic on my behalf. He sleeps on his tummy, with his face shoved right into the mattress. Like, full on face down, not even turned to the side.

    I have NO idea how he breathes like that.

    Yikes! And how long did it take you to stop freaking out about it?

    I STILL check him every time I wake up at night, and turn his head if I can. Thankfully, our monitor is pretty sensitive, and I can hear him breathing most of the time.

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    imagesunset+skies:

    If I showed you a picture of how D sleeps, you'd probably panic on my behalf. He sleeps on his tummy, with his face shoved right into the mattress. Like, full on face down, not even turned to the side.

    I have NO idea how he breathes like that.

    DS sleeps like that sometimes too.  Other times his face is turned to the side.  But it's always face down,butt up and has been for about 1.5 months now - ever since he figured out how to roll back to belly.

    My pediatrician said if they are strong enough to roll onto their bellies, they are strong enough to lift their heads and reposition themselves if they're in danger of no air.

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  • supermom83supermom83 member

    Ever since LO learned how to roll from back to belly (at around 4.5 months old) he rolls to his side or belly to sleep even though I put him on his back. He used to do it swaddled and it freaked me out but there is not much we can do now. If I flip him to back he just rolls right back to his side. Our kids are strong enough now for it to not be as dangerous as it was when they were newborns. I still check on him at night though, and we have an angelcare monitor so it helps ease the worry. 

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  • JsMama11JsMama11 member
    Don't be too nervous - he's strong enough to move himself around if he can't breathe well. I was super nervous too at first. J started belly sleeping @ 6 months and his sleep has greatly improved.
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  • klvklv member
    We just started putting Hannah to sleep on her belly. She is strong enough to lift her head and roll over so I don't worry too much. She sleeps so much better now though. Sleeping babies make for much saner mommies and daddies.
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