What do you really think

piedpiper07 · August 2012

About stomach sleeping?

Im at my wits end. I am so tired, DS wakes every 1.5 hours all night. Unless I let him sleep on his tummy. Then it's every 3. But I am torn. We were bed sharing but I think that is too risky so I put him in his crib but on his stomach. Is this really so awful? I am completely torn. I feel so guilty for letting him but it works so well. Also afraid to bring it up IRL because it's the sort of thing people are very judgmental about.

Should I just keep trying his back and get less sleep or is it ok? Sigh.

Also he has rolled over on his own before from front to back.

acbfreire · August 2012

Do you have a R n P?

piedpiper07 · August 2012

acbfreire:
Do you have a R n P?

No I don't. I have heard a little bit about them but are they different than a swing? I have a swing but he won't sleep in it.

kristen3546 · August 2012

I don't post often but I feel for you and I know it's rough!

The RnP saved our sanity! DS wouldn't sleep more than an hour in his crib or even in his swing. We broke down and purchased one and the first night he slept 6 hours and has slept that same stretch from then on. We swaddle him and put him in it when he is almost asleep and he will knock right out.

I highly suggest investing in one it's a miracle worker. As far as tummy sleeping, I know many women did it for years with there little ones before the doctors said to put them on their backs. I'm just to paranoid to do it myself...

Sawyerplus1 · August 2012

This might be an unpopular opinion here, but I don't think it's the end of the world. Honestly, we let DS2 sleep on his belly and he sleeps SO well (at 8 weeks old he's sleeping through the night). He hates to be swaddled, has a strong neck since birth and has no trouble turning his head, sleeps right beside me, his crib is clean, well ventilated, and free of any clutter, etc. I kind of feel like you have to do what you have to do. If you're suffering from lack of sleep and you know LO sleeps better on his belly, then why fight it? They'll be rolling over soon enough anyway, and at that point you amy not be able to stop it.

piedpiper07 · August 2012

Sawyerplus1:
This might be an unpopular opinion here, but I don't think it's the end of the world. Honestly, we let DS2 sleep on his belly and he sleeps SO well (at 8 weeks old he's sleeping through the night). He hates to be swaddled, has a strong neck since birth and has no trouble turning his head, sleeps right beside me, his crib is clean, well ventilated, and free of any clutter, etc. I kind of feel like you have to do what you have to do. If you're suffering from lack of sleep and you know LO sleeps better on his belly, then why fight it? They'll be rolling over soon enough anyway, and at that point you amy not be able to stop it.

He is already rolling from belly to back. So I feel like I've done what I can. I've stopped bed sharing and put him in his crib with nothing in it and am sleeping beside his crib. I put him on his back tonight and he rolled over immediately. It's kind of hard to fight that.

abbyhannah8 · August 2012

piedpiper07:
Sawyerplus1:
This might be an unpopular opinion here, but I don't think it's the end of the world. Honestly, we let DS2 sleep on his belly and he sleeps SO well (at 8 weeks old he's sleeping through the night). He hates to be swaddled, has a strong neck since birth and has no trouble turning his head, sleeps right beside me, his crib is clean, well ventilated, and free of any clutter, etc. I kind of feel like you have to do what you have to do. If you're suffering from lack of sleep and you know LO sleeps better on his belly, then why fight it? They'll be rolling over soon enough anyway, and at that point you amy not be able to stop it.
He is already rolling from belly to back. So I feel like I've done what I can. I've stopped bed sharing and put him in his crib with nothing in it and am sleeping beside his crib. I put him on his back tonight and he rolled over immediately. It's kind of hard to fight that.

If he rolls himself over there is no need to roll him back to his back.

mkflower3000 · August 2012

Sawyerplus1:
This might be an unpopular opinion here, but I don't think it's the end of the world. Honestly, we let DS2 sleep on his belly and he sleeps SO well (at 8 weeks old he's sleeping through the night). He hates to be swaddled, has a strong neck since birth and has no trouble turning his head, sleeps right beside me, his crib is clean, well ventilated, and free of any clutter, etc. I kind of feel like you have to do what you have to do. If you're suffering from lack of sleep and you know LO sleeps better on his belly, then why fight it? They'll be rolling over soon enough anyway, and at that point you amy not be able to stop it.

This for us!
Honestly, DD has been sleeping on her belly since 4 weeks... We co-sleep and she has really good control of her head, even though she doesn't roll yet. We actually went from 20 minute naps to 2+ hour naps when we finally placed her on her belly! She never took to the RnP, swing, etc, and she's always hated the swaddle - she really just wanted to sleep on her stomach and that was that! I feel like depriving her of a comfy position also deprives her of rest, so that's another issue for me. I DEFINITELY do understand people being uncomfortable with the idea, though, so I never really suggest it to others whose babies have trouble napping or sleeping at night.

Daisy22 · August 2012

All my boys have sletp on their stomachs. We do use an angel care monitor until they start moving around to much.

and once they can roll you do not have to move them back.

brideofscowboy · August 2012

I'm okay with it once they can roll from tummy to back. Before then? not so much.

Besides, would you really honestly sleep if you put him to sleep on his tummy? or would you be up worrying?

thatoneredhead · August 2012

As my friend said, "Its not like God is going to start smiting all the babies who sleep on their belly just because they've discovered its a SIDS risk."

Im not judgmental in the least about it, but it would scare me. That being said, I usually bed-share part of the night and formula feed which is a huge no-no. I feel comfortable with it because hubby works nights, so its just us in a king sized bed. I sleep against the wall and LO has a huge open sleeping space. Youre his Mama. If youre comfortable with it, then I would do what I felt was right.

I dont know if there is many of us who keep our babies in a completely bare crib in a sleep sack every night.

daisy080187 · August 2012

My DS sleeps great on his back & tummy. But my step sister had the exact same problem her DS1, she had to always let him sleep on his belly cause he wouldn't ever sleep on his back...if I was you I'd let him sleep on his belly. I'm sure you as it is wake up every two-three hours on your own & I would just check on him frequently to put my mind on ease.

kincaid44 · August 2012

Personally, I wouldn't feel comfortable doing it. My anxiety about SIDS is so bad that I can hardly sleep at night...I think it would make it so much worse for me if I let my LO sleep on his belly. Luckily he hasn't started rolling over onto his belly yet. I'm not sure what I will do what that happens. Probably get zero sleep at night

topaz7777 · August 2012

Do you swaddle? Mine won't sleep on her back unless swaddled, then she is fine. If mine didn't like swaddling and she wouldn't sleep on her back, I would also try the stomach. I do like that I have an angel care monitor that alarms when it doesn't detect movement though, that might give me more peace of mind.

kdjudd · August 2012

You definitely need a RNP. DD wouldn't sleep on her back either until we tried the RNP. Now she has a 7-8 hour stretch until she eats the first time. It is amazing.

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