Sorry if this has been discussed, I tried looking and couldn't find anything. LO is 8 weeks old and is refusing to sleep on her back. I have tried the RnP, basinet, and all kinds of swaddling. As soon as I put her down she wakes up. When she finally does fall asleep she is grunting and snoring and thrashing her arms around(she is frustrated and tries to suck her thumb.) The past 2 nights I put her in the PnP on her tummy and she slept almost 6 hours! She was comfortable and was able to suck her thumb. I know I am supposed to put her on her back. My question is: Who has their baby sleep on their tummy? Have you asked your doctor and what did they say? We are seeing the doctor next week but I wanted all of your opinions. Thank you
Re: Stomach Sleeping
It all depends on if you are willing to take the risk. It doesn't matter what we do. Since 1994, the risk of SIDS has dropped over 50 percent because of the Back to Sleep campaign. Here is an article from the APA about the history of the Back to Sleep campaign.
https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/Profile-of-SIDS-Risk-Shifts-After-Launch-of-Back-to-Sleep-Campaign.aspx
With that said, it's still safer to have them on their back because the current theory of SIDS is related to the baby's inability to detect levels of carbon dioxide and also the baby's sleep arousal mechanism.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/health/442876/Cause-of-cot-death-found
Have you tried swaddling with her hands near her face?
That being said just like what was pp there are many factor to SIDS occurring. You need to do what is best for you.
Hope this helps a little
With all that being said, have you tried swaddling and low rumbly white noise and a pacifier as recommended in the happiest baby sleep book by Dr. Harvey Karp? He swears by it, and the first night we tried it LO went from waking every hour to sleeping in two 5 hr blocks.
Edit: FWIW, I wouldn't get a wink of sleep if he was sleeping on his stomach at night.
I just washed and dried it with his regular clothes, but turned it inside out and dried it for an additional 15 minutes because the pits and crotch were still damp. I love it.