My baby wont sleep on his back.?
im worried because ive always been told to put my baby on his back to sleep which was fine untill now he is 4 months old and can role, he now prefers to sleep on his side or front so i cant sleep at night as im up every five minutes checking he hasnt roled on his face which has happened a couple of times and it dosent bother him, is there any thing i can do it may seem like a silly question but it worries me.
Answers:
my baby always sleeps on his side. its OK. but when he sleeps on his front i always put him on his back again without waking him up . don't ever put pillow or anything like that inside the cot!sleep in his bedroom you'll be less worried
ha
my baby does that to, he is 6 months old but i try not to worry to much, i do wake up maybe twice-three times a night to check on him too but he is always okay, long as he can move his head good he should be okay, (what my grandma and step grandma told me) usually he is in the bed with me and he sleeps better the doesnt roll or anything just sleeps how i put him most of the time (but all babys are different) just do what you feel is right and good luck!
My doctor told me that they are fine to sleep on their stomach when they are able to roll themselves on to it. So I wouldn't worry too much about it.
put small pillows NOT BY HIS HEAD but up against his sides under his arm pits that might prevent him from rolling over
they have infant positioners that will keep him from rolling over, i think they are sold at target and babies r us. but really, if he can roll himself over he is okay, the fear is that they would be positioned on their bellies and not be able to roll over if they couldnt breathe. i know its hard not to worry but since your baby can roll over, hes pretty safe from SIDS
Don't worry that much!!
These rule change all the time: when I was a baby my mom was told that sleeping on the stomach was better and now it's the opposite.
You're baby will be just fine.
He should be fine now. As long as he can roll back over then he should be ok. If you are still concerned, check with your pediatrician. Good luck and congrats!
I don't have any first hand experience with this but I do remember my mom doing this with my younger sister when she was a baby (this was 16 years ago so things may have changed, you may want to call your pediatrician). She would roll up a blanket or something and put it on either side of her (it acted like a speed bump) and she couldn't roll over it. You may just want to make a phone call to the doc anyways, they should be able to give you some advise or at least tell you it's fine and give you peace of mind so you can sleep. A sleep deprived mommy can't be a good mommy.
dont feel worried my baby did too
put him on his side between two pillows so they are from his shoulders down
ili
When your baby can roll it's not so important that they always sleep on their back, it's when they are tiny and can't roll themselves that it's vital they sleep on their back, so don't worry.
There is nothing wrong with your child he is totally normal. They tell you to put babies on their backs as they could suffer 'cot death' but that's only for new born babies! When they reach three months old its fine if they want to sleep on their stomachs as they can usually roll themselves over if they get uncomfortable, and if he sleeps on his face and it doesn't bother him then hes probably feels more comfortable in that position, i know i do! So please dont worry! =]
don't worry too much (pls note I have 4 children)
what bugs me here is that there seems to be a fashion, coming back and going. 20 years ago it was everyone on their backs, then 10 years ago everyone on their bellies, now again on their backs.
of course everyone worries about SID (sudden infant death) and wants to avoid it. And many studies have been undertaken. Only problem, this is not an exact science, because you cannot take identical babies, have them sleep one on the belly one on the back, and compare. So none of the studies have reached any good conclusions, from a scientific point of view.
now let's look at what animals do. Pretty much none of them sleep on their backs. Reason is that this is uncomfortable (spine makes contact), and it exposes the soft / tender / unprotected bits.
now let's look at the way professionals handle people with not life-threatening wounds, or unconscious (but breathing). They put them on their side, if possible the right side because this leaves the heart free from any compression. The nice thing is that if they vomit, for example, it will flow naturally out of the mouth and leave the breathing ways free (whereas, if one vomits while lying on one's back, one is almost certain to choke on one's vomit). Incidentally this is a position that many animals prefer to sleep in (cats, dogs, lions, tigers, bears, etc).
personally I have never liked it too much if my kids insisted on sleeping on their belly, face buried into the mattress. But I've always felt fine with them sleeping on their side, or three quarters (between on the side, and facing the mattress).
But of course kids move. I have two takes on this:
- first, by the time they can move so much and so freely that they are able to adopt their favourite position, the odds are that they cannot really die of some unknown cause
- second, what you can do is use those special pillows. They're made of two parts, a larger one and a smaller one, linked by a piece of cloth. The baby goes in the middle, with the smaller pillow front and the larger part at his back. This helps to keep him on his / her side, rather than going face down.
hope this helps
a
I was exactly the same. My son did the same at 4 months and I asked the same question on here as you. It's normal to worry but I now put him to bed on his tummy, otherwise he wakes up trying to get himself comfy.
I had loads of advice given to me, to try to stop him but in the end I just let him sleep on his belly. Somebody did say to me that imagine sleeping on your back all night, it would hurt like hell!
Don't panic about it, if he is clever enough to roll, he will be clever enough to sleep with his head to the side
My kids always slept on their tummies and their sides and they never died. I did too as a child of the 80's, tummy sleeping was recommended, and I am not dead either. It will change again next week, trust me. Use common sense and trust your instincts.
It's not a silly question. It's fine for your little one to sleep on his tummy once he is able to roll onto it himself. I know that it's worrysome but it's okay- don't stress about it. Just keep checking on him as you have been doing.
I have to agree with what the parent of 4 kids said up there.
It made no sense to me to keep an infant on its back, when if it threw up, it wouldn't be able to move if you block it in with anything, therefore it would choke itself. Face-down, obviously it could very easily smother itself. I made sure I had the infant blocks to posistion my son on his side until he got old enough to move himself around. Once he rolled around on his own, it wasn't such a worry, and he was happy to sleep on his stomach. He still does now, with his butt in the air.
There were times when he started this that I got up to check on him, and he was face down, and it looked to me as though his face was buried. It wasn't. His airway was clear, and god forbid I should move the child - he is the crankiest thing I have ever seen if he is woken up before he is ready lol.
Keep doing what you are doing, checking on him. Soon you will feel more comfortable with what your baby is doing, and your baby will be happy and more comfortable since he can sleep in the posistion he is most comfortable with.
And its definatly not a silly question, considering the risks involved in allowing your child to sleep incorrectly while they don't have the ability to posistion themselves.
I've been letting my 5 month old daughter sleep on her stomach the day she came home.i think their more comfortable on their stomach because my baby started sleeping through the night @ 3 weeks,and nothing is wrong with her and besides I'm sure your mom use to put you to sleep on your stomach and you made it right? my mom says all her kids slept on their stomach
If he's old enough to get himself there then leave him. I worried too when my son started this but its ok!
if it can raise his head that is fine
my 3 month old will only sleep on her stomach. i get up and check on her. a baby is going to sleep how they are comfortable.
Something I read - if he able to roll onto side or tummy he is able for you not to worry !!!!!!! has your mattress holes in the head area - this is wonderful because if he does put his head to matress he can breath through it !!
dont worry - sleep - you will need it
baby's are supposed to sleep on their side so if they are sick it comes out of the side of their mouth and don't choke on it
Dont worry too much about it. Let him sleep on his side or stomach if thats what he wants to do. Just make sure there isnt any excessive padding under him, and you can dress him in a warm gown so you dont have to clutter the crib with blankets. My girls slept way better on their stomachs than they did on their back, and we didnt have any problems with it.
My daughter is nearly 5 months old.she has been able to roll onto her tummy since she was 11 weeks old but is too daft to roll back yet! Every night I put her to sleep at the foot of her cot on her back, the instant I leave her room she rolls onto her tummy then wakes me in the morning whinging because she has shuffled on her tummy all the way to the top of her very large cot and is wedged at the top and cant move, or has squidged herself to the side!! The health visitor has told me to keep turning her over but I have given up! We both get a good nights sleep and like people say, we were put to sleep on our front years ago and we are ok. The theory and understanding makes sense about putting them on their front but in practice unless you sit by the side of the cot all night or pin them down (believe me I have tried velcro on the back of her grobag, and tying the bottom to the side of the cot!) the baby will sleep in the most comfortable position.
I always put my eldest son (now 5) to sleep on his back. He always turned on to his tummy and put his bum up in the air. He is fine. I read somewhere recently that it is safer to sleep on your side. Less pressure on the lungs. Sleeping on your back increases the chances of vomitting and therefore blocked airway. Don't worry, and try not to check all the time, it will disturb your baby. I woudn't get anything to put into the cot either. Your baby could become trapped under a pillow etc and suffocate. Good luck
My daughter has never slept on her back. She started rolling over at 7 weeks so I had to be careful and watch her. My doc said as long as she can turn her head from side to side that she will be fine. Your worries are VERY common but as time goes on you will worry less!
its normal once they can roll over - don't worry & don't put any pillows or anything around him as this is dangerous the more air circulating around him the better.
Have you tried putting him in a baby sleeping bag so that at least you do not worry about the covers when he is rolling over
It is fine for your baby to sleep the way in which he feels comfortable, don't worry if he was uncomfortable he would move. You will be surprised at how resilient babies are and it is only natural for you to worry it isn't a silly question.
you can buy baby monitors that pick up baby breathing and movement if none is detected then an alarm will sound. Hope this helps
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Answers:
my baby always sleeps on his side. its OK. but when he sleeps on his front i always put him on his back again without waking him up . don't ever put pillow or anything like that inside the cot!sleep in his bedroom you'll be less worried
ha
my baby does that to, he is 6 months old but i try not to worry to much, i do wake up maybe twice-three times a night to check on him too but he is always okay, long as he can move his head good he should be okay, (what my grandma and step grandma told me) usually he is in the bed with me and he sleeps better the doesnt roll or anything just sleeps how i put him most of the time (but all babys are different) just do what you feel is right and good luck!
My doctor told me that they are fine to sleep on their stomach when they are able to roll themselves on to it. So I wouldn't worry too much about it.
put small pillows NOT BY HIS HEAD but up against his sides under his arm pits that might prevent him from rolling over
they have infant positioners that will keep him from rolling over, i think they are sold at target and babies r us. but really, if he can roll himself over he is okay, the fear is that they would be positioned on their bellies and not be able to roll over if they couldnt breathe. i know its hard not to worry but since your baby can roll over, hes pretty safe from SIDS
Don't worry that much!!
These rule change all the time: when I was a baby my mom was told that sleeping on the stomach was better and now it's the opposite.
You're baby will be just fine.
He should be fine now. As long as he can roll back over then he should be ok. If you are still concerned, check with your pediatrician. Good luck and congrats!
I don't have any first hand experience with this but I do remember my mom doing this with my younger sister when she was a baby (this was 16 years ago so things may have changed, you may want to call your pediatrician). She would roll up a blanket or something and put it on either side of her (it acted like a speed bump) and she couldn't roll over it. You may just want to make a phone call to the doc anyways, they should be able to give you some advise or at least tell you it's fine and give you peace of mind so you can sleep. A sleep deprived mommy can't be a good mommy.
dont feel worried my baby did too
put him on his side between two pillows so they are from his shoulders down
ili
When your baby can roll it's not so important that they always sleep on their back, it's when they are tiny and can't roll themselves that it's vital they sleep on their back, so don't worry.
There is nothing wrong with your child he is totally normal. They tell you to put babies on their backs as they could suffer 'cot death' but that's only for new born babies! When they reach three months old its fine if they want to sleep on their stomachs as they can usually roll themselves over if they get uncomfortable, and if he sleeps on his face and it doesn't bother him then hes probably feels more comfortable in that position, i know i do! So please dont worry! =]
don't worry too much (pls note I have 4 children)
what bugs me here is that there seems to be a fashion, coming back and going. 20 years ago it was everyone on their backs, then 10 years ago everyone on their bellies, now again on their backs.
of course everyone worries about SID (sudden infant death) and wants to avoid it. And many studies have been undertaken. Only problem, this is not an exact science, because you cannot take identical babies, have them sleep one on the belly one on the back, and compare. So none of the studies have reached any good conclusions, from a scientific point of view.
now let's look at what animals do. Pretty much none of them sleep on their backs. Reason is that this is uncomfortable (spine makes contact), and it exposes the soft / tender / unprotected bits.
now let's look at the way professionals handle people with not life-threatening wounds, or unconscious (but breathing). They put them on their side, if possible the right side because this leaves the heart free from any compression. The nice thing is that if they vomit, for example, it will flow naturally out of the mouth and leave the breathing ways free (whereas, if one vomits while lying on one's back, one is almost certain to choke on one's vomit). Incidentally this is a position that many animals prefer to sleep in (cats, dogs, lions, tigers, bears, etc).
personally I have never liked it too much if my kids insisted on sleeping on their belly, face buried into the mattress. But I've always felt fine with them sleeping on their side, or three quarters (between on the side, and facing the mattress).
But of course kids move. I have two takes on this:
- first, by the time they can move so much and so freely that they are able to adopt their favourite position, the odds are that they cannot really die of some unknown cause
- second, what you can do is use those special pillows. They're made of two parts, a larger one and a smaller one, linked by a piece of cloth. The baby goes in the middle, with the smaller pillow front and the larger part at his back. This helps to keep him on his / her side, rather than going face down.
hope this helps
a
I was exactly the same. My son did the same at 4 months and I asked the same question on here as you. It's normal to worry but I now put him to bed on his tummy, otherwise he wakes up trying to get himself comfy.
I had loads of advice given to me, to try to stop him but in the end I just let him sleep on his belly. Somebody did say to me that imagine sleeping on your back all night, it would hurt like hell!
Don't panic about it, if he is clever enough to roll, he will be clever enough to sleep with his head to the side
My kids always slept on their tummies and their sides and they never died. I did too as a child of the 80's, tummy sleeping was recommended, and I am not dead either. It will change again next week, trust me. Use common sense and trust your instincts.
It's not a silly question. It's fine for your little one to sleep on his tummy once he is able to roll onto it himself. I know that it's worrysome but it's okay- don't stress about it. Just keep checking on him as you have been doing.
I have to agree with what the parent of 4 kids said up there.
It made no sense to me to keep an infant on its back, when if it threw up, it wouldn't be able to move if you block it in with anything, therefore it would choke itself. Face-down, obviously it could very easily smother itself. I made sure I had the infant blocks to posistion my son on his side until he got old enough to move himself around. Once he rolled around on his own, it wasn't such a worry, and he was happy to sleep on his stomach. He still does now, with his butt in the air.
There were times when he started this that I got up to check on him, and he was face down, and it looked to me as though his face was buried. It wasn't. His airway was clear, and god forbid I should move the child - he is the crankiest thing I have ever seen if he is woken up before he is ready lol.
Keep doing what you are doing, checking on him. Soon you will feel more comfortable with what your baby is doing, and your baby will be happy and more comfortable since he can sleep in the posistion he is most comfortable with.
And its definatly not a silly question, considering the risks involved in allowing your child to sleep incorrectly while they don't have the ability to posistion themselves.
I've been letting my 5 month old daughter sleep on her stomach the day she came home.i think their more comfortable on their stomach because my baby started sleeping through the night @ 3 weeks,and nothing is wrong with her and besides I'm sure your mom use to put you to sleep on your stomach and you made it right? my mom says all her kids slept on their stomach
If he's old enough to get himself there then leave him. I worried too when my son started this but its ok!
if it can raise his head that is fine
my 3 month old will only sleep on her stomach. i get up and check on her. a baby is going to sleep how they are comfortable.
Something I read - if he able to roll onto side or tummy he is able for you not to worry !!!!!!! has your mattress holes in the head area - this is wonderful because if he does put his head to matress he can breath through it !!
dont worry - sleep - you will need it
baby's are supposed to sleep on their side so if they are sick it comes out of the side of their mouth and don't choke on it
Dont worry too much about it. Let him sleep on his side or stomach if thats what he wants to do. Just make sure there isnt any excessive padding under him, and you can dress him in a warm gown so you dont have to clutter the crib with blankets. My girls slept way better on their stomachs than they did on their back, and we didnt have any problems with it.
My daughter is nearly 5 months old.she has been able to roll onto her tummy since she was 11 weeks old but is too daft to roll back yet! Every night I put her to sleep at the foot of her cot on her back, the instant I leave her room she rolls onto her tummy then wakes me in the morning whinging because she has shuffled on her tummy all the way to the top of her very large cot and is wedged at the top and cant move, or has squidged herself to the side!! The health visitor has told me to keep turning her over but I have given up! We both get a good nights sleep and like people say, we were put to sleep on our front years ago and we are ok. The theory and understanding makes sense about putting them on their front but in practice unless you sit by the side of the cot all night or pin them down (believe me I have tried velcro on the back of her grobag, and tying the bottom to the side of the cot!) the baby will sleep in the most comfortable position.
I always put my eldest son (now 5) to sleep on his back. He always turned on to his tummy and put his bum up in the air. He is fine. I read somewhere recently that it is safer to sleep on your side. Less pressure on the lungs. Sleeping on your back increases the chances of vomitting and therefore blocked airway. Don't worry, and try not to check all the time, it will disturb your baby. I woudn't get anything to put into the cot either. Your baby could become trapped under a pillow etc and suffocate. Good luck
My daughter has never slept on her back. She started rolling over at 7 weeks so I had to be careful and watch her. My doc said as long as she can turn her head from side to side that she will be fine. Your worries are VERY common but as time goes on you will worry less!
its normal once they can roll over - don't worry & don't put any pillows or anything around him as this is dangerous the more air circulating around him the better.
Have you tried putting him in a baby sleeping bag so that at least you do not worry about the covers when he is rolling over
It is fine for your baby to sleep the way in which he feels comfortable, don't worry if he was uncomfortable he would move. You will be surprised at how resilient babies are and it is only natural for you to worry it isn't a silly question.
you can buy baby monitors that pick up baby breathing and movement if none is detected then an alarm will sound. Hope this helps
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