Baby on tummy. Karinothing

[hannamarin]

Kari said yesterday that daycare put her baby on his tummy and he slept better for naps.
I am not judging, promise. But do they not worry about SiDs risk at this point. I suggested we try it with Layla and my H was concerned.

[barefootcontessa]

We have an alarm on the baby's bed that picks up non-movement for 20 second.

[Ashley&Scott]

Our daycare will allow tummy sleeping if the baby rolls there themselves.

[satama]

It looks like your baby would be old enough to roll over by now right? In that case it is fine to let them choose how they prefer to sleep. I always put them down on their back, but am not sure how you could stop a kid from belly sleeping anyway once they can roll over themselves.

[bunch]

As soon as h started rolling regularly she became a tummy sleeper. We put her down on her back and after scooting around the crib for a few mins, she settles on her tummy.

[ijack]

As long as they can roll by themselves it's okay.

[froggy76]

DD is 6 mos and has started rolling herself onto her tummy to sleep, so there's not much I can do except stop worrying about it. Today was the first time I actually tried putting her down on her tummy to nap.

[tardyfortheparty]

If they can roll over themselves it is not a concern.

[LauraMoser]

Flame away, but with DD2, we put her in her tummy by about 6 weeks. It was the only way she would sleep for now than an hour. She did sleep in our bedroom at that point though. She's definitely a tummy sleeper still.

[lmh1209]

I would never put a baby down that way, but I have no problem (nor would my pediatrician) with leaving a baby on her belly once she can roll there herself.

[karinothing]

Ha, don't worry about judging! I was nervous about it at first as well, even though he already had started to roll over and sleep on his tummy at night. If you put him on his back he has to be 100% passed out to be put down. When he goes down on his tummy he crawls around for a bit then falls asleep.

They do check on the babies every 10 minutes. Also, 90% of SIDS deaths occur under 6 months, so that makes me feel better.

[hannamarin]

She technically can roll over, but she forgets how to sometimes. And she can only roll tummy to back. I will wait and see how her movement develops.

[lishie]

From the moment my youngest started to roll over at 5 months, I laid him in his crib on his back, and whenever I'd check in on him later in the evening, he was always on his stomach. he's a tummy sleeper, just like his mom. As long as they can roll themselves, I wouldn't worry about stomach sleeping. While I didn't lay him down that way, I didn't worry if he flipped that way himself.

[Deleted]

DD began to sleep on her belly at 6 months, she rolled over there on her own.

What's funny is that she used to be a tummy sleeper as an infant, but she isn't any more, when I check on her at night, she is always on her back.

[jenny1223]

DS has been sleeping on his tummy since about 3 months when he started rolling from back to tummy. Actually the first time he rolled over was in his crib during a nap. I put him down on his back and he was on his tummy when I checked on him. He probably ends up sleeping on his tummy 95% of the time even though I always put him down on his back.

[pinkdutchtulips]

*dons flame retardant suit*

dd was a tummy sleeper from day 4 on. she slept so much better that way. yes, we were aware of the SIDs risk and we minimized the risks as much as possible. her bassinet was in our room and it was a godsend she had tracheamalicia so she literally vibrated when she breathed and you could hear her halfway across the house (it's a harmless condition that newborns outgrow). daycare was reluctant to let us do that (dd was in dc at 7wks) and i signed off on a note in case of any 'surprise' inspection visits.

[froggy76]

I asked the pedi about this today since DD has started sleeping on her tummy. She said it's fine as long as I don't put her down asleep on her tummy. In other words, she should get herself situated so that she is able to breathe.

I'm not even sure it would be possible to put DD down on tummy without waking her up, though.

[karinothing]

May 15, 2012 16:07:34 GMT -5 froggy76 said:

I asked the pedi about this today since DD has started sleeping on her tummy. She said it's fine as long as I don't put her down asleep on her tummy. In other words, she should get herself situated so that she is able to breathe.

I'm not even sure it would be possible to put DD down on tummy without waking her up, though.

Yeah, this is a good pt. When DS gets put on his tummy he is awake and just starts crawling. So when he falls asleep he has positioned himself

[hannamarin]

Okay, is my child the only one that has no interest inbeing on her tummy? I put her there and she immediately rolls to her back. She cant roll back to tummy because she doesnt try because she doesnt want to be in her tummy. She also doesnt even try to crawl. Oh well, easier for me.

[LauraMoser]

May 15, 2012 13:46:54 GMT -5 pinkdutchtulips said:

*dons flame retardant suit*

dd was a tummy sleeper from day 4 on.

Glad I'm not alone! Sometimes you gotta do what ya gotta do! Putting DD2 on her belly to sleep made a world of difference!

[aspentosh]

We have no problem putting DD down on her tummy when we're up and moving around. She is starting to roll over from tummy to back without assistance, so I know she'd be fine even at night... But she sleeps really well on her back, so we haven't needed to switch.