Somy cousin, well techincally my cousins girlfriend,was asking me last night how our transition over to the crib went with out daughter.. which is a whole nother story but anyway.. Her son is only 3 weeks younger than my daughter, they just put up his crib and started having him sleep in it, which him falling asleep wasnt the problem. Now shes all panicky because the second you lay him on his back he flips right over to his belly but cant get back the other way, to lay on his back once hes on his belly. Shes scared of him sleeping like that so shes been putting him down to sleep, letting him roll , watching him fught to get back over and then once he tires himself she puts him back on hsi back and he stays that way to sleep.
I wasnt sure what to tell her because my daughter is the exact opposite.. she hates being on her belly.. if you put her that way she flips right over but wont roll the other way. The closest she gets is sleeping on her side, but absolutley refuses to roll all the way over to her belly
... so is this something she should be concerned about?? anything she can do?
-just to add.. she says he could be sound asleep in her arms but once she lays him down in the crib he immediatelly flips to his belly
As soon as they can roll back and forth easily they're safe to sleep on their belly. Don't worry about it. Let baby sleep.
Let your cousin know that the best way to keep her son safe is to keep stuff out of the crib. A light blanket? Fine. Otherwise, no bumpers, no pillows, not a bunch of toys.
Many babies roll over to sleep on their bellies. The usual advice is to place babies to go to sleep on their backs. If your cousin hasn't done anything else to compromise baby's respiration (not smoking indoors, good air flow, baby's room not overly warm, baby isn't sick, etc.) then things should be fine.
As long is there is nothing in the crib he could suffocate on he will be fine,
My kids always slept on their belly, even before they can roll.
However, 'they' say that once the baby can roll over to their belly, then the risk of sids is very low.
Personally, there is nothing to be concerned about the baby rolling on her belly to sleep.
Yup. Once the kiddo can flip over, let him sleep on his belly. Remove blankets and pillows from the crib.
He's a tummy sleeper. If he puts himself there then that's where he's going to sleep.
Now if this baby is only 2-3 months old I would be sure to let him get fully asleep then turn him back onto his back but if he's older than that she is fighting a losing battle.
Risk of SIDS is "lowered" only if the baby can flip back over onto his back from his belly. This baby can't.
She should be certain that the crib has NO blankets, quilts, or toys of any kind. Plain mattress with a very, very well-fitted sheet that does not pop up at any corners -- sheets that don't fit are a suffocation and strangulation hazard. No crib bumpers either; they are a suffocation hazard if he gets to the edge of the crib and ends up with his face in the bumper. If she loves cute quilts or blankets - she needs to get over it and put them elsehwere until he is much older.
There are foam wedges you can buy to keep a baby on his back but it sounds like this baby may flip right over even with them in place and could end up with his face in them.
She can't stop him flipping over but she can protect him by removing everything including crib bumpers. He will be warm enough at night if he is dressed correctly for sleep.
He will soon be able to flip back over but even then I'd keep soft stuff out of his crib entirely. Not worth the risk if it gets over his face while he sleeps.
I agree with others here - take everything out of the crib, including blankets. Put him in a sleep sack to sleep instead of using a blanket. If he's on a mattress with just a sheet on it, with nothing else in the bed, he should be ok if he flips himself over.
My daughter has been sleeping on her stomach since the day she figured out how to roll there. For the first couple of nights I was constantly flipping her back over, but we talked to the pediatrician and he said that the recommendation is that infants be placed into the crib on their back. If they then flip to their stomach, don't worry about it, that's just how they are most comfortable.
My doctor said if hes old enough to get himself in that position, hes old enough to sleep that way. I would let him be. The sleep on the back rule is really meant for newborns, not babies that can roll. You cant stand over them all night making sure they dont roll over that would be crazy.
He's old enough to do it. It means that he sleeps better like this. She should leave him alone.
She should also make sure there are no pillows or toys in the crib and the room shouldn't be too warm.
Dawn
My son was a tummy sleeper, with his butt up in the air. I can't really remember how he was when I transitioned him into the crib, but I know I was still using the sleep positioner to prevent him from rolling (incase he learned to roll in the middle of the night). I don't when I stopped using it though.
