Hi everyone, I wrote in a month ago as my son has been rolling onto his tummy in his crib at night and getting stuck - he can't seem to flip back over so he cries and cries. We flip him and he keeps doing it. He will wake up and do this numerous times...HE IS NOT HUNGRY as I feed him other times when he wakes up!!! I thought it would pass but IT'S STILL GOING ON!! He has LOTS of tummy time during the day and has shown he can roll back during the day but can't seem to do it in his crib. I am losing my mind...does anyone have any suggestions or have been through this. It's been 2-3 months and not much has changed. Because he is so big and active in his crib, a sleep positioner is out of the question and I don't want to risk the suffocating either.
TO CLARIFY: he will not fall asleep on his tummy (he hasn't figured out how to turn his head to the side so he just screams!!)
Thanks again moms!
If he is that active then I would just let him stay on his belly if that is how he is comfortable. I know it is safer on their backs but both of my kids were belly sleepers. If he is not a newborn and is able to move about I would just let him be. Good luck and get some sleep!!
You said at the end, that he will not fall asleep on his
stomach and has not figured out how to turn his head. If
he really cannot turn his head, is there a problem.
Even newborns instinctively will turn their heads when on
their stomach.
roll up a blanket and put it agaist his body (not head or by his face have to include this part as a dicloure) so that he doesn't get into the uncofterble possition. he can do it durring the day when he wake with full control but like you things are harder at night when you are half asleep.
Hi W.
You are such a caring mom, and you are doing well to realize that the position of your baby is important. Good job.
Babies some times learn things on their own, and other times need to be shown. Help him learn, teach him to roll back instead of just turning him over.
Just like you teach children to crawl down the stair, when they learn to crawl up.
Does that make sense? Spend the time you have spent worrying about all the things that could happen teaching him how and you will both sleep better.
He will be proud of himself when he does it and that is always fun to see.
My suggestion because I had to teach my son who is a lawyer today to suck, these things have nothing to do with intelligence, and nothing to do with milestones. Besides we put our babies on their belly because the MD's told us to do that, at least with my older 2. They used to say as long as the baby could move their head they would change position if necessary.
I am curious what others have said, since I am old enough to be your mother, and there are probably gadgets out there that are available.
God bless you and give you such joy as you raise your family
K. --- married 39 years ---- adult children 38,college coach; 33,lawyer married with son; and twins 19 in college; fine arts, and undecided.
people used to put their babies on their tummys to slepp as they thought it was safer - he will just put his head to the side, he wont suffocate.
i know its asfer for them to be on their backs, but if he is rolling in the night when you are asleep there is not much you can do about it.
i agree dont use sleep positioners, i know a mother who sewed velcro to her baby sheets and to the back of her babies pyjama, but he still rolled over and just pulled the sheet right off the mattress lol.
stop worrying so much, he will be okay
If he is rolling around like that maybe he's not tired?
When my baby was tiny he did this too. I was afraid to leave him on his tummy to sleep, as they have to get less air in the lungs if they have the whole weight of their body on their lungs. I put him to sleep in the big one piece pajamas with footies that zip up in front, so there was no blanket to suffocate with. The little baby blankets that we all have so many of... I rolled one up tight and put in longways down the front of his pajamas. This made it impossible to sleep on his stomach. In fact, he learned to sleep on his side, and it looked like he was hugging the big roll in his pajamas. So he could move around, and change positions without me, and not suffocate, and not end up stuck on his belly. He looked silly, but he was safe. Sometimes, when his diaper soaked through, the recieving blanket roll was wet too, so we kept extras rolled up blankets ready by the changing table. Give it a try, it really helped, and we all got more sleep.
Good luck.
