He is 4 months old and rolls from his back to his belly very well, however he hasn't quite gotten belly to back yet. So even when we're playing during the day, he'll roll from back to belly and get stuck. So now in the morning, instead of him cooing and making little sounds to wake me up, I hear struggles and cries! Anyone experience something like this?
yes.
babies learn how to roll both ways. it's developmentally normal and desirable.
it is not a crisis.
khairete
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At 4 months he's past the age common for SIDS. If he's able to lift his head he won't smother. Keep pillows, bedding, and soft toys away from his head so he doesn't get tangled up in them.
Apparently. I answered before you finished writing your question. I suggest, during tummy time, you help him learn to roll back by rolling hI'm back. As I recall it doesn't take long to master this.
My DD was a roller too. I got one of those sleep positioners that allowed her to roll on her side but not onto tummy. Also once she started really rolling I stopped using the swaddle blankets that constrained her arms. I figured that if she did roll onto tummy, I wanted her to be able to roll back or push back with her arms in case she couldn't breathe. If he just can't help but roll around, I would make sure he is doing tummy time 2-3 times a day in order to build his core and arm strength while he is on his tummy in case he does need to roll back over or hold himself up. Good luck!
Yes, happens to all babies. Back to front is always easier. The good news is that if he doesn't like to be stuck on his belly, he'll be motivated to learn to roll the other way. It will happen soon. In the meantime, leave him on his belly just long enough that he fusses and tries to roll over, but rescue him before he gets really frustrated and starts to wail. When you have tummy time during the day, you can also help him learn to roll the other way by getting him to reach for toys over his shoulder, etc.
During the years I was having babies, *the rule makers* kept changing the rules!!
I finally got a sleeping wedge that split the difference, and kept them on their sides. Once they could fight that for a preference (and could get to tummy or back) I removed the wedge and trusted they would be OK.
As others have mentioned, clear all stuffed animals and superfluous blankets, and baby should be just fine.
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It's that struggle that will get him turning from belly to back. Give him some floor time to practice. They all get frustrated and out of that frustration comes success! As for now in the crib, just take all the extra blankets and things out of the crib and let him struggle for a minute before getting him up.
This is part of his development. Happens to all of them. He'll get it soon enough.
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Yes.
As they get more mobile, you'll have more things like this to deal with. When they can stand up in their crib but don't know how to sit back down yet. Or when they crawl backwards, but don't know to forwards. Etc. etc.
These phases only last a short while. Then it's the next challenge :)
Sure, all the time. He's frustrated. He's trying to do new things and can't yet. Most kids can go in one direction before they can do it the other way. It happens at every stage, and it actually will get worse as he gets older! Wait until he starts walking and falls, when he starts bumping his head and so on. Then there are stairs and tricycle pedals and balancing a 2-wheeler. And using a spoon, and doing solid foods, and so on.
Childhood (including babyhood) is about exploring and learning his way in the world - the more abilities he has, the more things he will want to try, and those things don't happen the first time. I'm betting that, within a few weeks, he'll have figured out the reverse roll and will be on to other things, many of which are fun and many of which are frustrated. But that's what learning is - facing challenges and figuring them out.
Just keep his crib clear of everything so no stuffed animals, pillows, blankets, etc. so there's no chance of him running into problems because he rolled and something is against his face making it hard for him to breath.
A friend of mine had 3 kids and with each one there were different rules for sleeping. The first was put to sleep on his tummy because that was the 'correct' thing to do. By the time the second one came along you 'correct' thing was to sleep them on their side using blankets to prop them. Correct for #3 was sleeping on his back which was a problem because he'd flip to his side.
