Rolling Over

M pediatrician said that once my son could roll over he could safely sleep on his back. I had the opposite problem, my son was only happy sleeping on his stomach but I couldn't let him because he didn't roll over until a week ago at 7 months!

Leave her alone, you don't want to teach her to keep waking up.. My son has been sleeping on his tummy since he was 2 weeks old..
and he is 13 months now and he is still a tummy sleeper, Just like mommy..

I had this problem as well so I used those infant support pillows that keep the baby in place throughout the night. Something like this...http://www.mypreciouskid.com/baby-sleep-pillow.html

I am not sure about waking her up, but try to buy the waist blocks. This keeps our girl from rolling over at night (she's just turning 6 months). Good luck.

My daughter is the same age and does the same thing. At first I was going into her room and rolling her over (she wouldn't wake up) only to have her immediately roll back over before I had even left the room. My pediatrician told me that as long as she is strong enough pick her head up, I should just let her sleep. I had to follow this advice because I wasn't getting any sleep going into her room throughout the night.

yep, leave her alone. Just make sure not to have blankets or stuffed animals in there and she will be fine!

That is totally your call! However you feel comfortable with your child is what your decission is going to be! But you also need your rest! Good luck

If she wants to sleep on her belly, let her. If you are still worried about it, I would buy an anglecare monitor. It will sound an alarm if she doesn't move every 10 seconds. I had one with my son and it was the only reason I could sleep well the first few months.

Save yourself! You do not have to continually roll her back to her tummy! The highest risk is under 2 months and once they start rolling, you can just let them be. She will soon learn to roll back to her back, so don't worry! Do not worry yourself sick, she will be fine. If you would like a perfectly good example, my sone REFUSED to sleep on his back unless he rolled there in the night. He is now a perfectly healthy almost 9 month old. I worried myself crazy the first two months, but he was fine. Keep in mind, also, that laying them down on their backs only REDUCES the risk anyway. My husband's mom was told to put him on his tummy when he was a baby. They have absolutely no clue what causes SIDS, so they can only guess at what they recommend, and is only figured out through basic studies.

I wouldn't worry about her, she is now going to develop a pattern for herself on what is the most comfortable way to sleep and she will be just fine. God bless you for you concern, but at night she is in His hands and what safer place could she be?

I hope this is helpful for you! May God bless you!

Hi E..
I went through the same exact thing with my son around 4 1/2-5 months. I would get so frustrated because he was up all the time do to rolling over and I too would flip him back. It was such a back and forth thing that I finally let him be. A couple of weeks later he learned to roll completely over... then he was all over the place in the crib. He learned to fall back asleep whether he was on his back or stomach. We as first time parents just worry over anything to the point that we drive ourselves crazy. Let your daughter roll onto her back and allow yourself to get some well deserved sleep :)

I would recommend asking your doctor for her/his recommendation. When my son was about the same age as your daughter he did the same thing and our doctor said to just leave him be, and that once they start rolling over on their own there really isn't much you can do anymore about their sleep positioning. Hope this helps!

both of my kids would only and still now sleep on their balies.

It has been proven that sleeping on the tummy is rarely the cause of SIDS. Once a baby is able to roll over it is not necessary to move them back to their backs. So sleep better knowing that you don't have to worry about this and your daughter will sleep better too. Just enjoy her!

Hi E.,

I did the same thing with my son, who is now 2 1/2 yrs old. I was paranoid about the risk of sids and was always going to check on him through the night. I asked his pediatrician about rolling him back on his back and he advised that if Austin can roll over on his stomach on his own, there is nothing to worry about. His pediatrican went on to say, just make sure the crib is absent of loose articles like blankets, stuffed animals, etc. that he could get tangled in.

I actually went out and purchased one of those sleep positioners and that seemed to help as well.

Good Luck,
K.

E.,
both of my girls slept on their stomach. They would not sleep in their back no matter what we tried. Advice i got from a doctor was if you have a smoke-free home, no items in the crib and they are able to left their head up it's okay to sleep on the stomach. I hate that you are waking her up. This may set her up to start waking on her own then you have a whole other problem. Hope it all works out. Enjoy ypour precious bundle of joy. They grow so fast.

Once they reach the point where they roll over on their own you should just let them be. Under the age of three months is when you really need to worry about SIDS. Now she is old enough to put herself into the position she is comfortable in. When you are rolling her back over your interrupting her sleep and could develop problems like her not being able to sleep through the night again because mommy and daddy always come in and things like that. I say just let her be, she'll be fine.

I was always told and everything that I have ever read says that once they are able to roll them selves over you do not need to put them back on there back...

Hi E.!
If she is sleeping, let the baby sleep! She is almost 6 months, she will be crawling before you know it! If she is rolling, good for her, she obviously can hold her head up, so she is fine. Back when we where babies our mothers where told to put us on our bellies, my mom said she got so scared when I rolled to my back, she would put me back on my belly. So by the time our kids our Mommies, who knows what the "experts" will say then! Don't stress out about sleep, it effects everyone in the house. Good luck! M.

As long as she can roll one way, she has enough muscle control to prevent SIDS. I would double check with your pediatrition, but everything I have read/heard says it is ok. A little about me: I have two children, have nannied and worked in a day care.

dont worry about it! it is know as soon as they can turn the risk of sids lowers.plus...if she really wanted to turn back and she couldn't then she would cry. just make sure that her sheets are tucked in tight and there is nothing in her crib she can get ahold of. overall... don't worry she will be fine!! plus you should get some sleep!!

My son never slept on his back from the time he was a month old. I look at it as this... when I was born they said that the only good position was to lay the baby on their tummy's and look at me I'm alive. Just make sure there's nothing in the crib and she'll be fine!!!!

E.,
All three of my girls were belly sleepers. Not one of them liked sleeping on thier backs from day one. My oldest is now 8 and the youngest is one and they all still sleep this way. Once you baby is old enough to roll on their own the risk of SIDS dramatically increases. The baby is able to move if they are in a position that would jeopardize their breathing. If you feel it is necessary to roll her over then I am certainly not going to tell you to stop, but I would say, get some sleep and maybe just check on her occasionally. Whatever you decide, you need to decide what makes you feel most comfortable. Good luck!

M.

I have a similar problem. My 4 m/o sleeps on her belly. In the middle of the night she rolls over to her back, and she wakes up. She doesn't sleep on her back, so we have to get up to roll her over on her belly. This is happening at EVERY nap, and is getting old. I wish there was something to help her learn to roll back over onto her belly.

I have always read that once your baby can turn over by themselves that you can leave them however they end up. Good luck!

Once babies can roll over, their necks can support their head and they can turn their heads side-to-side with ease. Just make sure the crib doesn’t have stuffed animals, blankets, pillows etc. No need to be flipping her several times a night – everyone needs their sleep – and by waking her up every night, you might be instilling that behaviour, so as she gets older, she’ll expect to see you during the night. My daughter started sleeping on her tummy at 4 months – and has been tummy sleeper ever since!

~J.

Once they can roll over on their own they are fine to sleep on their tummy. Let the poor child sleep she is fine on her tummy. The point is she wont sufficate because she can roll over so she is fine.

I had the same concern with my daughter when she started to roll over...when I took her to the doctor he said as your baby gets older the less chance they have of getting SIDS and that if your baby is already rolling over if they were to get into trouble they would roll back over... so you should be ok

good luck

Leave her alone. Once a baby can roll over, she is pretty much safe. Waking her up is not necessary.