Comments on: Baby Tummy Sleeping

By: Should Baby Really Sleep on Her Tummy? | Baby Sleep Help | Toddler Sleep Help | Custom Sleep Help - The Baby Sleep Site™

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:02:07 +0000

[...] Pam, of SIDS of Illinois said it very well: [...]

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:48:10 +0000

@Jesica Thank you for sharing your story. I agree with Pam.
@Pam Thank you for chiming in!

By: Jesica

Jesica — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:56:18 +0000

Thanks!

She’s almost 5 months now. She can roll back over, but I am not sure she knows it yet. As a matter of fact, I think it’s only been a week or two that she realizes she can (intentionally) roll to her back. I will continue to encourage her to roll back to her front. Thanks for your help!

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:33:40 +0000

Jesica,
The great thing about being a parent is that you get to make the decisions. You weighed the information available to you then decided that for your child, belly sleeping worked best. That’s your right as a parent.

You don’t say how old your daughter is, but I’d say that your answer is tummy time while she is awake and observed. Tummy time will allow her to develop the skill of rolling completely around so that she can assume any position that she likes rather than getting stuck on her back.

Once a baby has begun to roll, swaddling is no longer recommended.

Good luck!

By: Jesica

Jesica — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:18:09 +0000

I confess my husband and I allowed our baby to sleep on her front right from the beginning. We fought getting her to sleep in the crib for two weeks, but she wouldn’t. I was exhausted because she would only sleep if I held her. Finally, a friend came over, put her on her stomach in the crib, and Emma slept for 2 hours!!!!!

So now, I have the opposite problem… she flips over on to her back and then can’t stay asleep. How do I help her?

BTW, part of the reason she couldn’t/can’t sleep on her back is because her hands move so much she wakes herself up. I know Swaddling was supposed to help that. But if we swaddle her with both arms inside the blanket, she screams, kicks and twists until she gets her hand free. (She was ok with being swaddled, as long as at least one hand was free.)

By: Kite

Kite — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:54:26 +0000

Thanks for the posting.

By: Helping baby sleep on his back | Sightings

Helping baby sleep on his back | Sightings — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:57:38 +0000

[...] gives lots of great advice about helping babies and their parents fall asleep. Your article on teaching babies to sleep on their backs reminded me of Dr. Greene’s reminder to help other caregivers understand how important this [...]

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:04:54 +0000

@Pam Thank you so much for commenting! Reducing SIDS risks is very important, so I'm so glad you added this valuable information from SIDS of Illinois. Nicoles last blog post..Is Your Kid Cute?

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:29:32 +0000

Love your article! I’d like to offer one clarification. Parents should always place their baby to sleep on his or her back, then allow the baby to adopt whatever position her or she feels most comfortable. We also want to make a distinction between “flippers” and “rollers” . A “flipper” is an infant that can only roll to one position. A “Roller” is a baby that can freely move from back to tummy and tummy to back at will. Once the baby is freely rolling, we let them adopt whatever position they are comfortable with in a safe crib (no bumpers, pillows, quilts, stuffed animals etc.)

“Flippers” are inexperineced rollers. They can get into trouble and not be able to get out. You MIGHT consider repositioning that child if you happen to find him or her on the tummy. Most important, tummy time play during the day. That assists babies of all ages with their upper body strength, torso rotation and development. Enjoy your baby!