Rolling over to belly

[shelliz]

The last couple of days my dd has begun rolling from her back to her belly.  Not only is she doing this during activity time, but she is doing it during the night. I will go in (her room is completely dark) and I will go to pick her up thinking she is on her back!  Caught me off guard the first time!  Do I need to turn her back over if she awakes and starts crying (where she would normally just go back to sleep) or should I let her settle and stay on her belly. It makes me nervous b/c she isn't used to sleeping on her tummy.

[Sylvia.]

dd did this just under 3 months, i was very nervous, even went to see a peditrician, from this point on dd has sleep in a sleeping bag, can she roll back again? if not help her to do this in activity time, the peditrician said that if she can roll there really isn't much you can do about it, remember years ago this was the prefered way to sleep, i think if you practice all the things about safe sleep everything will be fine, oh dd slept and napped better this way, in fact just as soon as i was comfortable with it i put her down on her belly, all the better to shh/pat if you have to, i hope you get many more replies because this was a very stressful time for me so i can understand how you feel

[teezee]

i was very nervous too when my dd started rolling in her sleep, at first she would cry, but now as soon as she's sleepy she gets in belly position and drifts off.  if she is ok in that position then leave her i think. it is said that when they are able to roll on their bellies on their own that it is ok for them to be there without having worries of sids.

[Kate A]

At 4 months the risk of sids goes down by 90%, ped told me it's perfectly okay for them to sleep on their belly if they don't cry after they roll over.  Just make sure there are no blankets in the bed.  If she starts getting frustrated from rolling over, use a sleep positioner, they might work pretty well.  My lo has been on her belly from 3 months, now she's all over the crib

[threefold_cord]

Many times my lo will end up on his belly and wake up with a mad cry . He gets really upset if he can't roll back. Also he is swaddled-maybe this has something to do with it? I've been leaving one hand out lately and he usually gest out of it anyway.  So, I come and roll him back over. This happens during his activity time. He can roll over, but if he gets upset b/c he can't do it the 3rd or 4th time, he won't do it cause he'll get upset as if he forgot and fuss until i turn him over. Does anyone have any advice as to how to help him, but not so that he becomes dependent on me during this transition time? Thanks

[Sylvia.]

i remember when dd first start rolling the pediatrician said we needed to do two things, 1. to bed in cot and not basenet and 2.  not swaddle any more, just thought i would share

[Lola]

Can someone tell me what DD stands for? trying to sort out the lingo. Madelaine is 6+ mos and she rolls both ways now and I am not as paranoid as before. I was really freaked the first time i found her on her belly shoved in the corner of her crib. M sleeps with two fingers in her mouth and her other arm over her face so you can imagine how i feel when i find her shoved into a corner on her side LOL. I am much less paranoid as i realize that if she can figure out how to breathe through all that stuff in her face, she will move if she has trouble. She oftens sleeps with her head on her hands, face down. SIDS is a valid risk until 1 year but obviously much less increased as they get older.  Madelaine used a sleep positioner until about a month ago and that worked really well. Also recommended for avoiding flat head syndrome. HTH

[Jaime]

Lola, this should help with the acronyms:

https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=51772.0

[courtneyandmiles]

i agree w/ teezee!
-court