NWs from rolling tummy to back - WWYD?

[Shellha]

my 5 mth old is a tummy sleeper, has been since about 12 weeks. He STTN for the most part but the last week or so we have had NWs from him flipping from front to back.

Last night I woke to him whinging away at 3am. I watched him on the video motnitor for about 10 mins and I could see his eyes closing and then waking again. He was moving around the cot but seemed like he might settle. I was in 2 minds as to whether to go and flip him over or just leave him as it would no doubt result in an EW if he woke on his back.

I went to the loo and by the time I came back he was revving up (DS1 sleeps next door so I go in sooner than I would like). he had banged his head on the cot side and was crying by this stage. I ended up feeding him and he slept till 7.15am.

So, would you go in and flip him over (to avoid the EW), or just leave him and see what eventuates.

does anyone have any tricks to help him from flipping in the night (he is in a sleep bag).

Thanks

shell

[Lex444]

Hello! I had this problem with my son, too, when he turned five months. No tricks here, sorry, my son even rolled out of the sleep positioners in his grobag. I think this is just one of those "suck it up and wait it out" situations.

Personally, I don't think it matters whether you flip him over or not, do whatever suits you. If you think he'll EW, why not flip him back? More important is to give him lots of rolling practice during the day so he'll be able to flip himself both ways.

Really soon it will pass, and he'll do what he did before.

It took about five nights of this, I think, before my son got the hang of going backwards and forwards. I flipped him when he was really stuck and calling, left him otherwise.