My 4 month old baby has been sleeping on his tummy all the time. Now he learned to roll over and he does it when he is going to sleep or asleep and once he is on his back he wakes up and cries. He slept through the night since he was a month old. Now he wakes up several times at night because he turns on his back and can't sleep like that. Did anyone had this problem? What to do?
2007-02-22 03:32:12 · 10 answers · asked by victoria_reqia 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Thanks for everyone who responded. Just one addition to people who tell me about SIDS, I am very aware of that and I put my baby on his tummy because this is how he gets good sleep. SIDS happens to babies who sleep on their backs and for plenty of other reasons.
2007-02-22 03:45:40 · update #1
I would take him to the doctor and make sure there isn't a medical problem that is causing pain while on his back. Don't listen to everyone telling you not to let him sleep on his stomach. When you and I were young and probably everyone else anwering, we were all put on our tummy to sleep. In another 10 years they will probably say it's better if babies sleep on their tummy again. Plus, he's starting to roll over, so if he is comfortable on his tummy, he will learn to roll himself onto his tummy anyway.
As for the crying while on his back. I agree with someone's previous answer. Let him cry himself back to sleep, as long as there was no medical issue. Eventually he will learn to sleep on his back, or he will learn to roll back over onto his tummy. It will be hard, but in the end it will be worth it.
2007-02-22 03:53:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When he first starts to roll over it's going to scare him. It's a pretty normal reaction.
But I'm wondering why you put him on his tummy to sleep. Unless it's changed in the 8 years since my daughter was an infant, you are supposed to put you baby on their back to sleep to reduce the risk of SIDS.
For Rachel_Grote: I can appreciate that many many children have slept on their stomach and not died from SIDS. But if there is something that reduces the risk, even by a tiny amount, do you really want to take a chance with your baby's life?
2007-02-22 03:37:10 · answer #2 · answered by Justin H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use a rolled up receiving blanket to prop on either side of him. He actually should be sleeping on his back and not his tummy to reduce the risk of SIDS.
2007-02-22 03:36:02 · answer #3 · answered by peachtek 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's quite common and a normal stage of development that will pass before you know it. My sister used to actually snuggle her baby up like a papoose so she would say on her side--just so she could get some sleep! Then, it'd be back to the rollover game again. Once they get the nack of rolling back over, the real fun starts--make sure you have good crib bumpers!
2007-02-22 03:35:57 · answer #4 · answered by Zebra4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you swaddle him up tight and lay him on his back (he'll suffocate on his stomach,he'll not able to move because his arms are bound.
Also, setting is a specific bed and feeding time is good too.
Never put a baby on his stomach, by the way, untill he can actually crawl, for this puts baby at a serious risk for SIDS--sudden infant death syndrome!
2007-02-22 04:33:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, people will give me sh!t for this but when my son had that problem, I let him cry because, now, at seven months old, he stays asleep. He learned to comfort himself. I didn't let my daughter cry at all until she was 13 months old and now, everytime she wakesup, I have to go and comfort her back to sleep because I never gave her the opportunity to comfort herself when she was smaller. Also, if you are against this suggestion, you could also get one of those baby body pillows(with the things oneach side) so that he can't roll to a position he isn't happy in.
2007-02-22 03:37:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
maximum toddlers in simple terms favor to sleep on their bellies and it really is truly o.ok.you could do the former style blanket roll what human beings used earlier they made a majority of those fancy wedges and issues. Roll a receiving blanket up Lil' small roll, position one in decrease back of the toddler and one in the front of the tummy.this can help your toddler, yet in all truth a touch one is going to sleep on its abdomen finally.
2016-12-04 19:18:34 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy a padded thing for that but I just rolled up a baby blanket and placed one on each side.
2007-02-22 03:35:47 · answer #8 · answered by AmyMommy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is actually safer for a baby to lay on his BACK. Has a doctor warned you about this?
As far as crying on his back, I would guess that he has acid reflux. He needs to be held up, sitting or up at an angle for 45 minutes after he eats....every time he eats.
Babies who have acid reflux cry when they are laying flat on their backs. Put blocks under the crib feet, or put a wedge under the baby, or put the baby in a bouncer seat that is up at an angle, or HOLD the baby in a sitting position on your lap...45 minutes.
He really does need to be sleeping on his back.
2007-02-22 03:39:57 · answer #9 · answered by gg 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
TRY PUTTING ROLLED UP BLANKETS ON THE SIDES OF HIM SO HE CANT ROLL OVER!
2007-02-22 03:35:20 · answer #10 · answered by S F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋