My son is 6 months old, and now can rollover both ways, so at night I put him on his back to sleep and he KEEP

Answer 1

Oh honey you don't have to worry about it. Once they can roll over on their own you can lay them down for bed and let them sleep however they are comfortable. My little girl started rolling onto her belly to sleep at 3 months old and I was SO worried about it for the longest time but my doctor assured me that there is nothing to worry about, if they can into the position themselves they are just fine :)

Answer 2

To the poster that said it only happens from 0 to 3 months, you need to research your answers. SIDS can happen up until a year old with the peak times occuring between 2 and 6 months.

First off positioning has nothing to do with why a baby suddenly stops breathing. Suffocation is not SIDS so a baby that dies on its tummy because it was face down in the crib or because of a blanket is not SIDS it is suffocation, not the same thing. They have changed the way they rule a SIDS death and suffocation is suffocation it is no longer considered SIDS. My daughter was on her back and still died of SIDS. I joined a SIDS group shortly after she died and guess what....most of the mothers in my group have also stated that their babies were on their backs, sides, in strollers, swings, etc. There were only a couple on their tummy. If a baby dies on its tummy and it was not suffocation then yeah it was probably SIDS but that baby would have died in any position just like my daughter did. A sudden cesation of breathing has nothing to do with positioning or there would be no babies at all dying other than in just one position. People are so hell bent on this back to sleep stuff that they follow it so cautiously along with everything else they have come up with and then like me their baby dies and they are left saying but I did everything I was supposed to. It doesn't matter what you do. Whatever is causing these babies to stop breathing is beyond our control as parents. It is something you have no control over and if it's going to happen it's going to happen. I've had two more and both of them slept in whatever position they wanted, usually on their stomach, and they are both fine. SIDS has been known to happen up until 1 year but the risk decreases after six months. I know three people in my SIDS group that lost their babies at 10 month and two at 12 months. There are also 2 that lost their baby to SIDS while their baby was awake so it doesn't even have to happen while they are sleeping. My daughter also had a pacifier in her mouth when she died, so I guess that theory is also just that "A THEORY", as I know a lot of babies that died of SIDS that had a pacifier in their mouth from my SIDS group.

Answer 3

There is no need to worry. SIDS occur in children 0 - 3 months of age.

Answer 4

You can't keep him on his back and you don't need to. Once they can roll over, they can rearrange themselves when they are uncomfortable or need a breath of fresh air.