2 month old won't sleep on back. Any advice?

Question

I have a two month old who seems very uncomfortable when left to sleep on her back. The only place she will sleep soundly is on my chest on her stomach. We NEVER let her sleep on her stomach anywhere else because of the SIDS risk, but Dr. said it's ok to let her sleep like that on my chest. She has reflux and spits up a lot when sleeping on back. I have tried elevating crib, having her sleep in swing/carseat/bouncer/boppy, and have tried a wedge foam to elevate her as well as trying thickened formulas. Nothing works. Any advice or tips?

Answer 1

I also have a problem with my 2 month old sleeping on his back. I had tried all sorts of things and this is what finally worked for me (and him). I place him on his side (alternating left and right) and sorround him with a towel rolled up in the shape of a U with a pillowcase over it for comfort. They do this in the NICU and it seems to not only make him comfortable but also makes him more secure and sleep longer. MAke sure that her face does not get buried and she has nothing around it and I bet she will love it. Good Luck

**PS: YOU CAN NEVER SPOIL A 2 MONTH OLD!!!***

Answer 2

I co-sleep -co sleeping babies tend to sleep on their side. That may help or maybe not. I do know at a certain point your baby weighs enough that if they sleep on your chest you either can't breathe or you wake up and your chest aches for hours.

Also, ultimately if you must let her sleep on her belly then you must. If you are really worried you can get one of those breathing monitors, though arguably they can't prevent SIDS. Sleep is important for both.

Also are you breastfeeding? Breastfeeding is very good for reflux. If you are not, I am not here to make your feel bad I am here to tell you IT ISN"T TOO LATE TO START. Most women can establish breastfeeding and a full milk supply if their baby is under 4 months, and of course many can if they start after that.

Breastmilk is a natural antacid and it digests faster so it isn't in the stomach as long to come back up.

My son has reflux and I am *still* feeding him ever 1-3 hours because otherwise he spits up. He is over a year now I am starting to get worried that it won't get better and I can't breastfeed him forever. But for now it works for us.

Take Care.

Answer 3

i had the same problem with my son who is now 5 months old. He would just scream and scream if i tries to get him to sleep on his back, he has been rolling over both ways now over a month so i was told once they have that mobility there the danger decreases greatly of SIDS. I was more than happy to let him sleep on his tummy if it meant he slept longer.....he will only sleep for about 20 minutes in his pram if i am out which is frustrating as well, but i am assured that they will grow out of this stage.

Answer 4

I had the same problem with my daughter. Eventually I gave in and during the day I let her sleep on her stomach but I checked her constantly because I was paranoid of SIDS. I was so happy when she learned to roll over. After that when I placed her on her back she always rolled over to her stomach anyway. I wish that I could give you another idea but it sounds like you already tried everything possible, good luck she will roll over eventually.

Answer 5

I think you have tried everything that I would have tried. Have you talked to your doctor about medicine to help with the acid reflux? My son tired Zantac and it didn't work so they switched to Prevacid and that helps. Just hang in there I know what you are going through. And you can't spoil your 2 month old. If she sleeps on your chest and you are able to sleep just do that, things will get better. Good Luck!!

Answer 6

The risk of SIDS is a statistic. If your daughter is miserable, uncomfortable and unable to sleep on her back, maybe you should consider that the CHANCE that she might succumb to SIDS is small, whereas you have CLEAR evidence that she is uncomfortable on her back. This doesn't even consider her reflux issues, which might make being on her back dangerous, too. My son couldn't stand to be on his back, so I decided that a slight chance of SIDS was worth the risk for months of his comfort and ability to sleep, and let him sleep on his side or stomach. He's a healthy 10 yr old today.

Answer 7

Nothing wrong with letting her sleep with on you....but for naps during the day, when youre there to check on her....sleeping on her belly is not the worst thing in the world...put her in a bassinet near where you will be...assuming you will be AWAKE ...so you can check on her....OR, try putting her down on her side, roll up two recieving blankets, place one against her back, one against her front (under her chin and down her body) tightly swaddling her may help her feel more secure as well....

Answer 8

examine "The No-Cry Sleep answer" via Elizabeth Pantley. in spite of in case you do no longer persist with the total software to a T (we did no longer) there are various ideas and advice that worked for us. And, whilst my son became around that age, approximately 3 months in the past, we placed him in larger diapers at nighttime and placed a nightlight in his room and it solved all his napping issues, so do no longer forget little issues like that. yet another element we did became convenience him from exterior the crib after consistently picking him up everytime he cried. We purely saved our hands on him yet did no longer p.c.. him up, and rubbed his abdomen and mentioned, "shhh" many times, and that did the trick. Now he purely is going to sleep on his very own and sleeps for 12 hours at the instant each nighttime, which I in no way theory might take place. stable success!!

Answer 9

I put my daughter on her side and then put a rolled up towel or receiving blanket against her back. This way she feels the warmth of something and stayed asleep.

Answer 10

Why don't you let her sleep on her stomach and just get those monitors that alert you when there is no movement, movement that would come along with breathing.

I've seen them at Babies R Us.