I am very paranoid about my daughter sleeping on her stomach. I put her to sleep on her back and I check on her frequently through the night and always find her on her side or her stomach. I worry about her suffocating in her sleep when she rolls over like this. I always reposition her to her back when i see this. I was using a sleep positioner to keep her from turning over, but she rolled right out of it. Am i over-paranoid? Help!!!
2007-04-01 14:11:59 · 16 answers · asked by scorpio8483 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I have been a child care provider in my home for 20 years. I also have been a mom for 27 years to 4 kids. At the beginning of my parenting days and when I opened my daycare, infants ALWAYS slept on their tummies. My 3 older children and about 20 babies I cared for had no trouble with tummy sleeping, none suffocated and none died of SIDS. We even kept stuffed animals in the crib, used bumper pads, and put several layers of blankets on them! Studies on SIDS have shown that back sleeping infants seem to have fewer cases of SIDS, so it is now recommended that infants be placed on their backs to sleep. This is not because all babies who sleep on their tummies suffocate or die of SIDS, only because the risk seems to be reduced with back sleeping. Once babies are able to roll over on their own, it is safe for them to sleep in whatever position they find comfortable. The risk of SIDS seems to peak between 2-4 months, but continues until about a year old. The recommendation that we follow as daycare providers is to put babies down to sleep on their backs until they are a year old. However, once babies can roll over, there is no need to return them to their backs throughout their sleeping time. The risk of suffocation is slight for babies who are able to move around on their own. You can relax and not worry so much about your baby when she sleeps. I am sure your frequent checking on her and returning her to her back throughout her sleep time is disruptive to both you and her. You both need your rest. It is normal for moms, especially first-time ones, to be worried about things. With the sleeping issue, your daughter is going to be just fine sleeping on her tummy at 7 1/2 months old.
2007-04-01 15:52:16 · answer #1 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My little boy is 5 months and he will roll over to his tummy in the night and will be on his back then back in his tummy. My first was the same way I never had a problem. I just took everything out of the crib and know that it is summer and he doesent need a blanket. If the is rolling out of her positioner she should be fine. Call her ped if you have qestions.
2007-04-01 21:18:39 · answer #2 · answered by lacmcentire 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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 (5 months old) 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. You should just enjoy your baby and not let this overwhelm you. 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 6 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. They say it is more likely to happen to males, in the winter months, and african american babies but my baby was a girl, it happened in June, and she was white. I don't buy any of the garbage they try to tell people anymore because more than likely if you do your research and ask people that it has actually happened to you can discredit everything they are saying. Just like the pacifier supposedly reducing the risk, yeah right, my daughter had a pacifier in her mouth and it fell out when she stopped breathing. That is another one that got asked of the mothers in my group and as it turns out the pacifier did not do their babies any good either. Good theory but it is not true, but people will believe anything because it is easier to beleive that something, no matter what it is, is a solution for why babies just suddenly dies, but they need to get some facts and proof before they start preaching it to people
2007-04-02 07:58:37 · answer #3 · answered by shannonmangan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I think it's just fine. That's the only way my niece sleeps and she's been doing that ever since 4 months old. It's not my personal preference. If it bothered her she would roll back over or sleep on her back. Just relax. Hope this helps.
2007-04-01 22:44:48 · answer #4 · answered by Gina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will not be able to stop your daughter from rolling over. Both of my sons did the same thing. Just make sure that the sheet is pulled very tightly around that mattress and that the mattress is very firm. Also, make sure there is nothing else in her bed, including a blanket. I would suggest the blanket pajamas that I've seen. This minimizes the chance of suffocation.
2007-04-01 21:29:11 · answer #5 · answered by autigerjoie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My son's been sleeping on his stomach since he was 3 months old. He's 7 months almost now. If she can roll herself over and back then you dont really have anything to worry about.
2007-04-01 21:28:20 · answer #6 · answered by LP's Mommy, RN 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I use to worry about this with my son and i always tried to roll him back. then i read that once a baby can roll over and lift his head then you can let them sleep in whatever position they get into at night.
2007-04-01 21:32:20 · answer #7 · answered by learnin_toluvme 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's fine if she rolls over on her tummy on her own. My son always liked sleeping on his stomach, we always put him on his back, but as long as the baby can roll back over and turn their head it's fine.
2007-04-01 21:15:53 · answer #8 · answered by aprilmommy06 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
BACK TO SLEEP
I don't think you are paranoid you are just a concern mother. That is what we do best worry. I think what you are doing is right just keep an eye on her to make sure she is still sleeping on her back. When she does turn over turn her right back.Lets hope she does get the point if not talk to her pediatrician about it... Oh by the good luck...
2007-04-01 21:20:44 · answer #9 · answered by elanat 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's fine if your daughter has started to roll. Once they learn to do that it's difficult to control how they sleep. Once my son was comfortable with rolling over he slept on his tummy also. I was nervous also, at first but then realized he could easily rolover onto his back if he felt uncomfortable.
2007-04-01 21:18:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋