Letting LO sleep on tummy?

[minnieoxox]

I know all the midwives and HV's tell you to always put baby on their backs. But is it ok if she's only on her changing matt and there are no blankets or anything to suffocate on? She sleeps fine in her crib at night but in the day she gets bad wind and it wakes her up and gets her all frustrated and i have noticed that if i put her on her tummy on her changing matt she will sleep fine. Is this ok?? I never leave the room for more than a few minutes x

 

[ShelbyLC]

My LOs sleep on their stomachs 90% of the time. Even their nurse said "guidelines have changed back and forth so many times, there's not really a right or wrong way to do it." I'm a firm believer in doing whatever makes baby and mom happy.

 

[robinator]

Mine has slept on her tummy from week one. We got an Angelcare sensor monitor for peace of mind

 

[cbass929]

My daughter slept on her tummy most the time when she was a baby then once she got to the point of being able to roll if I put her any other way she would roll to her tummy.
I agree with pp just do what's best!

 

[vintagecat]

My daughter has always preferred sleeping on her stomach. She wakes up repeatedly if she's on her back. At first I worried constantly, but I've always made sure there's nothing nearby for her to cover her face with. My sister and I were both tummy sleepers as babies too. Must just be a comfort thing for us.

 

[Skyy82]

My wee man went onto his front at two weeks old, I would of done it earlier but was worried because of guidelines and stuff. he slept on his front because of reflux and colic, made such a difference to him. Go with your gut instinct

 

[Twinks]

Another tummy sleeper here too! He started sleeping on his front at 11 weeks and no matter how many times we woke to roll him over in the night he'd always roll back! He still sleeps on his front now at almost 9 months! Go with what feels right for u and your lo x

 

[Feronia]

My daughter sleeps best on her tummy so she usually does so for naps (and she's on her side or back when she's in bed with me at night). My midwife said not to worry about the whole "back to sleep" thing because she's looked at the research and didn't find it convincing at all. I wouldn't worry about it if it's working for you and your daughter!

 

[midori1999]

Yes, most babies sleep better on their tummies, that's why parents used to put them to sleep other tummies. Once the FSIDS 'back to sleep' campaign was introduced, SIDS rates fell dramatically, by over 50%. Still now, tummy sleeping is a big factor in SIDS deaths, more babies die when sleeping on their fronts than in any other position.

It's up to you what you do, but the risk is there. It is nothing to do with suffocation, SIDS is not death by suffocation.

It makes me so angry when health professionals say the evidence isn't conclusive or that they have looked into the research and aren't convinced. The evidence is there and it is extremely convincing and every single SIDS organisation and medical body in the world recognises that.

 

[mrsbeano]

I also have a tummy sleeper and have done since i gave in at about 8 weeks old. I wouldn't have even thought of it but my Mum watched him and flipped him over because his startle reflex was going to wake him up, He napped for about 4 hours!

I really fretted about it and also got the angelcare monitor for a little peace of mind. The 'back to sleep' campaign has been running for a long time now and I think that the SIDS rate did reduce by about 50% when they introduced it.

 

[special_kala]

Yes, most babies sleep better on their tummies, that's why parents used to put them to sleep other tummies. Once the FSIDS 'back to sleep' campaign was introduced, SIDS rates fell dramatically, by over 50%. Still now, tummy sleeping is a big factor in SIDS deaths, more babies die when sleeping on their fronts than in any other position.

It's up to you what you do, but the risk is there. It is nothing to do with suffocation, SIDS is not death by suffocation.

It makes me so angry when health professionals say the evidence isn't conclusive or that they have looked into the research and aren't convinced. The evidence is there and it is extremely convincing and every single SIDS organisation and medical body in the world recognises that.

This.

Both my girls would have slept better on their fronts I'm sure but no way was I shhhing to increase the risk of SIDS like that.

Even with a angel care monitor they only tell you once your baby has stopped breathing which could mean you having to resuscitate your baby. The damage could already be done.

Angel care monitors e fantastic for reassurance but imo should never be used in place of following the proper guidelines

 

[midori1999]

I agree with the above. Also, babies have died on SIDS while on monitors sadly.

 

[BigAl]

The risk is still small even on tummies though. I agree it is still best to sleep on back, but sometimes you just have to do what you do. A note though is that they are safer to be fulltime on their tummies, rather than half and half.

 

[Soph n Chris]

I couldn't stop my LO from sleeping on his tummy. It is where he is comfortable and puts himself in that position. I ALWAYS out him to sleep on his back now; he used to sleep on side as suffered really bad with wind when he was new; and he turns himself into a tummy position . He is always in different positions in his cot so I don't worry about him being able to lift his head as obviously at his age he can.

There are so many risks with babies and I do all I can. To prevent things but sometimes you have to go with the flow as if it is going to happen ; nothing you do will stop it.

They don't know what causes SIDs definately so I do what is best for me and LO whilst bearing guidelines in mind.

 

[DaisyBee]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Sleep

This is only Wikipedia but I thought it explained things well.

Op - sleeping your baby on her back most of the time but once in a while having her sleep on her tummy is MORE of a risk than tummy sleeping full time from the beginning. The last link talks about that risk with what they call unaccustomed tummy sleeping being 18 times greater risk of SIDS.

https://sids.org/nfeaturedques.htm

https://www.healthychildren.org/Eng...000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR:+No+local+token