Sleeping on tummy

[Ilithyia]

Hi Nicky,

How are you hun????

Colby sleeps on her stomach and pretty much always has. Like Lachie, Colby has always head excellent head and neck control.

I did'nt sleep her on her stomach while we were in hospital (god forbid!) but when we got home i tried her with it and she took too it straight away. Occasionally she'll prefer to go to sleep on her back or her side. Now that she is in the cot i don't have anything in with her except a sheet. She rolls around around in the cot most of the time but only when she is awake.

I went to a Sue Cox Breastfeeding Conference last friday and she brang up the topic of SIDS and Prone Sleeping (sleeping on stomach) which caused quite a stir amongst some of the people. I kinda felt a little hurt that i might be doing the wrong thing by sleeping Colby on her stomach. I mentioned to one of the ladies and she said that it was my personal decision. She was right. It is mine/our decision. In saying that, i do think about, and am aware that, Prone Sleeping can increase the risk of SIDS.

Lachlan is your baby and you know what is best for you both. And as Natalie has mentioned, you need to do what is best for you both.

Good luck with it all hun....

[Emma27]

We just discovered how much our 4 month old loves sleeping on his tummy! Now that he can roll onto his tummy to sleep he finds it easy to go to sleep on his own.He has never enjoyed being wrapped up and tummy sleeping is just comfortable for him. We do have one of those angel care monitors just for our own reassurance.

[~*Niadalla*~]

Thanks everyone.
Lach slept like an angel last night.
We even got to put him in his cot. He slept there for 5 hours. It was amazing.
He is in there again at the moment and has been for an hour. He is like a different baby!
I do worry about the SIDS stuff, but we are following all the other advice. I feel that even if he enjoyed sleeping in the cot before now, once he learnt to roll he would eveuntually end up on his tummy.
I HATE sleeping on my back. I have always been a tummy and side sleeper.
I will be trying to put Lach to sleep on his side, but I doubt he will stay there.
Thanks everyone for your reassurances
I know that I have to be very careful, but he doesnt sleep with anything else in the cot except a very tightly tucked in sheet when its cooler.
Here's to him sleeping in the cot every night from now on!
thanks again