I was told by a midwife not to tummy sleep my bub on his tummy before he could roll unless I was watching him. She said the big danger with tummy sleeping is overheating. Apparently they get hotter on their tummy than on their back (so she told me). If they can't roll over to cool down that's when it can be an issue.
I don't know how those monitors work so they could solve this problem.
To reduce the overheating risk I have been careful to not over dress him or put him in too heavy a sleeping bag whilst he's sleeping.
My son has tummy slept during the day for ages but I place him on the floor in our lounge and keep a close eye on him. Now that he can roll easily he's often on his side or on his belly when he wakes up after an overnight sleep in his cot despite me placing him on his back.
Forgot to say that both my DF & I tummy slept as bubs & it didn't seem to harm us.
Last edited by satya; October 27th, 2008 at 12:05 PM.
: forgot to say
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