my baby boy loves to sleep on his belly

[Mummato2]

My little man was a tummy sleeper - much to my stress.

We put a baby monitor in his room to hear for noise and a breathing monitor under his mattress to let us know if he wasn't breathing.

That was the best we could do without forcing him into a position that he clearly wasn't comfortable with.

The other point is if he is at an age where he can confidently roll onto his tummy, he should be able to get himself out of strife so long as his cot is virtually bare.

We didn't keep bumpers, toys, blankets etc in the cot - we used heaters and fans to either warm or cool the room to a comfy temp.

[YoYo]

My DS was a tummy sleeper.....I would settle him in that position. He was also a slacker though and never moved apart from turning his head from one side to the other!

I had him in a grobag (I think it was 0.5tog for Summer) which stopped me worrying about him kicking off covers. It would also stop the legs through the bars bit. I also bought an Angelcare Monitor....where you put the sensor under the mattress and it constantly picks up movement (breathing) which put my mind at ease at night time.

I was a tummy sleeper too and still am, it's such a comfy posi!!! (regardless of being 17 weeks pregnant!)

[tippytoes]

Oh girls you are the greatest thank you so much. You have really helped me....

Is he able to hold up his head when he has tummy time?

Yes bath he is a very strong lil thing! Infact today he has begun to tummy crawl (I admit slowly, but crawling/wriggling along the ground nonetheless!) Cheeky thing!

I was a tummy sleeper too and still am, it's such a comfy posi!!!

I agree minimax I still sleep like this too

I keep the cot very bare and haven't tried a gro suite cause I figured it would twist and annoy him. Maybe worth a shot!

Also,

As for getting his leg stuck through the bars, we have an Airwrap cot bumper (it's like a normal cot bumper but is made of mesh so it's breathable) so she cant get her arms or legs stuck in the sides of the cot.

Thanks storm I will be getting one of these very soon!

Nelle,

Can he lift himself up on his hands, or push himself about? YES he can
Is he a really deep sleeper? I would say a mid sleeper. He doesn't wake at the slightest noise but does sleep soundly.

. Thanks for the note on the ventalation too. DS is a lil sweater like his DH During a feed I always have a little smile cause he works up a bit of a sweat and his hair sticks together a little!

I'll keep an eye on him. He seems happy and can always lift his head/neck up in need. He isn't the least bit fussed infact I think he is sleeping better because he is more comfy! It is just us mums who are sleeping worse!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks again
Rach xx

[Gigi]

some ideas:

dunno what they are technically called, but we used these things.
looks like two little cylinder shaped pillows, about 25cm apart, with a flat bit of sheet material holding them together.
you lay the baby's torso on the flat bit of fabric, they have the cylinder little pillows on either side of them, and THAT thing stops the bub rolling onto their tum.

anyhoo, i wrapped my summer bub (in muslin wrap, so good breathability), and laid her in that anti roll thing. either in my bed, or in her basinette.

i used the anti roll thing FROM THE START, so i dunno if it will help a bub, who has not been used to one for four months already. you know how bubs get used to things? it might have only worked with my bub cos she knew that from day one. dunno, might be worth a shot.

100% cotton sleeping bags
i found cheap ones - like tshirt fabric - in best n less and big w - sleeveless ones for summer.
or wrap in muslin.

my bub sweated like crazy too, so i only put her in natural fibres to solve that.

the best fabric i've come across for being cool on a hot bub, is bamboo. didn't know about it (except for nappies) when she was tiny.

i put a sheepskin under my bub to sleep on (to increase ventilation, natural fibres).

at four months, i had my bub in a basinette, so there was not much room for her to get twisted up in anything, no wooden bars, no toys. She was in the basinette until 8 months (a real shortie ha ha).

maybe an idea to consider: to hire a bassinet for a month, see if that helps. he's unlikely to need it for long, so maybe hiring one for a few months, would manage the current problem and after a few months, he'll be bigger in the cot. (bubs grow so fast in the first year).

you've got heaps of ideas and stuff to try from all the responses, good luck with it all! i used to think, there was ONE right way, i was just too dumb to know WHAT it was, now, thanks to belly belly, i realise, there are MANY ways of doing things with a bub, and it all varies according to YOUR bub anyhoo, and you, the mummy, know your bub best anyhoo. i really like hearing how other mums do similar things, i alwasy learn something new when i read these things, get new ideas.

(it took me five years also, to conceive and have my tiny bilby, so i appreciate how anxiety provoking it can be, worrying about "what's best", "are they comfy" etc. of course you want your darling bub to be comfy and ok, who wouldn't?) :hugs:

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

DS slept better on his tummy... so I let him. If he's going to roll over anyway then he can roll back and you can't really stop it.

DS now prefers to sleep on his left side. I put him down21qwasz ON HIS BACK, HE wriggles onto his side and falls asleep. Some nights I hav to shift him over bcause he's bout to fall out of bed, but not often.

[didispunk]

Nope not crazy! My sisters are I all sleep on belly from 6 weeks and my children have done the same.
When i went to a pead he said to me " If they vomit while on there back they tend to turn their head but doesnt always happen" And I dont want my kiddies with flat bald heads!! And i just dont swaddle them and have toys and crapo around the cot! EASY!!

2 of mine have loved it and the next one on the way will be the same!

[ss_storm]

no worries rach, just FYI i got our airwrap from big w, but they'd probably have them in baby stores too.

i also dont find that the grobag gets twisted up, it does a little but not so far that she can't move. it's probably one of the best things i have bought! you can buy them for about half price (retail price) on ebay.