Ah no! I have a tummy sleeper!

[Jennifer13]

So what do I do? DD2 is only eight weeks old and I've been wondering why for the last few nights she's suddenly not settling after I put her down at night. She's always liked being put to sleep over my shoulder, worn in a wrap or sling, or patted on my chest, but she would generally stay asleep (at night time) once put down. Never during the day though, and I did wonder about that... So something clicked tonight and when she woke up after 20 mins for the second time I lay her tummy down on our bed. Stopped crying instantly and went straight back to sleep. And is still in dreamland an hour later (I'm beside her).

So what do I do? It explains why she hates the car so much too. But I can't leave her to sleep at night on her tummy! During the day I'll continue wearing her or put her beside me so I can keep an eye. She's very still, doesn't wriggle and the way she smooshes her face into me when she's being worn I am completely confident in her ability to lift her head up and not suffocate herself, but still. Even with good neck control, how old can she be before I can let her sleep on her tummy?

And she can't lie on her tummy in her Amby hammock either.

[starangelk]

Do you have or can you borrow a sensor monitor? It's the only thing that keeps me sane with my tummy sleeper

[~ Mylitta ~]

Both my DS and DD are tummy sleepers. We tried to persist with my son and keep him on his back wrapped for quite some time. With DD we let her sleep on her tummy in a sleeping bag from pretty early on. If you are really worried you could get one of the monitors that alarm if bub stops breathing. There are even some that alarm if their breathing just slows too much.

[forshelby]

Around 5-6 months I started letting DS tummy sleep. In the meantime, I had some great little sleep wedges I used to prop him on his side instead. He couldn't roll over at first, and when he could I knew I could remove the wedges as he could roll back and forth. Imagine two toblerones sitting side by side, lengths adjacent to eachother, attached by a flap of fabric. Baby lays on the fabric keeping the toblerones in place. LOL, sorry for the weird description, but that's what they reminded me of. Giant toblerones. I got it at Big W for about 20 bucks I think.

[Jennifer13]

Thanks girls, I do have a monitor but there's no tummy sleeping in a hammock and there's no way the cot is going to fit next to the bed. We weren't planning on getting it out until after 12 mths. I might try putting her to sleep on our bed and see if transferring her works once she's in a deep sleep.

Otherwise, I can see myself having to give up on the hammock, which has been wonderful until now, and going for a bassinet or something.

[ElleJay]

Yep, I'm currently looking at my tummy sleeper who is asleep on her tummy for just over 2 hours. DD suddenly stopped sleeping on her back as well for more than 5 minutes, but I don't feel right letting her sleep on her tummy while I sleep

I think I am going to have to invest in those monitors cause I need to sleep!


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[Jennifer13]

I was able to transfer her to the hammock on her back without disturbing her once we went to bed, so we might get away with it in the evening. Fx! Little things certainly like to keep us guessing.

[Loveinamist]

For daysleeps that weren't in the sling or on me, I used to put DS on his side with rolled up small blankets against his tummy and back to stop him rolling. But at night we coslept so he was on his side, mouth on boob or head rested on boob. I think once they can lift their head it is 'safer' for them to tummy sleep. Check out Dr Sears website about tummy sleeping. Prefers to Sleep on Tummy | Ask Dr. Sears®

[BrightSparkles]

I was a tummy sleeper from birth (even in the hospital apparently) and i'm now 27 and still can only sleep on my tummy!!!!! I even found a way to do it comfortably when i was pg!
Mum used rolled up blankets around me to try and stop me rolling and kept checking on me...

[luna moth]

I was able to transfer her to the hammock on her back without disturbing her once we went to bed, so we might get away with it in the evening. Fx! Little things certainly like to keep us guessing.

My baby sounds exactly like yours! Transferring worked for us right up til 9 months, day sleeps were short or worn, and we just rolled with that. Once I succumbed to tummy sleeping at night, we had 11 hour sleep throughs, and 90 minute day naps - HUGE in this house.

Good luck!