kyan wants to sleep on his belly - but it scares us

J-rod wrote: when did you let your baby sleep on ther tummy. kyan will nap like that since we can monitor him but at night in his crip it scares us. last night he was up till 3 am cause when we put him down on his back he woke up.


we worry about sids and him suffocation on accident while we sleep.


what you all think?

luvmykids replied: I'm sorry I don't remember, how old is he? I think the general rule I used was once mine could hold their head up they could sleep on their tummy.

J-rod replied: he is 6 months last week.

sorry i forgot i took the ticker out of my sig.

MyBlueEyedBabies replied: JOhnny is a tummy sleeper. HE started when he was a few weeks old becasue every time we put him on his back he would throw up. Now it's habit and I have ot go flip him back on to his tummy a few times a night. Having him on his tummy honestly doesn't scare me at all.

luvmykids replied:
JMHO, that sounds about right when many babies discover they prefer their tummies. Just make sure there are no stuffed animals, etc. If it would make you feel better, pay attention to him during tummy time when he's awake and "playing", it should ease your mind to see him picking his head up.

Calimama replied: Bella sleeps on her tummy and she's 6 months old. She does just fine.

CantWait replied: I agree, as long as he's holding his head up, he should be good. Also, is he rolling over from his tummy to back? If so, there's nothing really you can do, except get one of those crib things, sorry having a brain fart and I don't know what it's called. If he really does get that fussy on his back though, I'd let him sleep on his tummy. Like already mentioned just take stuffies out of his way and big blankets, etc.

C&K*s Mommie replied: 6mos should be out of that window for SIDS, I believe.
We let our girls sleep on their bellies since day one, and at one time that was the normal suggested practice for parents- putting their child to sleep on their belly.

ediep replied: id say if he rolls over by himself, he's fine to sleep however he is comfortable

Boo&BugsMom replied: I think 6 months is just past the time where babies are at risk for SIDS from what I remember in a SIDS training course I took.

On a side note though, Tanner always prefered his belly and still does to this day. We let him on his belly a lot as an infant even before 6 months. In 20 years it will probably change back to not putting them on thier backs anyhow. Just use your own judgement, but I think at his age he will be just fine.

Also, if he rolls over, even if he was younger, docs usually say that it's fine once they hit that milestone.

J-rod replied: he rolls over just fine, so we will let him nap on his belly and watch him to make us feel better.

he has been rolling over for a couple months now

Our Lil' Family replied: Oh yeah, he's fine! You might even get a good nights sleep out of him by letting him sleep on his belly!

J-rod replied: this says sids is still a possibility

this is one of a few sites i read last night

http://life.familyeducation.com/baby/safety/42339.html

ZandersMama replied: You should still put a baby to sleep on her back at this point, as there is still a very small SIDS risk after six months. However, if she really objects to it and continually flips herself onto her belly, I would not recommend trying to turn her back.

This was copyed from your link. As far as I can remember, when Zander started to do it himself we allowed him to sleep on his belly. With Zavier however, when he was first born, whenever he would lay on his back he would stop breathing, something about too much pressure on his lungs. ANYWAY, when I got him home he was so use to it that it was the only way he could get into a deep, good sleep. Now he sleeps mostly on his back, but as soon as he can flip himself I will let him.
I use an angel care moniter, that makes it easier to relax.

lovemy2 replied: Dylan has been on his belly since about 6 weeks old, he has reflux and also never cold sleep on his back or side, swaddled or not - I also use an angel care monitor, while I am sure it isn't foolproof it definately works and gives me some peace of mind....

TheOaf66 replied: well J-Rod, if you're going to stay in there the whole time he sleeps to watch go ahead but I think he is fine. There is going to be tons of other stuff to worry about in the future so don't spend all your energy on just one. And another thing, all that stuff you find on the internet, a lot of it is extreme cases used for scare tactics, you have to use your own judgement for every child is different.

jem0622 replied: This can be a touchy topic, because we all have to do what we feel most comfortable doing. Given that...all 4 of my kids were put to sleep on their tummy (except for my husband, who laid them on their back until they learned to flip over). And they are all still here to talk about it.

holley79 replied: My sister's daughter is a tummy sleeper also. She is only two months old but this is the only way she will sleep. Is he able to roll over yet?

redplaydoh replied: I agree, do what YOU feel comfortable doing. Mine were tummy sleeping quite early on for naps with me watching them like a hawk. Nights they were on their tummy around 6 mths old and did fine.

3_call_me_mama replied: Mine were all tummy sleepers from day 1.
Also, have you ssen the newest SIDS info? appears that it is more strongly linked to a nerve stem in the neck, rather than how they slept....

Jackie012007 replied: Carly is a tummy sleeper and has been for the past 2 weeks. She has really bad gas and it's the only way she sleeps comfortably - she's almost 2 months old (oh my GOD where does the time go?!). It was very nerve-wracking for me at first, but she is getting the sleep she needs and she is able to turn and pick up her head - I just put her down ont eh mattress in the crib with absolutely nothing else in there. I've gotten used to it now, but I find I still check on her a lot during the night.