5 month old baby sleeping on tummy?

Question

Everytime I turn around my 5 month old is turning onto her tummy but she has not mastered rolling back again. She has a very strong neck and can lift it clear off the ground for quite a while. However last night about 11.30 pm I was awoke by an almighty crying - she had rolled onto her tummy in her sleep and couldn't turn back round again. It took me to 12.20 am to calm her down and get her back to sleep. I have her in a sleeping bag. I tried to tuck a thin sheet around her to stop her from moving but she has strong legs and just kicked it off! My husband says I don't need to worry as she obviously can shout for help but as you can imagine this is no comfort to me! Can you reassure me and give me any suggestions or tips? Otherwise I'll keep waking up to check her!

Answer 1

My baby has started rolling too, she startled me with a great big scream earlier because she couldn't roll back. (There's not as much room in the cot as there is on the floor).  Alot of my friends use roll mats which secure your baby in and prevents them from rolling. I think that you can purchase them from Motherare and Babies r us.

Answer 2

Your husband's right.  Don't worry.  

Just make sure she doesn't have extra stuff in her crib.  The sleeping bag probably is annoying and gets twisted up when she flips over.  I would just place a light blanket over her body.

My daughter did the same thing at 5 months... she slept better that way too.

Answer 3

There's nothing to worry about both my kids did that too just make sure you keep the crib free un unnecessary "pretty" clutter.  If you are still worried talk to your pediatrician

Answer 4

don't worry yourself in older times we were told to put our children to sleep on their stoimachs, now its their back and in another 10 years it will probably be that they have to sleep on their sides..... my son has slept on his stomache from birth as he never settled on his front, babies wont suffocate, from birth they know to turn their head to the side so theres no issue there,,, n the person that commented higher up saying there is no risk of sads is talking out her backside! sids can happen any time! children and adults can die in adult sudden death syndrome also, but its all rare and i doubt that it would matter what position the person was lying in so i wouldnt panic! Your daughter was most likely screaming because she was uncomfortable and couldnt turn back over something that in weeks she will infact learn to do. best of luck to you!

Answer 5

Toys R Us has a baby wedge that is two triangular peices that go on either side of your baby when sleeping so they can't roll over. I used it from birth to 6 months old and she never had a problem sleeping. I would get one, they help alot. They cost about 15 or 20 bucks.

Answer 6

I wouldn't worry too much as she is able to lift and move her head. However if you need reassurance, why not get a baby listening monitor with a mat that goes under her mattress, if she should stop breathing the alarm would go off after 20 seconds, so you'd know straight away and you'll be able to get some sleep then too!

Our one is by Tomee Tippee, which is good, it cost £100 but there are lots of them out there on the market now that start from about £80.

Answer 7

My daughter did the same thing.  She could turn to her belly but not back again, which freaked me out.  However, her doctor said that once they can roll around and lift their necks up, the greatest danger of SIDS has passed.  This wasn't really comforting to me, and to be honest, I did check on her constantly.  I don't think there's much you can do to keep her on her back  Soon enough she'll master turning the other way.  Hang in there!

Answer 8

ok soo instead of buying a wedge what i've been doing is rolling up a receiving blanket and putting one on either side of my baby in the night she cant roll up and over them and if your REALLY concerned use a hand towel much cheaper

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