My 7 months old baby always sleeps on her tummy.?

Question

my daughter started sleeping on her tummy,i tried to put her on back but in the middle of night she is on her tummy again.is that gud for her.i heard healthy babys

sleep on their back.

Answer 1

When babies are old enough to roll, they are old enough to sleep the way they want.

Answer 2

While when you get older, it's harder to sleep on your belly, so she'll get otta the habit when she's older I guess.

Answer 3

Don't worry too much my 7 month baby brother sleeps on his stomach too but if your worried consult your GP, but when baby's turn over to the stomach it is a great sign in development, your baby will be crawling soon!!

Answer 4

i agree with u healthy babies sleep on their back

so try to make her feel comfortable by sleeping on her back

Answer 5

my baby slept on her tummy since she was born and she is just fine, it also help her to roll both ways a lot faster than usual, now she is six months and she sleeps in her tummy most of the time, and she is just fine.. if you baby can roll from tummy to back i dint think you have a problem

Answer 6

Well, as this can provide a little bit more risk of Cot Death (Sudden Infant Death Syndrom, or SIDS) or suffocation, you could check on her a little more frequently throughout the night, like maybe every two or three hours.  Then you know what she's doing.  Maybe her tummy is hurting or something, or maybe she just thinks it's comfortable lol:)

Answer 7

Research shows that babies who sleep on their backs are less likely to die from SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) but what they never tell you is that the child rarely stays that way. My daughter has slept on her tummy from day one and she's now going on ten months. Only difference between her and other babies is that she doesn't have that thinned out patch of hair in tha back of her head that some babies get from sleeping on their backs all the time. I think that as long as the baby is comfortable and not in a dangerous position then however they choose to sleep is fine. If you really want her to stay on her back you can get a sleep positioner.

Answer 8

Babies are supposed to sleep on their backs to avoid suffocating themselves in a mattress.

Were you aware that if you take a newborn baby (just hours old) and place it face down on a mattress that it will turn its head to the side to free up its air passages?

If your baby wants to sleep on her belly, its probably just more comfortable.

Answer 9

well shes almost old enough too make a decision on how she wants too sleep:P i slept on my back or tummy ... whatever i felt like

Answer 10

Awww.That is so cute :-)...I think it's better to have her on her back instead.You should speak to your Dr. about this.

Answer 11

I have an 8 and 23 month old. They both slept on their stomachs and they are very healthy.

Answer 12

Back sleeping is recommended for infants who are not able to roll over on their own yet.  Your 7 month old is able to do that, so there's no problem with her sleeping on her tummy.  It's great that she's found a position that she's comfortable with!

Answer 13

It's better for them to sleep on their backs because some studies have linked sleeping on the front with cot deaths/sudden infant death syndrome.  But I used to sleep on my stomach too, and I'm still around.  It did drive my Mum nuts though.

Answer 14

i sleep on my tummy...i just find it more comfortable than the regular sleeping on your back....there is nothing wrong with me....i have slept like that for years too.

Answer 15

They suggest, rather order you to put them on their backs, but both my children, and now grandchildren sleep better on their stomachs...she's old enough now to lift her head and not smother!!

Answer 16

Once your baby is old enough to roll over on her own, it's okay for her to sleep however she feels comfy so long as you don't have all sorts of stuffed animals and blankets in with her.

Answer 17

its better for babies to sleep on their "tummys" any way because it prevents crib death. if shes on her back and has to throw up/spit up or whatever she can choke on it and die.

not being harsh. but hope it helped. learned this in child development class

Answer 18

This is a SIDS hazard which is very bad. Try helping her to sleep on her side if she just wont sleep on her back. There is also a produc called Safe T Sleep™ Sleepwrap® can prevent your baby from:

wriggling under the blankets

ending up on their tummies

getting wedged in cot slats .

This might also help her .

Answer 19

no they should always sleep on their belly dont change her!

If they vomit in the middle of the night, they could choke and die.

Answer 20

My babies all slept on their tummies.  The first two because that's what was recommended by the AAP.  I noticed that they slept better on their tummies than they did on their backs so I was glad for it.  Then when I had my third, the AAP had changed their minds and decided that back sleeping was safer.  I didn't really care what they thought (still don't!) and I put my third, fourth and fifth babies to sleep on their tummies to sleep.  That have all slept better this way.  It seems they get more sound sleep on their tummies.

I feel that if it USED to be safer for babies to sleep o their tunmmies (according to the AAP) and now it;s safer for them to sleep on their backs (again, according to the AAP), nothing has changed about babies, so it must be the AAP who is changing their opinions.  If their opinions are subject to change at any given time, that means to me they can't PROVE either way.  I will choose what's best for my baby and I will do my best to make educated decisions.  All this "opinion changing' leads me to distrust their opinions!

Since your baby is  7 months she can probably lift her own head and roll over, which makes her safer from any risk of smothering, which is what they claim the danger is from tummy sleeping.

Answer 21

Naaah.

Babyies sleep how they like.

It's soooooooooooo cutee ! <3

Answer 22

All babies are different. Your baby is 7 months old. At 6 months, the risk of her and SIDS has gone down significantly. When she rolls around and can hold her head up, it's okay to let her sleep on her tummy. I prefer to sleep on my tummy..but since I'm pregnant, I can't! It sucks! Babies have preferences too. =)

Answer 23

Mam'

Both of my daughters slept on their stomachs...

when we grew up that's how babies slept!

The only difference is, their little cribs weren't full of junk!

The bed was to rest the play pen was to play!

When "SIDS" (Sudden infant death syndrome) started, then all of a sudden babies were to sleep on the backs, or sides!

They only have theories on "SIDS".

Really the biggest evidence leans on smokers!

Never read anything on health.

My daughters now are 16, and 17.

And both are strong, & healthy!

As you see "little mama" sleeps how it feels right to her!

Answer 24

It is perfectly fine my boys slept on their tummy's all the time.

Answer 25

you could buy a wedge and make her sleep on her side - that was popular for a while, but honestly, if you put her down on her back and she turns over, you are probably okay.  the most common cause of SIDS is people smoking around a baby.  ask your pediatritian if your going to continue to worry.  good luck.

Answer 26

Babies sleep how ever they're comortable, if she is putting herself on her tummy then thats how she wants to sleep. I dont think it has anything to do with being healthy, they say to lay a newborn or their back but if your daughter is old enough to roll herself onto her tummy, then she'll be fine.

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Answer 27

Natural..The better position is usually decided by the body. Let her body decide.

Answer 28

Although it's best for babies to sleep on their backs, your daughter is just fine.  The danger is when babies are put to sleep on their tummies when they are too young to roll over.  But that doesn't seem to be the case with your daughter, since she's rolling over on her own.  As long as your daughter is able to roll over she should be just fine.