When can I stop worrying about baby turning over to sleep on tummy?

[Cocobear]

We co-sleep, so she's been a side sleeper for months, but always rolled onto her back quite easily. But now at nearly 6 months, she's rolling onto her tummy and snuggling down. All attempts to roll her onto her back either wake her up, or she immediately rolls onto her front again. Does anyone know what the actual risks are? And what can I do about it anyway?

[howtheBOOKTHIEFstolechristmas]

I don't know if the co-sleeping should make a difference, but I was told that when they can turn over themselves the position they sleep in isn't an issue.

[Twinklemegan]

As I understand it the risk to them on their tummy is if they get in a position where they can't breathe and they can't roll out of it. Can she roll from her tummy to her back on her own? If so, I wouldn't worry tbh.

[barelymorethantwelvemonthgap]

By 6 months I wouldn't worry. She's well able to push herself up on her arms I assume, even if she can't roll from front to back?

Remember that the risk factors for SIDS are just that. They're possible risks, not things which are certain to cause health problems. Around 2/3 of SIDS babies have no risk factors at all.

FWIW, my baby has been sleeping on her stomach since about 3 months, a full month before she could roll over. She could however, push up on her arms and move her head from side to side.

Don't get weighed down by this stuff. Sleeping well is far more important for her mental and physical development and rolling her over at night will just disturb her and upset her sleep patterns.

[Cocobear]

She can roll front to back, back to front, across a room and back, does military-style push-ups, you name it. BMTTMG, yes, I just need to chill about the SIDS risks, that's true. She looks so darn comfy on her tummy, I hate to wake her.

I think I just want people to either tell me to stop stressing about it, or explain why I should stress about it.

[barelymorethantwelvemonthgap]

Ah, chill then.

[Cocobear]

Just as I was posting that, I smelled smoke. Ran downstairs to find DH asleep on sofa and a pan of beans he'd forgotten he was cooking on the cusp of catching fire on the stove.

Risk of tummy sleeping v risk of DH burning children to death in their beds. Clearly I need to focus my attention where it matters most!

Will chill and change batteries in smoke alarm instead.

[barelymorethantwelvemonthgap]

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