4 week old sleeping on side

[Zacksmum]

my 4 week old sleeps so much better on his side - should i let him or make him sleep on his back?

[Janbo25]

i think even if you put them on there back they will still roll on side

[blossom2]

my 4 week old does the same. i figured sleeping on their sides isn't so bad since they can't roll onto their front yet. you can also roll them onto their backs once they are in a deep sleep.

[Zacksmum]

thanks - good to know i'm not doing a terrible thing!

[tassis]

ah, this reminds me of my ds who used to always sleep on his side in a swaddles. Had to be the same side too! He grew out of it around 4 months I think...

Now a strapping 2 year old curently asleep in his cot with Thomas the tank engine, Pat's van, a digger, Mrs Goggins, a video box and a book.

Enjoy!!

[PrettyCandles]

Both of mine slept much better on their fronts, so much so that I put dd on her front from the day we came home from the hospital. In the hospital I put her on her side, just in case anyone made a fuss - which nobody did.

IMO, if you are low on all the risk factors for SIDS then I don't see why you should try and force the baby to sleep on their back if they can't. As blossom2 said, you can always roll them over once they are asleep.

[Janbo25]

do you use grobags??

[TracyK]

just watch the side of their head they sleep on - my ds did this and had a flat bit on one side till i tried to vary his sides.

[Tessiebear]

My DS3 (3 weeks old) also sleeps on his side - even if i put him down on his back. Dont think they could roll onto their front even if they wanted to!!!

[Zacksmum]

Janbo25 - have bought a grobag today as he always pulls his arms out of the swaddle anyway!