Sleeping on front

[FoxsSocksToes]

Posting for traffic. Our 8 month old is having a sleep regression and is being very unsettled at bed time / throughout the night. He keeps rolling onto his side and occasionally his front. What do we do about this? I'm scared to falls asleep in case he can't breathe...

If he can roll from back to front and back again then I'd just leave him in his preferred sleeping position

That also what I was taught when mine were little-can they do it themselves?

If baby rolls onto their front, then they are safe to be left there

I've not seen him be able to roll back onto his back from tummy - he can only roll onto tummy at present it seems.

If he can roll back onto his back then he can get himself out of trouble. As soon as my 2 could roll in both directions confidently I stopped turning them over as they just used to slip straight back onto their fronts

@GinWithLime

If baby rolls onto their front, then they are safe to be left there

Yep, DS has been sleeping on his tummy since he was 4,5 months old. We always put him down on his back, but he almost immediately rolled on his tummy. I wouldn't worry! Once they can chose their sleeping positions, they can be left on their tummies / sides. I would think it's more than OK for an 8m old baby.

At 8 months he should he fine. It is scary but it's his preferred sleeping position it seems.
I was one of these babies. Terrified my mother.
I still have to fall asleep on my front at 34..cannot sleep any other way😊
The only alternative is to stand over him all night turning him back but then neither of you would sleep!

If your worried you could tuck sheet firmly over them but positioned under their arms to stop rolling (with babies feet at bottom of cot)