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WHAT DO I DO????? please help mums....

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romilly · 17/07/2006 21:40

i am slightly freaking out - i have just found my 4 month old dd rolled over onto her tummy and struggling with her head face down - she cant yet roll back, gets stuck and gets hot and bothered and doesnt turn her head to the side.
this happened right after i put her in her cot yesterday too - and now i cant stop checking her cause i am so worried about her doing it in her sleep and not being able to sort herself out.

anyone got any advice?

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mustrunmore · 17/07/2006 21:41

Wedge her in one position with rolled up blankets?

FairyMum · 17/07/2006 21:43

I had the same problem and used a sleeping bag which you put the baby in and then you sort of tie them to their backs so they can't turn. I bought mine in Sweden and I have never seen similar in the UK though

FairyMum · 17/07/2006 21:44

I know it sounds like something you might get in those Romanian orphanages, but it really isn't. It's very practical and stops you worrying.

Thomcat · 17/07/2006 21:45

I would say the head down thing is her concentrating on , well struggling and trying to flip over. She can turn her head but like my DD she keeps her head straight legs and arms flayling like a skydiving position. I don't think that she's unable to turn her head when she wants to. Just stand back and watch her and I bet she'll turn her head wheb she needs/wants to.

mazzystar · 17/07/2006 21:46

you can also get these wedgey things that stop them rolling over from jojomamanbebe etc. but rolled up towels/blankets do the job too.

Thomcat · 17/07/2006 21:46

You can also wedge her with blankets either side by=ut my DD used to roll over them too!

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romilly · 17/07/2006 21:53

the sleeping bag idea is out because its roasting tonight in london so i dont want to cook her either! and its getting hotter this week

the wedges idea i am not too keen on either - apparently they are not researched enough to be proven safe yet and babies can get into trouble with them too, like pillows i guess

appreciate your help though

thomcat - your post has reassured me a bit, although she has done a lot of tummytime on her playmat and has never once turned to the side, just sort of muffles her face into the floor and really seems stuck - hate it!!!!

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vivie · 17/07/2006 21:54

DH pinned nappy pins (extra safe safety pins) to the bottom of ds2's sleeping bag and used cable ties to attach them to the bottom of the cot. You need to make sure there's not too much spare space at the bottom of the bag but it works. It stops all that sliding up to the top of the cot - banging head on bars - waking up crying thing too.

Thomcat · 17/07/2006 21:59

Babes, my DD did/does that grinding head thing. I strongly believe she'll turn her head when she needs to. Strand and watch her. Is she in cot in her own room? If you're so worried you can't chill then sleep on floor on top of duver with her. I feel I can promisevyou she'll be fine.

Thomcat · 17/07/2006 22:01

Ummmmm, each to their own but I'm personally really not into the tying baby down thing. I feel a bit weird about that, couldn't do it, personally, but like I say each to their own.

SittingBull · 17/07/2006 22:01

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hunkermunker · 17/07/2006 22:04

Agree with TC (hi TC!) - DS2 does the rolling and getting cross thing, but he always moves his head to one side, even if he does a bit of face-grinding. He's started to roll back now - but I figured that if he didn't want to be on his front, he'd squawk to let me know (and he did!) and if he didn't mind, he'd fall asleep (which he does now).

Thomcat · 17/07/2006 22:10

Have to say that the sleeping bag didn't stop my Dd rolling onto her tummy nor did putting things down by her side, she's just always been happier on her tummy and ther wasn't anyone standing in her way and good on her

ps hi hunker

DollyP · 18/07/2006 09:44

My DD slept on her tum from about 3 months once she could roll there. I spent a couple of nights sleeping the wrong way in our bed (her cot was by our feet!) watching her but she always moved her head after a bit of mattress eating!! She didn't learn to roll back for another couple of months, so eventually I gave in and left her to sleep tummy side down. She has slept on her tummy ever since. It's very worrying isn't it, but I am sure she will be fine .

The super paranoid book "What to expect in the first year" suggests that if the baby can roll over onto tummy, she will not be in danger, even if she can't roll back as instinctively she will move her head to breathe. I know the book isn't well liked but I found it very cautious (eg have the ambulance on standby before you use a wet wipe, check with the doctor before giving baby rice etc etc) and so if the book wasn't worried, that reassured me quite a bit.

HTH.

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romilly · 18/07/2006 20:45

hi and a big thankyou to all of you for your suggestions.

i spent most of last night having to rescue her from the mattress-munching position ! she has so far done it a total of about 10 times tonight.

mr. rom and i went out today and bought an angelcare monitor to put under her mattress so i have a bit more peace of mind.

thomcat - i am telling myself that i am sure you are right!

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