Tummy sleeping

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DD 9weeks has never slept very long. Max 2hours at night and very often only 10-15mins during the day.

She will sleep longer if held but I've got DS 2.7 as well so can't hold her all day.

Recently put her on tummy for a few naps and it's made such a difference. I am sure she is uncomfortable on her back due to wind/refluxy.

Anyone have any experience of letting baby slept on their front? I was thinking if getting an angel care monitor for reassurance.

Have you tried a sling or carrier? DD1 rarely slept outside of a sling due to silent reflux. We used a stretchy wrap called a Kari-Me followed by an Ergo carrier. God send.

A monitor will be great at alerting you to your LO forgetting to breathe but you do need to know what to do next. Both St John's Ambulance and the British Red Cross run new parent first aid classes which cover (god forbid) infant CPR.

I've had two babies who refused to sleep on their backs. One slept on her side and the other wouldn't sleep unless on her tummy. Experience proved with both moment that you cannot force them to be comfortable in a certain position just because it makes you feel better about it.

I so believe there must come a point where both mum and baby's over tiredness and lack of sleep is far more dangerous than sleeping position where you can control every other factor to make it as safe as possible. Eg not smoking, well ventilated room, not to hot or cold, empty not etc.

Empty cot

That's not to say you shouldn't look into rush factors. But parents falling asleep and accidently smothering babies or babies being hurt falling off sofas or being squashed into sofa corners or injuries be case they were left effectively unattended as the parents are sleep deprived and dozed off in unsafe scenarios are probably more common than the small chance of a problem with tummy sleeping provided all other rush factors are removed

Rush? Risk

My dd napped on her tummy
during the day. She was in her Moses basket in the room with me and DS and I had an angel care monitor. I checked on her lots.

I didn't do it at night though as we co-sleep and she slept on her side with my tit in her mouth all night long.

Yes my dd had colic and from about 4 weeks she slept on her front. She actually slept for much longer this way and it got to the point I was so desperate for her to sleep that she always slept that way. By the time she was 4-5 months she could roll over if she wanted to, so I stopped worrying so much. The first few months she slept in a co sleeper cot right next to me. My DH didn't approve but he couldn't get her to sleep at all - mainly due to lack of patience! I think she was more comfy that way - if you have trapped wind yourself going on your front is so much more bearable than on your back. Good luck OP - do what you have to do to get some sleep.

All 3 of my kids were/are tummy sleepers. There are risks with tummy sleeping but there's also the risk of aspiration when sleeping on the back (for really vomity babies like mine). I feel personally that the risks are so small. My 3rd is now 4 months old and has been a tummy sleeper from day one. I have very refluxy/vommie kids. My 4 month old has sort of outgrown the sling around the house stage, simply because he's huge! But I can't recommend the Ama Wrap sling enough. A total godsend. www.amawrap.com/
I still use it on the school run/buses/walks, but less around the house now as he's getting older. It has been fantastic for those times when I am at the end of my rope and need to tend to the other kids, the cooking, etc. And I get to be close to my LO, which is always the best thing.

DD slept on her side and DS on his tummy - they still sleep that way now.
You have to make your own choice though, I didn't worry about side sleeping because I would wedge a rolled up towel against her tummy so she could roll onto her back but not further onto her tummy but she was PFB, I let DS do whatever, he was rolling himself at 12 weeks and was in my room.

DD always preferred to sleep on her tummy (she was happy on her side too) but didn't settle well on her back - she had cma and reflux.

She's 15 months now, moves around her cot as she pleases and sleeps on her front or back - mostly on her tummy though, bottom in the air. Which is so cute