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Please help! My 7 month old wakes up screaming at night due to rolling over onto his front, getting stuck...

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countingtoten · 08/03/2008 19:52

and needing to be turned over. This is happening a lot, 6-8 times most nights and increasing!!! Sometimes takes a long time to settle, even though we try to catch the initial grumblings, as he gets very upset very quickly. Anything I can do to help the wee man, or is it a case of waiting until he's learned the art of rolling over onto back on his own? Any thoughts/advice/reassurance for a neurotic first time mum that he's developing okay, very welcome!

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BalletMum · 08/03/2008 20:00

I was going to suggest one of these px?CategoryID=n-night-time&ProductID=81263&language=en-GB but then noticed the age up to 6 months. Might do them bigger. I used to roll towels up and place down each side of the cot under the bottom sheet but that probably isn't what you are supposed to do.........but at least I got to sleep.

BalletMum · 08/03/2008 20:01

Trying again www.bloomingmarvellous.co.uk/product.aspx?CategoryID=n-night-time&ProductID=81263&language=en-GB

GerrardWinstanley · 08/03/2008 20:07

is he in a sleeping bag? It might make him less mobile.

I think it's pretty common for babies to learn to roll one way before the other. At least he can roll - more than my 8 1/2 mo can do.

PuppyMonkey · 08/03/2008 20:09

The gro-bag/ sleeping bag thing worked for us!! Give it a go, you've nowt to lose...

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countingtoten · 08/03/2008 20:40

Thanks very much for these. Ballet: Impressed by the technical wizardry of your link supplying abilities... will keep in mind the towel under the sheet trick. Getting to the point that I'm not sleeping after 1am as I know that he'll be waking up within the hour every hour... looking good feeling great! Gerrard/Puppy: He's in a gro-bag doodah thing at the moment so might try using a blanket tomorrow instead.

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sparkleymummy · 08/03/2008 20:42

Am having the same problem. DS2 went down at 7.15 and I've alreday had to go in to him four times. Will be watching this thread for any tips!

SleepIsForTheWeak · 08/03/2008 20:45

I also did a rolled up small towel to stop him rolling over. He slept on his side too.

PotPourri · 08/03/2008 20:48

Roll up baby blankets and prop him up. Adn during the day, spend as much time as pos trying to get him to learn how to roll the other way. Lie him on the floor and rattle a toy he likes above his head and then across - if he tries to reach out, he is more likely to be able to get over.

hairtwiddler · 08/03/2008 20:50

This happened with my DD. No real advice, other than to say it only lasted two weeks at the most. Very frustrating, and you have my sympathies!

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countingtoten · 08/03/2008 21:36

Will do the rattle toy, rolling over thing with him from tomorrow. At least one of us will be in an exercise routine! Also good to get a rough idea of how long this will be going on for... before the next thing obviously!

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JamInMyWellies · 08/03/2008 21:51

massive sympathies this happened with my monster, drove me bonkers. All I can say is spend time while they are awake encouraging rolling back. Then cross your fingers insert the matchsticks to your eyes and hope that he figures it out fairly soon.

nowwearefour · 09/03/2008 19:53

we had this with both our dds. It is incredibly annoying. we tried towels but one day went in and one was on her face... the phase WILL pass. once the novelty of rolling wears off . it seems like an eternity at the time but it will change. believe me something else will come along to worry about next....you have my full and complete sympathy. definitely put him on his tum during the day so he can learn to roll back more quickly.

queenofthedumbquestion · 09/03/2008 19:58

Ds had this at exactly the same age. We tried tucking his sleeping bag between his mattress and cot at the bottom, with minimal success. But he got himself used to it soon enough, and learnt how to roll back, and it didn't last too long. Now he wakes up three times a night to check he still knows how to sit himself up.

nowwearefour · 09/03/2008 19:59

then they do it when they can stand etc. but all just short phases!! i dont remember when dd1 learned to walk but who knows with dd2!!

My2Weegirls · 09/03/2008 20:06

my 7 month is doing the same! got rolled up towels lining the cot but she just ends up playing with them and moving them.

been trying to spend as much time as possible teaching her to get from her front onto her back - but she's too busy being pleased with herself that she can get onto her front.

it will pass - eventually!

dd1 went from the rolling stage to sitting up herself in her cot, then couldn't get herself to lie back down slowly, so ended up throwing herself back and hitting her head off the bars... then i'ts the standing stage, then the climbling stage, throwing toys out of cot stage and on and on .

so you have my sympathies

queenofthedumbquestion · 09/03/2008 20:11

lol at them being pleased with themsleves. It's a pain being woken, but its so hard to be pissed off with a little baby sitting bolt upright grinning from ear-to-ear at his acheivements!

bodiddly · 09/03/2008 20:16

my ds did this and we put him in a travel cot for a few weeks/month until he learnt how to flip himself back over ... the mesh sides were gentler when he flipped up against them and he was able to push himself back easily!

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