sleeping in strange positions - do you just leave them?

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my 10mo DD fights her naps and i usually end up having to leave her to settle herself off, which involves about 10 mins of crying on and off, until she goes off

however, since she's able to stand and sit herself up, she now does this when she cries and then ends up falling asleep in all sorts of crazy positions (legs stuck under her chest, wedged in a corner etc)

i'm usually so happy she's gone off tnat i'm scared to go in and risk disturbing her, but i just wondered whether i should be going in and straightening her out, putting covers on etc? is it bad for her to sleep in a crazy slumped way? or would she wake up anyway if she got uncomfortable?

what does everyone else do? i hope i;m not the only one with a tiny sleep acrobat...

Hi,
My DS (13months) sleeps in the weirdet positions. I've watched him as he wriggles about in his sleep. It's funny - but then not so funny when you see him hit his head against the bars of the cot. Last week he was sitting up in his cot and just fell over asleep. As it was an afternoon nap i left him, but would think i would move him if it was a night time sleep. Wouldn't want him sleeping in that position for too long.

I think a grow bag helps at night so maybe try one for your DD's afternoon naps? My DS sometimes cries at afternoon naps as well - heartbreaking when he's standing at the edge of the cot covered in tears and snot. I calmly lift him and place him back down saying it's sleepy time. might have to do this 2 or 3 times (or give in and try to put him down later.)

I guess their wee bones and muscles allow them to sleep in positions that would cut off our circulation. perhaps if it a really weid position, a gentle repositioning of the legs/arms to keep you from worrying.

thank you - i was thinking a grobag might help, but DH has some sort of aversion, as he thinks she should get used to her covers

i left her today, with the heat on nice and warm in her room and i think she must have eventually straightened herself out, as i crept in after she'd been asleep for 2 hours and she was lying in a good position, but no covers on, unfortunately

i think you;re right about repositioning at night - it's easier then anyway, as she's in such a deep sleep. her naps are such fragile things, the thought of disturbing her makes me start palpitating!

Both mine were in grobags until about 18 months/2 years.
They have both fallen asleep in the wierdest positions but I have just left them as they were. If their covers have come off I would replace them but thats it.

I think that 10 months is a little young to be able to wriggle around and then get your covers sorted yourself so either a grobag or you have to go in and put them back on yourself.

i think i might get a grobag and use it for naps and see how we get on. i think you're right, 10 months is very small to try and figure out how covers work...

plus, our floorboards really are too creaky to ever succeed in sneaking in there to put covers on. 9 times out of 10 it ends up waking her

My 11 month old DS sleeps in very weird positions too and I have the same dilemma - whether to try to move him.
But I do tend to leave him, as moreoften than not, he moves around himself anyway. Not sure if this is the right thing to do, so will watch this thread with interest ...

i have had some success today with naps by just leaving her - i put her down with no covers and the heater turned to nice and warm in her room and just left her. i didn't check on her and she slept longer than when i do (over an hour v 20 mins or so recently)

so, i think she must straighten herself out and get comfy. i heard her shuffling about

at night i do check on her before i go to bed and usually have to adjust her a bit, but that's not a problem as she's sparko. the important thing is that the room is warm so she doesn;t get cold and wake up that way