Seeking Mom Help with Crying 6 Month Old When Roll over on Tummy!!!

My daughter went through the same thing. I'm sorry to say it doesn't really end until they learn to roll back over. Try to give her a lot of fun tummy time to help her build those muscles. Sometimes I'll lay on my back with chins parallel to the ground and my daughter laying on them looking at me. I hold onto her hands and we rock. She loves it and it helps strengthen her sholders and back. An added bonus is that she's doing something fun while on her tummy, I think it's a good association for her.

Good luck.

My daughter did this as well and I just kept rolling her back over after she cried a bit and she finally grew out of it. She can now roll back and forth.

Hopefully she will get through this stage soon!

As long as your little one is healthy (no gassy pains or other health issues) then she's probably frustrated. So the sleep positioners with a wedge on each side of a mat would probably be your best bet. Then during the day, play with her while she's on her tummy so she can get used to it during the day. Good luck and hope this helps.

I just wanted to say that I had the same problem with mine. It got a little better when she learned to roll back onto her back, but it didn't go away until she learned to get up on all fours. Basically she is learning some physical movement and once she achieves the feet of rolling over, she feels stuck. What I did was try to find something else for her to do when she would keep rolling over, like put her in a swing, play with her, or even better, start helping her learn to get up on all fours (or just roll back over)...then they have hours of fun rocking back and forth, and it is really cute.

I also noticed that just before she learns something new, like getting up on all fours, crawling and walking, she will go through a couple weeks of grumpiness. I think it is just frustration. Babies know what they want to do before they are physically able too.

When she is crying in her tummy, try to interact with her, help her build some back and neck muscles (sore muscles are another reason for teh grampyness, think about when you start working a muscle group that you havent been using lately) Give her some massage.

Hope that helps a little.

HI, my second son did the same thing, and it was annoying, especially as he'd do it at night! The only solution I found was to grit my teeth and let him cry it out-- I can't remember if he just got used to being on his tummy or better at rolling to his back, but I do remember it only took him a couple days. Good luck!

Hi M.!

Your instincts sound right to me.....and you are right to help her. She would if she could (and if you won't help her, who will?) She will learn to roll all the way over soon enough. I had practice sessions with my daughter during the day on the carpeted floor. She looked like she was struggling with what to do with her arms during the roll from tummy to back. I'd hold her little arms straight, count to three, and we'd roll! I don't know if this helped her, but I felt better...ha! What is her bed like that she can roll? My daughter was in a Moses basket on my bed at 6 months so she had nowhere to roll to and stayed on her back. What about one of those sleep positioners or rolled blankets to make her sleeping place more cozy and less room to roll around? In the meantime, remember that this will not be forever! If she learned to roll on her tummy, learning to roll back (which is harder for most babies, by the way) will happen soon and the sooner you help her the sooner everyone falls back asleep.

I hope I said something that helps....I know you are frustrated!

L. M.
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I have seven month old twins and we had the same problem with one of them. He would get upset when he rolled from his tummy to his back. It seemed like an eternity but after about a week or week and a half he started rolling back over on his own. I read that some babies are just so determined to learn their new skill that they will practice in their sleep. I think that is what he does because now he wakes in the middle of the night because he is on all fours rocking back and forth trying to figure out how to crawl. I think it a personality thing and I have given in to the idea that I probably won't sleep again until he has learned how to walk and talk. :)

Hello M.! Does your 6 mo. old cry immediately after rolling onto her tummy? if not, she probably is just frustrated about not knowing how to roll onto her back again. Plus She might not have enough strength just yet to keep her head up which can also make frustrated. During the day try to lay her on her tummy with toys infront of her and notice what her reactions are.

Have you tried a wedge? They make them for newborns and they keep them in one position. Worked for my now 2 year old when she was a baby. Hope this helps. I know they sell them at Babies R Us but you could probably find one at Target or Wal-Mart too. Always remember - this too shall pass....
S. S - mom of 7 year old and 2 1/2 year old

Hi M.,

My son did the same thing at around 4-months and we just had to deal with it for about a week. Then he finally felt more comfortable sleeping on his belly. Just hang in there..

I feel ya, mama. You can either just let her get frustrated and eventually figure out how to roll herself back or try to use some sort of rolled up blankets or supports next to her so that she can't roll over. You can roll up blankets and put them under her sheets on either side of where she'll sleep and then lay her down to sleep in-between them. She "shouldn't" be able to roll over with them there. Good luck!

Definitely frustrating! My baby rolled mostly to her left, so i positioned her against the crib on her left. When she tried rolling, she met with resistence. If she did roll on to her tummy, I would let her cry it out for about 15 minutes. Eventually she became comfortable rolling from tummy to back and slept mostly on her tummy.

How does your daughter do during tummy time in general? Is she able to raise her head and move it from one side to another?

We had a reflux baby who was miserable on his back, so at about 12 weeks, did an experiment with a couple of naps on a blanket at the end of tummy time and watched what he did. Once we were comfortable that he could change the position of his head at will, we let him sleep on his tummy. Did I have a sleepless night that first night - you bet... but he could hold his head up for several minutes at a time, etc. He's been a champion sleeper ever since (he's 3 now).

I'd double check with your pediatrician and then try sleeping her on her tummy and see if it solves the problem. It might be the turning over is what is waking her up, not the being on her tummy.

As with ALL advice, do what your mommy gut tells you...
JillS

Hi there -- I had the same prob and wedged the Boppy between my son and the crib rail, thus preventing him from rolling over at all. There is only a little time when they can't figure out how to roll back over onto their back and this'll get you through the nights. She can figure out how to roll over during the day!

There are crib positioners for babies so that they don't roll around in the crib. My daughter uses one because she tends to get stuck as well. Most baby stores will have these.

My 5 1/2 month old did that for a little while until we got a wedge for her crib. Now she never wakes up crying on her belly and sleeps much better. What we have is a very small pad with two small wedges attached to either side, I highly recommend getting one, good luck!
There are all kinds online : )

Could she have a slight case of gas. When she rolls over on her tummy this could cause more uncomfortable presure. Just a thought.
M. C

M. - has she had tummy time before this? and did she cry then? I ask because my son didn't get a lot of tummy time when he was newborn. Then when he started to roll and I would put him on his stomach he would not like being on his tummy so he would roll over. This delayed his crawling. Turns out he had plagiocephaly and torticollis. If you would like to talk more then e-mail me at ____@____.com

Hi! All you ladies that that have a problem of one thing or another!! I was a stay at home mommy . My boy's where born one year and twenty eight apart from each other. The oldest one i made the mistake of holding and rocking him to sleep.i thought it's ok it took me six and half years to have him!! Oh! Boy ! What a mistake i had already started when i found out when going to the doctor for a check up and finding out i was three months pregnant with a five month old at home!! When my second son was born . Bought him home laid him down after a bottle to just go to sleep. That was great! My oldest son didn't give me a full night sleep for three years. If your baby is ok and you know shes dry,and happy on her back .try some stomack excercies while she is on her back. If she doesn't cry and the doctor say's shes ok shes probably knows that your coming in to turn her back over and she will see you again. Remember the feeling when it's time for her to wake up from a nap it's so good to see her.they are already have there comfort zone around mommy and daddy. That's just what makes us all human!! She will learn to roll over. She will get passed it . If there is nothing else wrong with her thank god!!good luck !! My boy's are thirty two and thirty three! Beleive me when i say i have been there ! Now grandchildren!! Three grand daughters twelve.eight and half and two years two months!! Lovin it!!!! Good luck !! Junie