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Tummy Sleeper
Asked by D.C. from Detroit
on January 9, 2007
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My son Easton just turned 5 months on the 6th. I always put him to sleep on hisback, but every time I go and check on him he has rolled over onto his tummy. The other ...
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- don't worry...your son will be fine. lots of babies are tummy sleepers and at 5 months he is strong enough to roll over and pick his head up by himself so he won't su...
- I wouldn't worry about it too much. Both of my boys slept on thier stomachs from the time they came home from the hospital. Any time I tried to put them on their sid...
- once they do it themsleves they are most likely fine.
Getting a Flat Head from Sleeping on His Back
Asked by T.D. from Boston
on September 6, 2008
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My 4 month old son sleeps on his back (as recommended) and is still being swaddled happily. The problem is, the back of his head is getting really flat. We do a little...
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- T., I recommend you Google Dr. Sprott, read the numbers, and about his research in New Zealand. Then buy a mattress wrap and sleep your baby on his belly. I have 4 who...
- My son was born with a sub-dermal hematoma, not just a cone-head from pushing on delivery. I think he was stuck for awhile and presented ear first. The hematoma too...
- My now seven-month old had plagiocephaly when he was about four months, and we were referred by our pediatrician to a pediatric plastic surgeon at Children's Hospital ...
Questions About SIDS
Asked by N.P. from Minneapolis
on November 2, 2006
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Hello-
I was told several times not to let our baby sleep on her stomach. She was put on her back since birth and now she rolls over on her stomach. She is 7 mont...
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- That is the case, when they can start rolling on their own, you're pretty much ok. SIDS can be up to a year but you're most likely out of danger. It's not like you c...
- Don't sweat it--our first daughter was two months old when our pediatrician told us it was okay to let her sleep on her stomach. The rules of thumb are 1) baby has dou...
- My son did the same thing. Our doctor said that once he can roll over on his own, it's ok for him to sleep on his stomach. Now that's how he sleeps all the time!
Sleeping Positions / Sleeping Through the Night
Asked by S.P. from Phoenix
on September 4, 2007
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I have been hearing of a lot of moms who put their babies to sleep on their tummys. Everyone ended up sleeping better and longer. I have been too worried to try it....
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- I do agree that babies are all different and not every solution is the right solution for your baby. However, I do NOT recommend tummy sleeping. If your baby is big en...
- I didn't have much trouble with a fussy baby at night, but we did have a huge problem with Plagiocephaly (flattening of the back of the head) due to me having him slee...
- My two slept on their backs. I was too nervous to put them to sleep on their tummies. Studies have shown that since more babies have started sleeping on their backs,...
Opinions on Sleeping Positions
Asked by K.L. from Chicago
on December 19, 2007
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My son is 8 months old and I am finding that when he sleeps he now turns over on his tummy. He buries his face in his hands. It looks like is sleeping directly on his...
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- The risk window for SIDS goes to around 8 months, so you are pretty safe there. Remember that SIDS and suffocation are two different things- SIDS is something probabl...
- Hi, Since your son is able to rollover and throw legs around, his chances of getting SIDS is greatly reduced. If he's able to roll back and forth and sit up on hi...
- K., As the other moms have said, since he can roll over and turn his head, the danger of SIDS is reduced. My little guy wanted to sleep with his Taggie on his face...
Advice on How to Get My 2 Month Old to Sleep on Her Back.
Asked by G.H. from Portland
on March 6, 2008
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Since my daughter was born, she has disliked sleeping on her back. She constantly woke up screaming. At 3 weeks I finally decided to try her tummy - out like a light. ...
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- I have 3 children, ages 20, 17, and 10. When my kids were infants we were told NOT to have them sleep on their backs. I always worried about them choking if they hap...
- hello, seems you have lots of responses to this one, I am a MOM of 10 and 17 year old son's . Both slept on their tummys. First I want to ask you, do you believe ever...
- Maybe ask your doctor about the possibility of placing her on her side to sleep. There are special cushions that you can get that will keep the baby either on the sid...
My Child Wont Sleep on Her Back
Asked by J.F. from Birmingham
on September 5, 2007
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my daughter is now 11 weeks old and has yet to sleep on her back or side- she will not do it what so ever - how can i get her to sleep on her back instead of her stomach
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- Sleep positioners worked wonders for both of my children. They have a variety of ones out there. I say try one of those and see how it works out.
- a friend of mine has the same problem with her 13-week old...so she just puts him down on his belly, and he sleeps 6 and 7 hours at a stretch. might be worth asking yo...
- Mine wouldn't either, so I put them on thier belly. My 6 yr old had GERD really bad and the dr actually told me to put him on his belly. If you really want her to slee...
Need Advice for Flat Spot on Child's Head
Asked by M.I. from Memphis
on November 7, 2006
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My 3 and a half month old daughter has a flat spot on one side of her head. I have tried switching sleeping positions, rolling up a receiving blanket to put under one...
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- Continue what your doing by letting her sleep on her side. During the day when you can watch her you can let her sleep on her tummy. Brittany got a flat spot on the ...
- tummy time.. She won't like it at first but start slowly. Give her 5 mins at a time then work her way up. She'll start to like tummy time. I think that is wny my daugh...
- M.... I used to "Shape" my kids heads myself...Literally, with my hands. I would hold them and shape their heads like a grapefruit by molding the spot gently everyday...
Wants to Be Sitting to Sleep
Asked by J.L. from Atlanta
on December 8, 2008
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My daughter is almost 3 months old and is no where near sleeping thru the night. I give her a bottle around 8 or 9 (has quite a bit of cereal in it per my pedetrician...
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- Hi J., "I feel like a zombie" is exactly the reason you have to stop feeding her during the night and let her cry it out. I swear it will take 3 nights or less of th...
- Hi J., Acid reflux is going to make her want to be upright most of the time and it is always worse at night. A probiotic will help with the reflux but you may want ...
- Both my kids had reflux. We put my daughter on prevacid and it helped so much. We started at 2 months and took her off at 4 1/2 months. I can hear the uproar as I t...
3 Month Old Rolling onto Tummy During Night
Asked by C.C. from Dallas
on April 25, 2008
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My 3 1/2 month old daughter has just started rolling onto her left side during naps and last night she rolled onto her tummy at 3 am. She woke up crying and frustrated...
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- my daughter used to rollover, but she would not even notice. she kept on sleeping! we got her a sleep positioner b/c i was afraid she would suffocate or something, but...
- If your daughter is strong enough to roll over and lift her head then she should be ok. My daughter has been holding her head up since 2 months and rolling over since ...
- My DD has been a wiggly one from the beginning--we tried a sleep positioner with her at 7 weeks, and she somehow (don't ask me how!) managed to extract herself and pu...
