[KylieMH]

Hi there

my son turns 11 weeks tomorrow. he has never been a great day sleeper..20 minutes here, 40 minutes there. just recently i have started laying him on his belly, and he seems to settle much quicker, and sleeps longer...i know this isnt ideal, and i find myself in his room checking on him ever minute..but seems i have to go with it.

anyone else with issues with this little one not being a good day sleeper?
i have tried swaddling etc, but he is now over 6kgs and so strong, he breaks free from it in no time, and his hands wake him up, as he whacks himself...

would love to hear any advice

[giggleandhoot]

saw this in recent topics. DD2 slept on tummy. she had tummy problems and it was the only way she would sleep. She always had strong neck and head movement, but i kept checking heaps on her just incase. It was bliss to get just some sleep..so we stuck with it!

[girltribe4]

My first and second babies were tummy sleepers from very early on , it was quite terrifying especially with the 1st .
I just made sure we followed every other safety precaution and I did use one of those sensor mats .

[lucky 2]

..but seems i have to go with it.

No you don't have to go with it Kylie, tummy sleeping is included as a SIDS risk, as the adult you are able to make decisions as to what is safest in any situation, he is too immature to be able to make himself safe.
When he falls asleep you could turn him over on his back?

It would be a different situation if your medical provider has advised you to sleep your baby on the front.
Perhaps you could call your CHN +/- GP for their advice?

[WaitForIt]

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No you don't have to go with it Kylie, tummy sleeping is included as a SIDS risk, as the adult you are able to make decisions as to what is safest in any situation, he is too immature to be able to make himself safe.
When he falls asleep you could turn him over on his back.

It would be a different situation if your medical provider has advised you to sleep your baby on the front.
Perhaps you could call your CHN +/- GP for their advice?

To add to this, SIDS peaks at 2-4 months.
I know it's hard, I've discovered DD tries to self settle on her side. I roll her onto her back when asleep but I do wonder if she'd sleep longer if I just left her. This is something I'm not going to discover until she is over a year old and past the SIDS risk.

[chillibean]

Not sure about belly sleeping (I would be concerned about SIDS), but for the swaddling have you tried the ergo cocoon?

They can't get out of that!

We swaddled DD2 in one of these until about 8 months! Even now, she is sleeping in one with the arms out.

Super easy...

[Dragonfly2]

I have a tummy sleeper here, DD2 is 18 weeks now and sleeps all sleeps on tummy now, she can roll too so i cant stop her.

But when she was tiny i had her in a sleep postioner on her side in the day and on her back at night, then from about 2 months I would let her sleep in the recovery position with a rolled flannel supporting her leg so she couldnt sleep flat on her face, in the day and she would sleep on her side at night. She is in an ergo coon too which is great for tummy sleepers, stretchy so she can get her hands up, but doesnt wake herself up. My bub is strong too, so once I was confident she could turn her head, only then i let her sleep on her tummy, well mostly, i tended to do the recovery position or put a rolled flannel, under hip, rib caged so she was on a slight tilt. Yes SIDs is something to keep in mind, but at my 3 month check with the health nurse she was fine with it, just advising that I make sure there was nothing, eg bedding near her head and all other SIDs reccomendations were followed.

[maybethree]

I was too scared to try with DD1 but when DD2 was born it was the middle of a heatwave and I felt that swaddling her was a bigger risk than letting her sleep on her tummy. She has always been a great sleeper. I don't think I'd ever feel confident about it enough to advise anyone else to do the same - it is a very personal decision knowing the research. However, if I had another baby, I would probably allow him/her to do the same.

[Alina0210]

Quite a few of my friends/families kids were tummy sleeps from birth.... It worked for them

[beljane]

Another fan of the Ergo cocoon here. We recently purchased one because ds4 (10 weeks) was getting too big to wrap and he is now sleeping at least 12 hours overnight and at the least in 1 hour blocks during the day (usually more). Before that he would only cat nap during the day with me bouncing him In his bouncer.....very frustrating.

We became good friends with someone who worked with SIDS Qld when we where having our first and heard so many sad stories. I grilled him for all the SIDS info I could and have stuck too it, I just could not out my child at risk like that knowing what I know.

Eta. The Ergo Cocoon we just bought is designed for summer use so they don't get hot

Also I just don't get the attitude "I did it and my child is fine". Would you put you child in a car and not restrain them? If you know the risks why would you put your child at risk?

This post has been edited by beljane: 27/11/2012, 10:08 AM