Sleeping on tummy, face into mattress

[bigrock74]

We have to stop swaddling Spencer because he is now rolling. It seems he prefers to sleep on his tummy or side. He has been sleeping face down into the mattress and it's freaking me out. He has great neck and head control, so I shouldn't be worried, right?
May be a FTM worry, but please put my mind at ease

[littlemissmarla]

I am so jealous, I wish DD would figure out how to roll - she loves sleeping on her belly and if she could figure out how to get there she would be knocked out for the night! I'm sure he will be fine, everything I've read and heard from others that as long as they are rolling themselves into that position they are OK. I think your supposed to keep putting him down on his back though and let him roll on his belly on his own.

[bigrock74]

Jan 22, 2015 21:37:17 GMT -5 littlemissmarla said:

I am so jealous, I wish DD would figure out how to roll - she loves sleeping on her belly and if she could figure out how to get there she would be knocked out for the night! I'm sure he will be fine, everything I've read and heard from others that as long as they are rolling themselves into that position they are OK. I think your supposed to keep putting him down on his back though and let him roll on his belly on his own.

Yep, that is what we are doing. Thank you!

[kam3100]

My dd does the same! I did a little research and it's completely normal. Just really really odd to me!

[skeemer]

We stopped swaddling DD last week because she rolls to her side to sleep. She's made a pretty smooth transition. I still swaddle her if I'm awake & she's going to nap in her swing.

[Lola]

Same thing with Quinn. He sleeps face down often, sometimes resting his head on his arm. He is constantly moving though so I think he re-adjusts if necessary. I think the important thing is that the mattress is firm, and there arent any blankets/toys near his head that he can put his face into.

[bigrock74]

We made it through the night! He woke up a few times but put himself back to sleep.
Thank you for the reassuring comments!