https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:05:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623725 Fri, 09 May 2014 08:57:59 +0000 erwoo 1623725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: Yeah, it depends on where you place the monitor. My boys' monitor is up high so the temperature is always reading warmer than what it feels like on their beds. Also, from what I understand, if she is strong enough to turn over from back to belly, then she should be okay to be sleeping on her belly. Of course, it never hurts to worry and do checks to make sure your LO is still breathing. My husband STILL freaks out when our 25-month-old sleeps on his belly. Sometimes the nervousness never goes away. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623682 Fri, 09 May 2014 08:49:44 +0000 avivoca 1623682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erwoo: She's seven months old, and her room is usually between 72 and 75, though I don't believe the monitor since it feels much cooler.</p> <p>@septca: It was so nice to have her go to sleep without a fight! Thanks for the words of wisdom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623653 Fri, 09 May 2014 08:43:23 +0000 delight 1623653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yes I was a nervous wreck too when she started doing this around 5m. The first time I saw her like this I had walked into her room and she was face down in the mattress. I panicked and flipped her over right away. It took about a week of worrying and the I just let it go. She only sleeps on her stomach now and there's nothing I could do to stop her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623633 Fri, 09 May 2014 08:37:01 +0000 septca 1623633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD started flipping onto her stomach at about 5 months and - OMG - she slept *so* much better. Of course, I was a nervous wreck about it and flipped her before going to bed for a couple of weeks. But my ped said something really interesting - basically she said that the SIDS research shows that the risk is higher for babies that are *put down* on their stomachs, not babies that flip themselves and sleep on their bellies. She said that she had never read about a case of SIDS where the baby was put down on their backs, so as long as I always put DD down on her back, I should not worry about it. My understanding is that once a baby is strong enough to flip themselves, they have the capacity to sleep that way without harm.</p> <p>It's funny thinking back on this stage... DD is now almost 16 mo and is exclusively a stomach sleeper. I can so clearly remember being stressed about it when she first started sleeping on her stomach, but now it's just the way things are. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623586 Fri, 09 May 2014 08:22:49 +0000 erwoo 1623586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How old is she? At least you have a sensitive monitor. ;) Just make sure her room is between 68-72 degrees and nothing else in her crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623567 Fri, 09 May 2014 08:17:53 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1623567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO sleeps so much better on her stomach! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623564 Fri, 09 May 2014 08:16:55 +0000 HappyBaker 1623564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is when sleeping got MUCH better for us. I was terrified at first but eventually calmed down about it. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623345 Fri, 09 May 2014 05:42:23 +0000 avivoca 1623345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Emsmems: She's a little congested, which is why I can hear her. Poor girl got her mom's allergies. </p> <p>She ended up waking up to eat at 11:30 and slept the rest of the night on her back or side. But she only woke up every two hours after that! I feel like a new person! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623216 Thu, 08 May 2014 23:07:08 +0000 Pepper 1623216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stomach sleeping is what keeps LO STTN. He started doing it around 8 months once we weaned him from the magic sleepsuit. He rolls all over his crib all night long, but always ends up on his side or tummy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623213 Thu, 08 May 2014 23:00:59 +0000 Emsmems 1623213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Something I found interesting is my Pediatrician said one of the ideas behind back to sleep is that babies don't sleep as soundly on their backs so they will wake themselves more easily to breathe (if they were to stop breathing). So there is something to them sleeping better on their stomach! I would be nervous too but don't think I would turn her! And that's a sensitive monitor if you can hear her breathe on it! Wow! (Although we have white noise so we couldn't hear his breathing over that anyway, I'm sure) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623127 Thu, 08 May 2014 22:05:14 +0000 Smurfette 1623127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Leave her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623121 Thu, 08 May 2014 22:01:58 +0000 regberadaisy 1623121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was a horrific sleeper. When she flipped to her stomach at 7.5 months was when she finally started STTN. She could roll over at that point so I wasn't *too* worried. But still worried at the beginning as well. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623110 Thu, 08 May 2014 21:59:23 +0000 ALV91711 1623110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Babies sleeping with their butts in the air is the cutest.</p> <p>DS started sleeping on his stomach about a month ago. I wouldn't say he sleeps better, but he looks so cozy. Now most of the time I just put him down on his tummy since he flips there anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623055 Thu, 08 May 2014 21:32:01 +0000 singingbee 1623055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: I flipped m2 once and we were up the rest of the night! She sleeps so much better on her tummy. I start her on her back and if she is really tired, she stays that way. Otherwise, she rolls all night long, all over her crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623053 Thu, 08 May 2014 21:30:37 +0000 fairy 1623053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD is 11 months and has been belly sleeping since 5 months when she did it on her own every time. Now I put her on her belly! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623028 Thu, 08 May 2014 21:21:12 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1623028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS has been doing this for a couple months, and yep, sleeps much better that way :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1623002 Thu, 08 May 2014 21:12:37 +0000 jetsa 1623002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J sleeps literally facedown has since week 2 ;) crazy kid. You'll get more okay as she does it more :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1622975 Thu, 08 May 2014 21:06:14 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 1622975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: Gotta do what makes you comfortable... but I will say, my pediatrician said once LO was strong enough to flip over on his stomach (and MUCH preferred sleeping that way) it was okay to leave him like that. No flipping necessary, no worries!</p> <p>Babies do seem to sleep a lot better/more soundly on their tummies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1622971 Thu, 08 May 2014 21:05:36 +0000 blackbird 1622971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eh she got there herself, sounds like she likes it! my kid sleeps face down a lot :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1622965 Thu, 08 May 2014 21:03:53 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1622965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ahh, sleep got better for us once my LO started sleeping on her tummy as well. I never dared to flip her...I definitely slept lighter for a while though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1622957 Thu, 08 May 2014 21:02:01 +0000 avivoca 1622957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: I can hear her breathing over the monitor, and I'll probably bring the video monitor to bed with me (silenced, because that one is hella loud). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1622947 Thu, 08 May 2014 21:00:03 +0000 lovehoneybee 1622947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took a week or so of me obsessively watching him over the monitor when he first starting sleeping on his tummy before I got even remotely comfortable with it, but he did sleep a LOT better that way (usually with his butt way up in the air :silly: ) Now he cycles through all kinds of positions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-baby-is-sleeping-on-her-stomach#post-1622938 Thu, 08 May 2014 20:58:13 +0000 avivoca 1622938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>...and she's been asleep for two and a half hours!!!!! She flipped that way and went straight to sleep. I'm still kind of paranoid about it, but after three weeks of hourly wake-ups, I'll take what I can get. Her daycare teacher said she's been napping that way for awhile. </p> <p>I may flip her before I go to bed. </p>