https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 19:16:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/napping-on-stomach#post-438407 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:54:39 +0000 lemong 438407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO just took her first tummy nap today and it was her longest nap ever! She can roll over now onto her tummy but not the other way around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/napping-on-stomach#post-438362 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:33:05 +0000 mrs. wagon 438362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: ohhhh noes. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/napping-on-stomach#post-438351 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:26:49 +0000 banana 438351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: Uhhh. Lil miss banana decided to hit her 4 month sleep regression and has been waking up 2-3 times a night. Waahhhh (that's me crying, not her) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/napping-on-stomach#post-438348 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:25:30 +0000 mrs. wagon 438348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: hehe. Thanks. But shed be even cuter if she belly napped and self soothed like lil miss banana!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/napping-on-stomach#post-438341 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:23:49 +0000 banana 438341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: Heehee. LMW is too cute. That's all I wanna say. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/napping-on-stomach#post-438337 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:22:07 +0000 mrs. wagon 438337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I soooooo wish LMW would nap on her belly!! We've tried a few times but she's just not ready yet, or she's a back sleeper. When WJ was around 4 months he'd flip onto his belly for every sleep and slept great. No more gas, booger, blowout problems. Go for it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/napping-on-stomach#post-438217 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:05:27 +0000 lovehoneybee 438217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the feedback! I don't feel like I'm knowingly committing some big parenting No-No now :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/napping-on-stomach#post-438045 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:58:01 +0000 winniebee 438045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He'll probably start rolling to his belly in his sleep soon anyways (most babies do!) Right around 4.5 months is when my son started doing this. So I don't think it's a bad habit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/napping-on-stomach#post-438025 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:50:24 +0000 mediagirl 438025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Belly nap! M loves sleeping on her belly. It's her go-to now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/napping-on-stomach#post-438021 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:49:47 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 438021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think sleeping on the tummy is no big deal, especially when they have good head/neck control, and 100% once they can roll. My LO has been sleeping exclusively on his tummy since we stopped swaddling around 3 months, and he sleeps soooo much better that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/napping-on-stomach#post-438013 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:47:01 +0000 banana 438013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a total believer in tummy naps! It helps push gas out, they sleep better, and they build their neck/stomach muscles. I did tummy nap training on my DD ever since she was 10 weeks old and she was STTN since then (she's 4 months). She's hit the 4 month sleep regression so she's waking up more often now. But I still continue napping her on her tummy and will continue doing so. She rolls from tummy to back on her own so I figure that if she wants to sleep on her back, she can move herself. :)</p> <p>BTW, at her 4 month appointment the ped commented that she had neck/tummy control and strength like a 5-6 month old. So it definitely works! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/napping-on-stomach#post-438010 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:46:25 +0000 KT326 438010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also did naps on the belly starting around 10 weeks. He had really good head/neck control and could already push up on his arms. He slept so much better on his stomach for naps. I just kept an eye on him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/napping-on-stomach#post-437997 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:42:45 +0000 Weagle 437997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started letting LO nap on her tummy at 10 weeks and sleep on her tummy when we swaddle weaned at 4 months. She always had excellent head control. I was always watching carefully and checking on her, so I wasn't too worried. Plus, she was FINALLY napping! Worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/napping-on-stomach#post-437948 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:30:31 +0000 lovehoneybee 437948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So DS is 4 months old and a not-awesome napper. Until this week he wouldn't fall asleep unless he was in my arms nursing, he would only sleep for like MAYBE half an hour, and was a really light sleeper (as in: I shifted a tiny bit and he would wake up). </p> <p>The past few days when I've put him down for tummy time he's whimpered for a few minutes and then fallen asleep. Yesterday he napped for 3 hours, which just blows my mind. But he's lying on the ground (on a blanket on a shag rug) on his stomach. </p> <p>I feel like I should try to flip him onto his back but he naps SO MUCH BETTER on his stomach. I'm not particularly worried about him suffocating himself--his head is turned to the side and he has great head/neck control. (ETA: And I'm sitting a few feet away.) But am I encouraging super bad habits by letting him do this? He still sleeps on his back, although he rolls over onto his side a lot. </p> <p>WWYD? </p>