https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 03:30:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scared-of-tummy-sleep#post-744027 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:47:24 +0000 Beehive 744027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've come to accept his new sleeping ways - especially now that I know he can roll back easily. Now he likes to mush himself all the way against one side of the crib, on his tummy. Sometimes his face is literally against the railings. If I see that, I'll move him a tiny bit, just because it looks so uncomfortable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scared-of-tummy-sleep#post-740863 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:32:59 +0000 Beebug 740863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Embrace!! My LO sleeps so much better on her tummy vs. her back or side! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scared-of-tummy-sleep#post-740767 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:08:57 +0000 Mrs. Tea 740767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember the first time little one rolled onto her back in the crib. I was terrified! However after running in there to flip her over just to have her go back on her tummy in a second and half later I just had to make peace with the fact she was going to sleep that way if she wanted. </p> <p>It still makes me nervous but she has been just fine with rolling back onto her back during the night as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scared-of-tummy-sleep#post-740713 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:36:24 +0000 wheres_c 740713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aaaa! B rolled over for the first time two days ago, and I *just*found him sleeping on his tummy. I am so scared to let him sleep like that.<br /> I flipped him but think I just heard him flip back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scared-of-tummy-sleep#post-638936 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:44:47 +0000 MusicaV 638936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS started rolling to his tummy around 4.5 months. It freaked me out at first. I watched him on the monitor to make sure he was still breathing. I didn't want to go in to flip him over and potentially ruin our sleep training. Now he rolls over every night. I joke that when he wakes in the morning, he self-imposed tummy time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scared-of-tummy-sleep#post-638918 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:41:12 +0000 Mrs. Bee 638918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i used to roll charlie back and didn't sleep for a couple of nights because i was watching him on the monitor. but once they can roll they are definitely strong enough. they will figure it out pretty quickly, and babies sleep better on their tummies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scared-of-tummy-sleep#post-638878 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:34:52 +0000 Weagle 638878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally embrace tummy sleep, because LO sleeps so much enter that way. I started putting her on her tummy for naps really early and was longing for the day she started rolling so she could tummy sleep at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scared-of-tummy-sleep#post-638809 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:24:11 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 638809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD started doing it around that time and it was a little scary at first. I kept going in to check to make sure that she wasn't face down in the mattress, but she never was. She ended up sleeping better once she could sleep on her stomach. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scared-of-tummy-sleep#post-638787 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:18:36 +0000 buffalove 638787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS started doing this at 6 months and I embraced it. The first two nights were rough b/c he didn't want to be on his tummy so I'd roll him back over, but then he started embracing it, so I did too. He sleeps really well now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scared-of-tummy-sleep#post-638707 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:49:23 +0000 anbanan15 638707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This took so long for me to relax about and embrace. DS started rolling over at 6 weeks sort as a defense mechanism against his reflux pain. I had conflicting information from his doctors...one saying since he was young I should be flipping him over and the others saying because he could roll he was old enough to sleep on his tummy. It was stressful!! We ended up rolling back over for a few weeks, but he would quickly roll right back over into his tummy! Ultimately we had no choice but to accept the fact that he was a tummy sleeper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scared-of-tummy-sleep#post-638689 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:42:45 +0000 Beehive 638689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is nearly 5 months old, and he's rolling like crazy. He knows how to roll from front to back, but often seems to "forget" and needs help rolling back over. Since we unswaddled him and put him in a sleep sack, he has started sleeping on his side, which I think is nice. For the past week or so, though, he'll wake up in the middle of the night and quietly play for a few minutes on his own, which usually involves rolling onto his tummy. He'll then fall asleep on his tummy. </p> <p>I'm so scared about this! I asked my ped, who said if they're able to roll that way on their own, you don't need to flip them back over. Does this worry anyone else, or do I need to embrace the fact that my LO is sometimes a tummy sleeper? He spent half the night on his tummy last night! Eeek. </p>