https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:15:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2586725 Fri, 15 Jul 2016 07:03:31 +0000 delight 2586725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember when DD first started doing this around 5 months. I'd keep going in and flipping her I was so nervous. Eventually I got over my fears and just let her be! I had to stop swaddling though but looks like your DD is in a sack already. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2586707 Fri, 15 Jul 2016 05:49:17 +0000 pachamama 2586707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jackiedavis87: How did it go?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2584296 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 15:15:27 +0000 wrkbrk 2584296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: I know - it does NOT look comfortable and his face is always red and sweaty when he wakes up!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2584290 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 15:11:02 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2584290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: babies are crazy. :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2584282 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:58:35 +0000 wrkbrk 2584282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: Just saw this. DS is almost 8 months and he also sleeps face down. FACE DOWN - not turned to the side the slightest bit. Shrug! I assume he can breathe or he wouldnt choose it. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2584189 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:26:46 +0000 arosebyany 2584189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: well, if that's the case I only have 2 months to go lol! I can only hope. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2584187 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:25:21 +0000 arosebyany 2584187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: I really hope so! We went from a 7 hour stretch of sleep when he was 3 months old to waking up again 3 times a night about a month ago 😐. He's been taking naps on his stomach for a few weeks but we co-bed so I have him sleep on his back at night. Well the past 2 nights he's been throwing a fit and I know it's because he wants to sleep on his tummy, so I brought the crib into our room and put it next to the bed, so tonight we're going to transition to the crib 😬😬 . Wish me luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2584184 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:22:43 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2584184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jackiedavis87: it's definitely scary at first! DD is 9 months old now and she still sleeps like this. Unfortunately I don't think she slept any better once she could roll onto her stomach. She regularly woke up 2-3x a night until just a couple weeks ago and it was worse if she was teething. In the last couple weeks she has started waking up only once or not at all. I think age has more to do with it than sleeping position for DD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2584182 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:20:11 +0000 pachamama 2584182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jackiedavis87: my 6 month old son just started sleeping on his tummy pretty face down. Apparently babies do this all the time (all my friends' babies older than 5 month tummy sleep). I would say he DEFINITELY sleeps better on his tummy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2584174 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:09:47 +0000 arosebyany 2584174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: I know this is 4 months old, but DS whose almost 7 months recently started doing this, and it freaked me the hell out lol. Your post and everybody's comments have really calmed my nerves. So I just wanted to say thanks for your post! Also wanted to see if, since your DD has been sleeping on her stomach if she is sleeping better or longer? Thanks again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2471087 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 11:26:13 +0000 mfa_lady 2471087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know it's hard not to worry, but enjoy it if you can! My DD started sleeping a lot better once she could roll to her belly. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2471057 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 11:10:26 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2471057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As soon as DD could roll, she started sleeping on her belly. She also started sleeping much better immediately so she clearly prefers it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2470091 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 12:49:45 +0000 tlynne 2470091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My second son, who is almost 9 months has slept on his tummy since two weeks of age. It was the only position that seemed to help his reflux, and (due to congenital hypertonia) he could get in position by himself. I think I would be mildly concerned about face down, but not the tummy sleeping itself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2470066 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 12:28:25 +0000 SweetCaroline 2470066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 12 month old sleeps on her face too, beyond the fact it's kind of weird, she can still breathe. I try to turn her head on occasion without success. As mamas it's just against our nature to be okay with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469941 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:05:57 +0000 anniefannie 2469941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my little guy started doing this at 4 months too. face straight down into the mattress. i checked on him like every 5 mins and was super nervous for the first few weeks. but since he could roll really well and had great head control, i never moved him. </p> <p>He still does it. And I still always check on him before I go to sleep :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469931 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:59:02 +0000 buttermilk 2469931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: lol! My baby sleeps with her butt in the air too! So funny :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469929 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:58:08 +0000 buttermilk 2469929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD has also been a tummy sleeper since about 4 months. I was never very nervous bc she had great neck control. She just loves it! And always wiggles herself into that same corner! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469922 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:50:17 +0000 fancyfunction 2469922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, at 5 months M started sleeping on her stomach. At first I was nervous and kept trying to turn her, but she kept going back to stomach. And it was best for her to sleep that way and she was fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469907 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:33:14 +0000 Ms maths 2469907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We kept kids on their back until they could roll over themselves. And when they could finally roll over themselves, we jumped for joy because it meant they could finally fall and stay asleep comfortably!</p> <p>And they did sometimes sleep with their faces sort of buried, but they had good neck control so I wasn't worried.</p> <p>(My ped shared some of the stats on SIDS with us. What I remember is that the risk drops way off after four months, and I think there was a similar drop-off for suffocation deaths. ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469882 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:17:14 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2469882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As soon as she could roll over, that's how LO1 slept. We just let her be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469844 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:50:45 +0000 Eko 2469844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS does this as well. If it is the early part of the night and I'm still awake, I will go and turn his head. Having his face down like that is not his favorite position, usually it's turned, so if I turn his head he will keep it like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469791 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:12:30 +0000 snowjewelz 2469791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally scary but she'll be fine! I studied DD many times when she did that, and found that she would always move her face herself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469748 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 08:36:46 +0000 edelweiss 2469748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh i was so excited when LO started rolling on his own to sleep on his stomach, because he seemed to sleep better that way. i agree to let her be! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469742 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 08:32:26 +0000 MrsSRS 2469742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Miss Ariel: @PawPrints: Yes! DS(2.5) still does this with a puppy. DD(8mo) is too little for stuffed animals, but she sleeps like this too. Sooo cute. </p> <p>I hated it when my kids started sleeping on their bellies, but they have been just fine. They also liked to sleep with their face pushed down. Little stinkers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469719 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 07:49:44 +0000 Alba4 2469719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Let her be! Once DS could roll over to sleep on his tummy, he slept so well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469633 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 00:17:55 +0000 youboots 2469633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T has been a stomach sleeper since 4 mo when we stopped swaddling because she could roll. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469631 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 00:13:25 +0000 QBbride 2469631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: you will probably find she sleeps much better on her tummy. Enjoy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469626 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 00:07:50 +0000 Miss Ariel 2469626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: my dd does the exact same thing, except with a stuffed hippo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469616 Sun, 21 Feb 2016 23:41:42 +0000 PawPrints 2469616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally reasonable for you to feel scared of her doing that at 4 months. But as others said, if she can roll, she can choose her sleep position. Most (nearly all?) babies choose to sleep on their stomachs once they have the option. These days, DD (10.5 mo) sleeps in the yoga position child's pose, with her butt up in the air, sometimes using her stuffed dino as a pillow. SO ADORABLE. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stomach-sleeping#post-2469614 Sun, 21 Feb 2016 23:31:39 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2469614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QBbride: she's 4 months old and does have good neck control. </p> <p>Thanks for the reassurance! This is the first thing that's made me nervous. She's got her head turned to the side now so I feel a little better. </p>