https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:52:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly/page/2#post-1689235 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 14:22:18 +0000 NovBaby1112 1689235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>for naps i started putting her on belly around 8 weeks. she wouldnt nap any other way, and i kept a constant eye on her and the monitor. for nighttime, i didnt put her on her belly until she could roll over herself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly/page/2#post-1689234 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 14:21:18 +0000 LuLu Mom 1689234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When she rolled onto her stomach. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1689209 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 14:11:16 +0000 Ms.SK 1689209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will go out there saying 2 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1689188 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 14:04:22 +0000 Ree723 1689188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For our first LO, it wasn't until she put herself on her belly, maybe around 10 months?</p> <p>With LO2, she started sleeping on her belly super early, around 3 weeks or so. She hated being swaddled and sleeping on her back just wasn't happening, no matter what angle we tried. She had amazing head control from the start, and was picking her head up and turning it from side to side easily by three weeks, so I did my research and eventually decided I was comfortable with her sleeping on her belly. It worked a treat and she has been a brilliant sleeper since then.</p> <p>I know the info on Safe Sleeping, and I know some people are appalled that I would let my infant sleep on her belly, but I've done my research and am comfortable with our decision. She is in our room though, which helps me feel more comfortable with it, I don't know that I would do it if she were in her room.</p> <p>ETA: LO is 4 months old now and always flips herself to her belly as soon as I put her on her back anyway, so I think she'd be a belly sleeper by now regardless of which way I put her down! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1689173 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 13:53:54 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1689173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 4-5 months when he was rolling more often to that position on his own and we took him out of the swaddle for good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1689158 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 13:46:07 +0000 walnutems 1689158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started at 8 weeks. Originally we were just going to do it for naps since I could watch him the whole time, but after we started naps he wouldn't sleep on his back or the rnp anymore so we went ahead and put him on his belly for nighttime too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1688934 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 11:49:41 +0000 raintreebee 1688934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We allow LO one supervised nap on his tummy a day. He will sleep for 2.5 hours as opposed to 30 minutes on his back. So frustrating....He is 4 months now, and we've been doing this since he was little. Not sure why he can sleep on his back at night (relatively well) but not at all during the day. Once he can flip over himself, I am going to let him stomach sleep whenever he wants. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1687007 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 22:09:19 +0000 jedeve 1687007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only when he wasn't being swaddled anymore and could roll himself. Even then we always laid him on his back. </p> <p>The SIDS rate plummeted in the US after the "Back to Sleep" campaign. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686982 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 21:34:15 +0000 photojane 1686982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When she could roll both ways consistently. She rolled back to belly first, and then would freak out in her crib when she couldn't get back over. We used rolled up blankets to keep her from rolling over until she learned to roll back a couple weeks later. At 16 months, she still sleeps on her belly most of the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686964 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 21:15:19 +0000 blackbird 1686964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When she could roll over, around month 4. I always put her down on her back but she would flip right over. She was in a crib full time at 5 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686942 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 20:51:29 +0000 jetsa 1686942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Early like 2-3 weeks he slept so much better and both grandmas were totally for it and had raised us that way. I also read the sids research and it's not that scary. We told our dr at an appt and all she said was I have to tell you that it increases the sids risk but do whatever you have to so that you all get sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686813 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 17:59:10 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1686813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 weeks for both. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686759 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 16:32:31 +0000 Applesandbananas 1686759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once he could roll and we had to ditch the rnp. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686712 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 15:33:50 +0000 BananaPancakes 1686712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8 weeks. I was heavily conflicted about it, but his reflux was so bad and we had a couple of scary incidents of him choking on it. It made a world of difference, but only for his comfort with the reflux. I wouldn't have switched him until he was able to put himself into that position himself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686531 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 11:59:28 +0000 chopsuey 1686531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>when they started flipping over 4-5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686524 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 11:49:54 +0000 Zbug 1686524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried to get her to sleep on her belly when we were desperate during 6 mo sleep regression. It didn't work. Now at 8 months she sleeps in her side, but I wouldn't move her if she rolled to her belly to sleep (and wouldn't have earlier as long as she did it herself). I actually have a pediatrician friend who let her daughter sleep in her belly from birth. I don't think I would have been comfortable doing that until mine had good head control, but her daughter slept like a champ. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686507 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 11:28:39 +0000 Smurfette 1686507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 4.5 months when she rolled over </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686506 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 11:22:53 +0000 winniebee 1686506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When he started rolling at 4 months we took him out of the swaddle Nd let him sleep however he wanted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686444 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 09:52:14 +0000 PurplePeony 1686444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She just started rolling onto her belly at night this past week (she's 6 months). I'm not about to wake her up to flip her over! She's been sleeping on her side for several weeks, though, and it still seems to be her preferred position. I read that SIDS research shows a higher risk for babies who are put down on their stomachs but not for those who can get there on their own, so I lay her on her back but am trying not to stress when she does her own thing afterward. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686438 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 09:43:11 +0000 delight 1686438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I unswaddled her around 5 months cause she was starting to roll. She started sleeping on her tummy around that time. The first few times I walked in and saw her on her tummy I Panicked and flipped her over, but I learned to relax. At 10 months she's all over the place in her crib but usually sleeps on tummy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686272 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 02:14:34 +0000 Mrs. M 1686272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 5-months when she refused to sleep on her back anymore. I initially freaked out, but everytime I put her on her back she rolled over to her tummy again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686248 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 01:14:16 +0000 erinpye 1686248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8 weeks- both could push up by then, and roll shortly after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686224 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:47:35 +0000 luckypenny 1686224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When she could roll both ways by herself....can't remember. Maybe 6 or so months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686220 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:35:27 +0000 Myicitygirl 1686220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am in the minority on this. I put him on his belly for naps at three weeks, because he could already turn his head from side to side. He definitely sleeps better and it seems to help his gassiness.</p> <p>I waited much longer with my first. But I read all the research on SIDS and I think the real risk is overstated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686215 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:32:08 +0000 wonderstruck 1686215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: This. We had a few paranoid nights where I kept rolling him back since he could only roll in one direction at that point, but he does so much better on his stomach! So eventually I gave up and stopped moving him when he ended up on his belly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686184 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 23:52:07 +0000 MrsStar 1686184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When dd started rolling (and could roll from her belly to her back) I let her sleep on her belly. She's still a belly sleeper at 20 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686131 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 22:59:42 +0000 fairy 1686131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine started rolling onto her belly around 5 months and from about 6 months on I just started putting her down that way because she sleeps better like that. Still a belly sleeper at 1yr! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686123 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 22:50:07 +0000 Weagle 1686123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Started naps at 10 weeks. Nighttime once she could roll herself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686117 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 22:37:14 +0000 MamaMoose 1686117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only when she rolled herself. Around 4.5 months. I never put her down on her belly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-let-your-baby-sleep-on-their-belly#post-1686110 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 22:28:32 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 1686110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 3 months. My mom suggested trying to lay him down like that, and it was like magic - he fell asleep right away, and slept for hours. I was nervous about if for a few nights, but he started rolling himself a few weeks later so that ended the debate. </p>