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Do you have a video monitor? His arms are out (not swaddled), right? And he can roll both ways? I'd probably watch him a lot of the monitor but it seems fine to me. That's great that he just went down! I just spent an hour and a half nursing C to sleep, for what was supposed to be a late evening nap and by now it's so late I have no idea what night time sleep will be.

No matter what, you're never a bad mommy.

My LO loves to belly sleep. She sleeps better and can roll so we don't fight it.

I second Mrs. Polish! You are being cautious with no swaddle and watching with the monitor; still, I completely understand the anxiety. The first time I put LO on his tummy to nap (around the same age as your LO)stared at him for the whole nap bc I didn't have a video monitor then...which was a miraculous 1.5 hrs...
Since your LO is rolling both ways, he should be fine.

My LO started tummy sleeping at around 5-6 months and she sleeps sooo much better!

I put R down on her belly every single night for the last two months. She would immediately roll over anyway. The pedi said if she can roll herself onto her belly it is totally fine for her to sleep that way!

DD has been on her belly since four months. And yes I put her there. She rolls all around in her sleep. If he sleeps better go for it,

eh. we tummy slept from super early on. like, 3 months. I don't know what his problem was, but he would be waking up every half hour, he would choke and gurgle and gag and spit up if we tried to put him on his back.

you both need sleep!! no guilt necessary!

Sadie's been sleeping on her belly since the first night I let her sleep without a swaddle (maybe 3 months?). You're good. No worries!

As soon as my kids learned to roll over and had great neck control I let them sleep on their bellies. No guilt here! I absolve you!!

I did it too, and just got an AngelCare monitor to help my worry.

Dd slept on her tummy all the time. I think you're fine, anything to get Lo to sleep

@grizz: How did the night go???

@grizz: yay!

I put my 5 week old on his side at the advice of my mother...she's a baby whisperer and it worked.

@grizz: I used to put LO to sleep on her belly. Most babies just prefer this, yes it isnt as safe as putting them on their back but I think as long as you have your eye on them and they know how to roll both ways, its fine

LO has slept on her tummy from early on. She rolled early (both ways) and once she was out of her swaddle there was no stopping her. Since then I have put her to sleep on her belly and though she still had a rough few months there before sleep training, it was still WAY better than before trying to get her to sleep on her back. Homegirl was literally stretching and writhing to turn over and we would struggle to get her to sleep on her back, fighting her instints.
Mommy guilt absolved.

(I also read recently a very thorough article discussing that the SIDS risk of belly sleeping is greatest when a caregiver puts a baby to sleep on their belly who isn't used to it and doesn't do it on their own. I can't find the link but it made me feel better about my choices.)

we put LO on her tummy for naps at an early age too- it was the only way i could put her down and she would sleep for awhile! i think it was around 8 weeks? she slept MUCH better that way, but i watched the montior like a hawk for awhile. so glad to hear he's sleeping better on his tummy! as long as there are no fluffy blankets or loose bedding in the crib, he should be fine and should be able to move his head side to side.