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@DesertDreams88: I would worry too much and never end up sleeping. We had to swaddle wean and I thought it was going to be the worst thing ever but it was only bad for a couple nights. Could you train him to fall asleep without back patting? I guess it depends on your child and your comfort level with sleep training.

ETA: odds are he'd be fine if you put him on his side but I remember reading that even when they can roll you should put them on their back to start the night and if they roll on their own it's okay.

Are you rolling him to his side? Or does he get in that position on his own? As long as he's getting in that position on his own he's totally fine. My LO is 7 months today and a rolling fool, but I still always put him down on his back. He immediately rolls to his side or tummy, but I want him to get there on his own rather than putting him into a position.

I seem to remember that my pediatrician told us that it was OK for DD1 to sleep on her side as long as she put herself that way- she has always preferred to curl up in a ball on her side. I also didn't swaddle her because she hated having her arms tied down and would scream until she was free so maybe that's why my ped said it was safe?

Since he's out of a swaddle, I wouldn't have any issue with it. Both of my boys were side sleepers and then ended up being tummy sleepers. My 9 month old sleeps on his belly almost every night - we will go in right before we go to bed to roll him back over, but I find him back on his belly every morning.

Both started sleeping on their sides right around 4 months and while they weren't consistent with rolling, they had rolled by that point. I wouldn't worry so much about the side sleeping as long as you have a fan or something going in your room for proper air circulation.

I should also add that LO1 was in his crib at 4 weeks while LO2 was moved at 8 weeks.