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Front Sleeping......
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My 4 week old little girl will only comfortably sleep on her tummy. If I put her on her back in her basket, she startles awake almost instantly (she has a very strong moro reflex) & won't re-settle but will be wide awake. I have been begrudingly having her in bed with me, because we need to sleep & recently has been the only way she gets any. During the day she sleeps on my chest & will sleep like this for 2/3 hours...not very practical when you need a wee! I put her down for tummy time today on her play mat today for the first time & she promptly fell asleep! I moved her to her basket (downstairs with me) on her tummy & shes been sleeping for 40 mins so far....the longest shes slept in there.
I was just wondering how many of you mummies put your LO's down to sleep on their tummies? I'm not after a huge debate, or for people to judge me. Ideally I would love my LO to sleep on her back etc but due to reflux, this isnt possible. And yes, Ive tried rasing the moses basket matress etc too!
I was talking to my mum regarding it, & she said when I was young (25 yrs ago!) the guidlines were tummy sleeping. I understand the risks of SIDS, but will also add that she is very strong with her neck & head & lifts it easily.
CG & Fearne xxx
I was just wondering how many of you mummies put your LO's down to sleep on their tummies? I'm not after a huge debate, or for people to judge me. Ideally I would love my LO to sleep on her back etc but due to reflux, this isnt possible. And yes, Ive tried rasing the moses basket matress etc too!
I was talking to my mum regarding it, & she said when I was young (25 yrs ago!) the guidlines were tummy sleeping. I understand the risks of SIDS, but will also add that she is very strong with her neck & head & lifts it easily.
CG & Fearne xxx
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if your baby seems happier and more comfortable then i would say go with it, but maybe look into getting a sensor pad?
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Thanks again girls for your positive tummy sleeping stories xxx
I have the angelcare monitor which is a god send. I moved LO to the cot as soon as she started sleeping on her front so that we could use the sensor. She also has good head control and can easily lift her head and move from side to side.
Good luck xx
i had and still have a tummy sleeper! she went on her front at only a few weeks old.. the hv said just to try it and then my mum told me about how everyone was told to put on fronts back in the day!
i put her on her front for the first time during a day time nap and i pretty much sat and watched her for her whole nap! that night i didnt get much sleep with worry but now she is fine
do what you have to do chick
fearne is a lovely name btw
I put her down for a nap yesterday & and just stared at her for like 20 mins...convinced I couldnt see her breathing, so know how you felt lucyah! Its reassuring that your LO & yours YMA did from such a young age....I held off until as long as I could!
yummymummyali, how does your LO find the cot? It had crossed my mind to put her in there tbh.
CG xxx