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Right please don't shout at me I already know the pros and cons of putting a baby down on their tummy so please no lectures but she loves sleeping on her tummy. She sleeps on her front on me I put her in the cot on her back and she wakes up but if I put her on a pillow on her front sparko. She is quite happy on her back at night it seems to just be the day. Does anyone else's lo's sleep on their front? I am obviously nervous about leaving her but she does always have her head to the side and she can lift her head herself although she is only 4weeks x
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Fine, I won't shout. I'll just shake my head in disbelief at your stupidity.
Your dd is still only little - enjoy the sleepy cuddles while you can, you'll miss them when she prefers her cot over her mummy for naps. If you do put her down on her tummy in the day I'd really get rid of the pillow though, its too risky.
If you want an honest reaction to what is an utterly foolhardy risk to take with such a young baby, you got one. You want to carry on doing it, go ahead. Your life, your choices, your tragedy if your baby is smothered to death. I'm not going to piss about being syncophantic and twee when you are risking a baby's safety.
I know you have the best of intentions saying you won't leave her but you won't be able to stay at her side forever as she sleeps so it's only a temporary solution. It's just not feasible for you to do that everyday without going a bit mad and not getting anything done (or even getting a nap in yourself!).
Hope you manage to teach her to sleep on her back during the day xxx
Hi socks!
My LO was exactly the same, slept so much better on her front or side during the day but was fine on her back at night, I did persevere for weeks at leaving Harbin her front and eventually did learn to self settle! At about 8 weeks the problem changed and she would sleep on her back at night, I took advice from my HV and she now does sleep on her side with a special wedge! I do honestly believe she will sleep on her front as soon as she can roll!
I would remove the pillow and preservere with the sleeping on the back and failing that take advice from your HV, I'm sure tour doing an amazing job with your LO, don't let anyone tell you otherwise!
Becky
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Hi socks!
My LO was exactly the same, slept so much better on her front or side during the day but was fine on her back at night, I did persevere for weeks at leaving Harbin her front and eventually did learn to self settle! At about 8 weeks the problem changed and she would sleep on her back at night, I took advice from my HV and she now does sleep on her side with a special wedge! I do honestly believe she will sleep on her front as soon as she can roll!
I would remove the pillow and preservere with the sleeping on the back and failing that take advice from your HV, I'm sure tour doing an amazing job with your LO, don't let anyone tell you otherwise!
Becky
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Beckyandeve thanks for your response where did you get this "wedge" from? I am going to speak to HV. It is not for long periods but I don't like to drink hot drinks over her in case I spill it. I figure it is more sensible to settle her next to me so I can have the drink and then when I want to move about she is quite happy in the sling anyway. I will speak to HV on Thursday see if she has anyother suggestions. How long do you think it will be before she is turning herself over?
We got our wedge from mothercare, my LO alwYs sleeps on her side at night now as it's just the way he prefers, if she sleeps on me she's also normally on her side/ front! It's only when she in the room alone she goes on her back!
We have to remember what we are advised are only recommendations, and yes I agree there is research done but all babies are different! I personally think it's safer to let her sleep on her front when you are there then drinking over her!
You are always going to get differences of opinion on wether it's sleeping, weaning etc, all I can say is all babies are different and sometimesthe recommendations don't work for all babies!
Becky
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O wouldn't sleep anywhere but on us day or night for the first 12 weeks...I think in part that was to do with not wanting to sleep on her back. So we just took it in turns to let her sleep on us (note to anyone reading - we did NOT sleep while she was).
Then we discovered that she liked to sleep on her side (she suffered from some silent reflux) and we bought a wedge and a sleep positioner and she slept really well. However, I know these positioners have since been questioned over their safety after some problems in the US.
Personally I would have been too afraid to let her sleep on her tummy until she could roll over etc.
Hope you and your gorgeous daughter are doing well
xxx
The good news is. . . .he did grow out of it! We put him on his side a few times too thinking it was at least safer than on his front . . .but now he sleeps fine on his back and actually dislikes being on his side now.
Must just have been a phase.
But like some of the other ladies said - you are his mother, you have to do what you think is best! Yes the advice is there to prevent things like SIDs - but you did say it was only during the day and you weren't leaving LO alone so I personally don't see a problem with it.
Although, I would also, like becky said, try and persever a bit with the back sleeping during the day so that your LO doesn't start wanting to sleep on her front at night.
I hope that you ahve got something out of this thread and that we have helped a little!
xxx