sleeping on tummy

Angus has slept on his tummy since he was 2 months old. I also know how wrong they say it it, but i dont think he would sleep 10 hours at night like he does if he didnt. I dont wrap him, but find he can move around a bit so i have (hmm dont know what its called...) its like two triangles and piece in the middle holding them together and he sleeps in between them so he cant move too much.

Is Samantha strong enough to lift her head and turn it? As Angus turns from side to side... i have never had any trouble... i still check him often but think i would even if he was on his back...

Oh and i tell Plunket he sleeps on his side... I know that he shouldnt be on his tummy, i dont need them to tell me a million times more. He is happy and has great sleeps thats whats important.

Edited by Manda08

I know people who have slept their babies on the tummy from birth....that was the only way they would settle, and they are fine! Some people are tummy sleepers!

I think the reason many babies change to sleeping on their tummy is because the are sick and tired of being on their back and want a change.

Arianne sleeps on her tummy well...she gets in the position as if she was crawling and she falls asleep with her bum up in the air...so cute.

i found henry sleeping sitting up the other day in his cot. He had flopped forward - head on his knees. It cant have been comfortable and since this was at 8pm i moved him because i didnt want him waking in the night lol.

wow thats really interesting crafty1. So most babies are more comfortable on their tummys. Interesting that neonatal intensive care sleeps them on their tummys. Do you know why its better for them? or is it just cuz their more comfortable?

Thank you so much for that response as now i dont feel guilty at all about sleeping henry on his tummy all this time. We have none of the other risk factors for cot death - no smoking, breastfeeding still and have used an angelcare monitor. I feel alot more at ease with the decision i made now.

Well I'm naughty and go against plunkets rules... my boy has been tummy sleeping since about 2 weeks, but he did and can move his head around and lifts himself up no worries, even in his deepest sleep. He just hated being on his back, worked his way out of his swaddle and would donk himself in the head with his hands to keep himself awake... tummy fixes that issue (although today he is not happy on his tummy at all - well he wont sleep unless he's vertical so mmmm )

Plunket gave me the lecture when they came, she repeated herself 5 times or so telling me he shouldn't be on his tummy. I said yes and mmm 5 times. Then she left.

I don't have monitors on him but he sleeps in with me.

Angel4 - i think it's just that they can snuggle in and feel close to something rather than exposed.

I'm going to front sleep this next one so am looking out for angelcare monitors.