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Topic: What if she...
Posted By: busymum
Subject: What if she...
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 3:08pm
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...won't sleep on her back?
Krystiana is in a pretty good routine of waking for a feed, dozing off at the breast, having about 1/2 hour lie down during which she wakes properly for a "play" and then wants to feed once more before dozing back off to sleep for 3 hours or so. But she has a thing about sleeping against my front - either upright or in feeding position. It doesn't matter if I hold her like that for 10 seconds for 10 minutes, when I lay her on her back for a sleep she wakes up within a few minutes and then we get stuck on the part of the cycle which feeds and dozes every 10-30 minutes  And they aren't proper feeds either: suckle suckle sleep is all there is to it.
So in desperation the other night I lay her on her tummy in the bassinette - in the same position she had been lying against my chest. And she slept beautifully - for five hours in fact  It's just happened again today. She's not cluster feeding because she's too dozey. She just doesn't want to sleep on her back, wrapped or unwrapped.
She's only 10 days old, what should I do? -------------  |
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 3:45pm
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Personally - I'd roll with it
Orrr... alternatively... I found that Hannah was settled with the safety sleep because of the pressure on her tummy. Maybe put a soft toy or something on her belly when she is on her back? |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 3:53pm
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My inclination would be to go with it if she was a bit older... but when is the tummy & SIDS thing until? 4 months or rolling?
Not sure if I want to introduce a SS cause then I'll have to wean her off it one day (gee I sound lazy lol) ------------- |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 4:01pm
Okay another question 
For those of you with tummy-sleeping babies, how old were they when you let them choose? ------------- |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 4:13pm
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charli did the same thing when she was about the same age...maybe a little older. my mw suggested sleeping her on her tummy on a cushion/couch/someone's lap til she was in a deep sleep and then transfer her into her bed. we tried it and the first night we did she slept 7hrs! i think we did it for a week or just over until she didn't need us to anymore....might be worth a try? ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 4:18pm
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My niece was a tummy sleeper from day dot and they did what Vanessa suggested. She was a great little sleeper too. Unfortunately not so good now, but that's another story!
------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 4:31pm
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She maybe ok on her side with one if those wedge things to stop her from rolling on her tummy. Personally I wouldn't sleep on tummy at her age. My son was about 6 months when he would roll himself onto his tummy so I just left him to do what he wanted but he was older and could roll back over if wanted to.
Rhyley use to wake after falling asleep on us so now I put him to bed almost asleep and stay with him in his room - but not picked up - till he goes back to sleep if he wakes. he still does it some times as he likes to snuggle into my arm to get settled - and once again half asleep I will put him in his bed. ------------- Ann 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 5:48pm
Alize too enjoys to sleep on his tummy. His favorite position to sleep is upright on my chest or with his head on my shoulder. I think he finds it more comfy becos of his reflux. I have since got him sleeping on his side and he also has a flat pillow. He rolls to his back while in a deep sleep. I hope you find something that works for you and Krystiana ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 5:50pm
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Vanessa - when you transfer to bed it is on the back? ------------- |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 6:12pm
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I'm probably just about ready to get rid of the SS, although a 'test drive' without it ended with Erin at the top of the cot (when she'd been at the bottom!)... so we'll see. She's not quite six a and a half months yet. ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 7:52pm
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Kels, Briona had silent reflux so I feel for ya - and must admit that had crossed my mind. But Krysti is far, far too settled. Makes me curious why she prefers the tummy though. ------------- |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 8:34pm
Yes thats a point. Fingers and toes crossed that she doesnt have it too. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 3:28pm
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teresa, we'd put her back to bed on her side, i should've said that in my other post. i'd roll up 2 towelling bath mats and put one in front of her and another behind her so she stayed put all night.
jack is a tummy sleeper and has been since i got rid of his SS at 14mths. ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 3:56pm
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I can't remember when we weaned Maya off the SS, she still had itw hen she was in hospital at 9 mths so sometime after that, but we didn't have any issues with it.
I would be encouraging her to sleep on her back, or her side at a compromise. Not to make you worry but Mercedes reflux wasn't apparent till around 3 weeks, so maybe Krystiana has a touch of it? Sorry,I'm not much help... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 7:38pm
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Both my girls slept better on their sides and also with a wedge under the matterss so head was slightly higher. Tummy sleeping only happened when they could do it them selves. Good luck!! ------------- Kerryn, Mum to Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09) |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 8:15pm
| Addison went through a stage about that age where she wanted to sleep on her tummy. I would let her during the day cos her basinet was out in the lounge and i had a breathing monitor on her and would still check her every 5 minutes. I would still put her down on her back but if she grizzled then i changed her, this only lasted a couple of weeks. She is now a tummy sleeper most of the time but is almost 7 months and can hold her head up. Was thinking of doing the safety sleep thing cos she moves around so much in bed, monday she turned right around and got her head under the blankets, no idea how but i also dont want to have to wean her off the SS. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 9:21pm
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I took Krysti to bed with me today, had my eyes shut for only 5 minutes and when I opened them she was facing the opposite way (She was lying on her tummy, drowzy but awake)... are kids this young supposed to be able to do that?! ------------- |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 10:11pm
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she sounds a determined wee thing....!!!
what about having her in a front back during the day? some babies love that and sleep for hours that way? I worked with a cambodian lady once whose bub slept like that (in a body sling way before they were trendy!!!)all day long - between feeds - and it was amazing...he was sooo content but put him down and he lost it...yet he slept in a cot at night... |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 10:05am
Front pack sleeping is rather impractical when you have a 3yo and 1 1/2 yo at home I tried that with Briona and every time she got into a light sleep she'd get a whiff of what was on offer and wake herself up! 
Have just seen mw and will be trying to side-sleep her with rolled blankets front and back today. ------------- |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 4:03pm
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Yay! It works!! ------------- |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 4:35pm
yeeha!! that's what we did with charli and it worked for her too. after a week or two we put her on her back and she didn't notice ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 27 January 2007 at 3:39pm
Hmmmm well it has worked twice since my last post  And after a big talk with DH we have decided to let her be (with good doses of supervision of course!). After all, we -and most people on this forum- were tummy babies, in the 80's it was all the rage!------------- |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 27 January 2007 at 5:20pm
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Awww I was going to say Yaaaaayyyy for you it worked! Then I read the rest of your posts! ------------- Andie |
I think her determination will serve her well in life. Hey if it were a reflux thing - wouldn't sleeping on her tummy make her feel worse? She'd be more comfy upright, but not lying down on her tummy, I'm thinking. So hurrah it mightn't be silent reflux (which as we all know, can take a number of weeks before it begins). Posted By: LockieandLiam
Date Posted: 28 January 2007 at 8:28pm
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Congrats Busymum on the birth of your new daughter. Been away so just catching up on some light reading hehehe.
A friend of mines baby hated sleeping on his back and they rolled up a towel to put on each side of him and slept him on his side. It's so funny how all babies are so different. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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