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Infant rolling over in bed
Now that Jackson is an experienced roller he has started rolling over in the middle of the night. He can't get himself from front to back so he ends up sleeping on his stomach. The scary part is that three times last night I woke up to find him on his stomach with his face straight down in the mattress. He's too tired to turn his head so he can breathe. I had a hard time sleeping because every time I dozed off he'd roll over. He's only 4-months-old and I worry a lot about SIDS. How do you handle your infant rolling over at night?
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Try a sleep positioner. You can get them anywhere (about $10 at Walmart). It is a cushion that goes on each side of the baby to keep them from rolling over. Abbi started rolling over at 2 months, she's just 3 months now, so I had to learn quick.
Ask your peditrician :-)
Our dd is almost 4 months old and started rolling over from back to front about 3 wks ago. I haven't seen her roll over in bed yet.
Sarah ~ mother of 5, blessed wife of 9 years
A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan
I am trying to figure out if a new mattress would be a solution here... it's quite complicated, I never thought about this aspect. I guess a memory foam mattress would be out of the question here...
great idea mom2abbi...i think my girlfriend uses those as well...and no complaints from her
You might want to google sleep positioners and their own risks/hazards - my doctor advised not using one.
We had a hard time when my son first started rolling over in bed and then when he stood up - someone told me they have to learn how to get themselves to sleep all over again. Ultimately I had to leave him in the crib and let him figure out how to go to sleep. I think pocket sprung mattress is depend on question or not....