Rolling frustration!

Nap times are becoming so difficult as my 7 month old is constantly rolling! I'm having to resort to the pram each time and even then he hates it to start with. He's started to roll during the night but not just onto his front and done, he's constantly rolling back to front to back, lifting his head, thrashing it into the side of the next to me. We've never used sleeping bags, we tuck him in securely with a blanket but now he's kicking out of it every time. I'm at a loss - what can I do???

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For us is army crawling at the minute. He's back to waking up every few hours at night to practice. He's only slept OK for 2 weeks in the past 7 months, so used to the deprivation. I don't think there is anything to do just ride it out. Try and give him as much floor time as possible so that he can roll during the day and hopefully he'll be more tired and sleep a bit better. It does make a teensy bit of a difference with Hugo.

My girl does cartwheels as soon as she’s put down in her cot. We can’t do naps as she just wouldn’t go to sleep. We have to use the swing or pram too. Sorry, don’t have any suggestions just came to say you’re not alone. Hopefully it’s just a phase and it’ll pass

We use sleeping bags and settle the baby where he is with rubbing and patting. I find picking up or repositioning just wound him up and we would have to repeat the process for ages.

I hope it passes soon. I read that when babies are moving in the night then a blanket is no longer safe for them so might be worth considering a sleeping bag. Do you think he might need more room? Our daughter didn’t start to move until she had all the space in her own cot but she rolls and remains asleep as she’s got space? Just a thought? These babies love to keep us on our toes 😂

I've thought about switching to sleeping bags so I'll have a look, thanks 😊

I did think is it worth trying him in the big cot in his own room but I tried the other day for a nap and he was too fascinated staring at everything (he is into every little thing at the minute so even the wallpaper and ceiling are exciting to him 😂😩) I may try again tonight, thanks!

glad to know it's not just me, hoping it'll pass soon for us both 🤞😩

Yep, ours is waking in the night because he can’t roll back/fidgeting etc. Just constant 🙄

My LG hates sleeping bags and sleeps in just a vest or sleepsuit

She also thrashes around the cot and does headstands and all sorts but eventually she goes to sleep if I just leave her (for her naps)

Bedtimes a different story 🤦‍♀️ she does the same but then cries and we have to keep going back up to try and settle her

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Me and my partner agreed to sleep in 1 day of the weekend.
He doesn't find it fair to look after both kids (my 4 year old isnt his) while i sleep so he looks after the baby while i sleep and my toddlers at his dads and ill look after both the next day.
Straightaway it was pretty unfair as i let him sleep in until he wakes up 10-12
He wakes me up when baby starts fussing because he wants milk (doesnt need it)
I cant pump as i dont supply enough.
So i get woken at 9/9:30 to feed baby then i get him sleep then theres no point sleeping in as my toddlers being dropped off.
I also find it unfair that i get both kids to sleep most night, i get my toddler to sleep everyday hes home (4/5days) and i get my baby to sleep most nights with the exception of maybe twice a month as his dad struggless then about 95% of his thru the day naps.
I have also been unwell for a few months (tumor scare) and am waiting 18 weeks to see a specialist so im obviously petrified for that, so unbelievably tired and alot of aches and pains, specifically these pounding headaches ive been having.
After i had been up til 11:30 getting both kids to sleep lastnight and my partner falling asleep at 10 then him ignoring the baby cries all morning until my toddler woke up im fed up slammed to door and rold him not to expect to sleep in unless he gets the baby to sleep the night b4.
I keep having issues with him not feeling the wet from baby being sick or weeing himself or being able to smell it do about 98% of the time hes given to me i have to clean him up n change him.
Including at night, we agreed my partner would change nappies (1 a night at 5am) while i feed (2,4,5,6:30) but every night when i get him hes pissed through and my partner gets annoyed when i wake him up n moan about it.
Then the morning after hes annoyed at how much washing there is (thats his job) and moans about how often i change myself (baby constantly shits thru and sicks on me) and baby
Honestly im just so tired all the time

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