Tummy Sleeping! Need Help!

Hello, I know I posted yesterday, but I need help. My daughter just learned how to roll back to tummy and can not yet roll tummy to back. At night, she wants to sleep on her tummy. She sleeps in a crib with just a tight sheet. Wearing Jammie and a sleep sack. I spoke to the doctor, and they told me not to allow her to sleep on her tummy since she is essentially "stuck" once she gets there. That means I will be up every 15-30 min checking the monitor at night to assure she is not on her tummy. Does that sound right? Should it be that concerning to allow her to sleep on her stomach? She lifts her head great and can turn it side to side. She also cries when she does get uncomfortable on her stomach to wake me.

I have also increased the amount of tummy time during the day, hoping she learns to roll tummy to back.

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That sounds crazy to me, honestly! I would think the risks of you being that sleep deprived would hugely outweigh risks of sleeping on her tummy before she can roll back. Obviously back sleeping is safer...but it's not like stomach sleeping is instant death! It's a somewhat increased but still very, very low risk. When we were babies, the guidance was still to put babies to sleep on their stomachs (at least, if you were born before the early 90s lol).

Obviously it's your call, but I would 100% let her and yourself sleep!

Honestly my daughter been sleeping on her stomach 1.5 months old she’s always preferred it she’s currently 4 months and can move her head just fine and also does the same and cries when uncomfortable so i would 100% say it’s your discretion

My son sleeps on his tummy and he’s going to be 4 months soon. I was told that’s not safe but a friend of mine who has a 10 yrs old son told me he’s been sleeping on his tummy since day 3 when they went home from the hospital so I guess it’s alright

I was always told they were good to sleep in their stomach if they put themselves there 🤷‍♀️ mins doesn't roll tummy to back just yet and sleeps on her stomach... Way better sleep than on her back I might add. I guess it is up to you. I think that would be one piece of advice I wouldn't listen to my pediatrician on

Back sleeping is ideal but I know people whose babies slept on stomach pretty much since newborn phase and are completely fine. I think pediatricians always go with the safest recommendation, but it doesn’t mean there’s no other way. I’m sure babies will make it known if they are struggling, so as long as you are not a kind of sleeper who doesn’t wake up to baby’s cries I think it’s fine.

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