Sleeping on front

If he’s turning there on his own and you have a safe sleep area for him with no blankets or anything then he will be fine

If there’s no pillows or blankets etc and you’re practicing safe sleeping it’s all good! I was like that too 😂 you’re a really good mama. Don’t worry. Let him sleep like that and you sleep too

Once your LO can roll the advice is that they start on their back then choose their own position. It's about the ability to adjust should it be needed.

My son solely sleeps on his stomach or side now he doesn’t seem to sleep on his back anymore as long as u don’t have blankets or anything there should be no issue he seems to have his head perfectly turned and most babies if they end up face down will naturally turn their heads in their sleep

This is how my son slept starting at like 5 or 6 months. If there’s no loose bedding and his sleep sack can’t come up over his face, he should be okay 🤍

Me honestly my baby been sleeping on her tummy since she was 2 months old. She’s about to be 10 months. But that’s just me

What everyone else has said but also no swaddles or compression on the chest once baby can roll, a regular sleep sack is fight or just dressing in appropriate pj's for the temp 😊 mines been a tummy sleeper since about 3 months old and she's now a year and still loves it

Just leave him!

The advice is to put them down on their backs. If they roll themselves it’s fine to leave them. Just keep the cot clear including Jo no bumpers, Mine did this from 5.5 months and the worrying does ease off I promise.
Also, to reassure you on the SIDS front more - the risk dramatically reduces at 3-4 months. And when you follow safe sleep guidance the risk is super low too.

Thank you all so much😩 I’m still awake watching him lol. I’ve followed safe sleep so the cot is empty and nothing in his face. Hopefully I’ll be able to get more rest over the next few days think I’m just paranoid as it’s the first time it’s happened! Being a parent will send your anxiety sky high 😭 x

Leave him, if he’s got there and can roll himself back then it should be fine. You could always buy a monitor like a owlet or something similar if you’re worried, my little boy slept on his front from a very young age even before 6 months.

My baby has just started doing this and he’s 10 weeks and I’m super worried too…he’s younger than yours so not sure if I should leave him or not. Just posted about it actually before I saw this!

@Georgia GO TO SLEEP! The lack of sleep messes with you & your hormones and it makes you even more worried. If he is strong enough to roll on to his front then he is strong enough to turn his head if he needs to. As long as he's in a safe sleep space you are just driving yourself crazy by staying up watching him.
I know it's hard the first few nights that they do this, I remember being so worried too. Luckily I had a wonderful mom's Facebook group that had some experienced moms in it that explained why it was safe. Hopefully we can be that reason for you and you can get some sleep.

If he rolls onto his stomach himself it is absolutely fine to leave him that way. You only put them in bed on their backs. The rest is up to them

as long as he can roll over on his own and there’s nothing in his crib like pillows/blankets or teddy bears etc then it’s fine 🥰 my boy is a front sleeper too! xx

I think it’s fine, imo I find most babies sleep better on their front than their back. My son pretty much slept on his front when he was a month or so old and he’s doing great.

My little boy has just started doing this too! Freaked me out when I first saw lol. As long as he is able to roll back then it’s absolutely fine for him to sleep like that. Tbh it’s the only position he’ll stay in for hours so we get the best sleep when he’s on his front 😅

Once he can roll don’t worry - he’s putting himself there and it’s obviously comfy for him xx

My LO is just turning 4 Months and it’s not recommended but he’s been sleeping on his front since he was 4/5 weeks, it’s the only way he would sleep as soon as we put him down on his back he was wide awake again.He still sleeps like this and we’ve had no scares or issues. We’re both a lot happier because we’re both getting more sleep 😅

My daughter exclusively slept on her stomach as soon as she could roll until abt 10m now shes a 1.5y and still sleeps on her tummy most of the time. Like everyone else said, as long as youre practicing safe sleep and he can move himself he will be perfectly fine.

Make sure there's nothing in the crib with him and let him sleep on his belly. As long as you're putting him to his back when you lay him down it's okay to let him if he can roll himself. My first was belly sleeping around 5 months and side sleeping from 3 weeks 😅

If you just want a bit of extra peace of mind, Newton makes a crib (waterproof) mattress cover that baby can actually breathe through face down, for exactly this situation. My baby hasn't arrived yet but it's something I'm considering 😊

My daughter used to do this at his age, I would just let her do it! I’d keep an eye every now and again in the beginning :) she’s 2yo now!

Let that baby sleep on his stomach and get some sleep yourself. Some babies are just natural stomach sleepers not much you can do about it. My baby is that way. When she was a newborn she screamed and screamed on her back until my husband said "FUCK THIS", unswaddled our baby and placed her on her stomach. She fell fast asleep. If you're watching your baby there's no reason not to let them sleep how they naturally would

My daughter started to sleep on her stomach at 6 months and has every night since. She sleeps way better on her stomach too.

omg I’ll have to look at this!! Thank you x