Tummy sleeping

Is anyone else baby tummy sleeping and what are you doing about it? At a recent drs visit I spoke to her about baby sleeping on her side and dr said as long as baby is putting herself in that position and we follow the safe sleep guides eg feet to feet and no blankets etc it’s fine as ultimately we can’t stop it. Baby has learnt the past couple of days to roll back to front and has now taken to tummy sleeping - she hasn’t yet mastered front to back which is what’s concerning me… when I notice her on her tummy I’m gently rolling her onto her back again and she likely stays that way or settles on her side but at some point when I’m sleeping she’s getting comfy on her tummy again. It’s definitely intentional her sleeping on her tummy as she gets into this position and then settles in from what I’ve seen on the camera but I want to know if it’s normal? Is there any way I can stop or reduce it until she’s rolling both ways confidently? As I’m sure you can imagine I’m barley sleeping for fear she’s going to get onto her tummy and I won’t notice! Everything I read has conflicting info as some say it’s fine if they roll onto it themselves and others say absolutely not - I am aware of the SIDS/Suffocation risk etc which is why I want to know how I can stop her until she’s a confident little roller!
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My LG is 4 months old and has been rolling into her tummy for quite some time. She has not mastered rolling back onto her back yet but she loves sleeping on her tummy. I was quite nervous at first and was rolling her back into her back. She has a great neck support now and is holding her head very well so when on her tummy sleeping, she is moving her head sideways and sleeps with no problems x

My little girl has been doing this for quite a few months now, initially I started rolling her back but it just became impossible and she would wake up every time. After a few weeks of sleepless nights I just gave in and let her sleep on her tummy. She's been absolutely fine. She has now learnt to roll both ways but before this, she would definitely let me know if she didn't want to be on her tummy anymore. I believe babies are born with a reflex to turn their heads to whichever side they can get the most air so I wouldn't worry about not being able to breathe as long as you don't have anything else in your babies sleep area like teddies/blankets ect it shouldn't be a problem x

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