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3blessings (1228.7 days ago)
I`m going to throw myself out on a limb here....but I put my baby to sleep on her belly. For the first week or so she went to sleep on her back...and DIDN`T sleep at all. So I layed her down on her tummy once, and she went fast asleep. So that`s how she slept. She slept in a bassinett right by my side for the first 4 months, and in a crib for 2 months now. I just have the sheets tight fitting, and no toys or blankets in there. She just won`t go to bed any other way. I have 5 brothers and 2 sisters and we ALL slept on our bellys. I do understand the risk of SIDS, but she can`t go to sleep on her back no matter how hard I try. She won`t even sleep being cradled. It`s belly or nothing for her.

Luis and Rosalanis Mami (1232.8 days ago)
I always would place a newborn on his/her back to sleep and if they were to get fussy I would place them on their side, it only works best of you are using a sleep positioner. I did that with my daughter and I plan to do that with my son. I didn't let my daughter sleep on her stomach until she was able to hold her top half of her body off the floor while laying on her belly and she was able to roll over easily on her own.

avenue (1232.9 days ago)
babys arnt strong enough to roll themselves back over, if on their front, so thats why theres a risk of suffocating, ive allways said when my baby can roll on to his front himself, then he can sleep like that.

Alise (1234.5 days ago)
Im pretty sure Im planning on having our son sleep on his side. Both my mom and sis said its safer because if theyre on their back and spit up when they swallow it they could choke on it. Im gona ask the doc after delivery and see what they say about this. I think it does make sense.

chasesmommy (1234.8 days ago)
i always put my son to sleep on his back or snguuged in a wedge on his back partial side so he can`t turn to belly and i`ve found it keeps him secure feeling like being swaddled since hes all snug. once he starts rolling over from back to belly and from belly to back there really isn`t as much concern for SIDS you still don`t want alot of things in the crib that don`t need to be there, when the babies are little and can`t roll over even if there is no pillows or blankets there is still a risk for SIDS due to the rebreathing CO2 and in some babies it turns off there breathing response when they have a defect in that part of the brain, unfortunately there is no way of knowing if your baby has that defect so its always better to error on the side of caution. as far as our parents doing it to us when we were kids...when my mom was pregnant she used to tell me all the woemen at the OBGYN office was smoking and that was ok. they learn new things through the years

sadielady (1235.2 days ago)
i always put my baby to sleep on his back,, he did get a flat spot on his head,, but as soon as he started rolling over and sleeping in different positions it went away.

CassandraLee (1235.4 days ago)
Once my son was able to easily turn over on each side, he preferred sleeping on his tummy. If I put him to bed on his back he would move to his tummy. If they can move themselves, it isnt going to be as much of a hazard.

Andrea1222 (1235.4 days ago)
my son only could sleep on his tummy, he was fine..i did check on him constantly because it was always in the back of my head. my friends who had their babies sleep on their back have a flat spot on their heads, and they are over 2 and its still there, we have all survived sleeping on our tummys before, i think its very rare for a baby to get SIDS from sleeping on their tummy if there isnt any blankets or pillows to sufficate in

cadesmommy (1235.6 days ago)
Always on his back. I guess I just never saw the risk of letting him sleep any other way.



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