My almost 11 month old has slept on his tummy for about 4-5 months now. I am a firm believer in infants sleeping on their BACK! But my doctor also told me that I needed to relax that the babies will adjust to a comfortable sleeping position. I know I was so nervous too... but he likes to sleep on his tummy and also my lactatioin consultant told me that the baby's nose can be pushed flat and they can still breathe. Their noses do this to comply with their noses being pressed against your breast. So there is nothing to worry about you baby is just getting comfartable and will be fine.

Try and get some sleep

It's actually after 6 months that SIDS risk is greatly diminished, not three. i was told after 6 months the baby will know if their breathing is blocked and will move their heads!

There's actually a study that's come out in the past couple of months that says SIDS is more of a disease than anything else. If the child doesn't have the wiring to wake up and move, then it's not going to until much later in life. If the child does have the wiring, it can be 2 months and still wake up and at least cry out. I'm not sure where I read it, but this was the basic premise of the article. Therefore, I think we all need to take precautions, but if the child can roll over by himself, then he is safe to sleep on his stomach. You can put him back on his back 100 times during the night, but if he's comfortable on his stomach, that's where you're going to find him in the morning. I would just keep all stuffed animals, blankets, bumpers and such out of the crib-those are bigger hazards than sleep position anyway.

Anita Burnham
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Hallelujah! My son has been the worst sleeper. When I put him down, he sleeps very well for the first two hours, then wants to eat. All subsequent "sleep periods" throughout the night involved the little bugger kicking and tossing, arching his back and grunting- never once laying still. I videotaped his nighttime fits and showed them to my pediatrician. He said that as long as Riley had SOME sound sleep during a 24-hour period, he was fine. I, on the other hand, was decidely NOT fine.
Last night, my boy slept for 6 straight hours. We awoke to find him sleeping on his face. Could it be that all that tossing and turning was an effort to flip himself over? Could it be that after months of worrying about epilepsy and tourettes or some form of advaced autism, my son is merely a belly-sleeper? Please let it be true! Now the question remains- do I put him down on his tummy/face or let him get there himself during the course of the night?
I suppose I shouldn't be too excited just yet...