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My baby rolls onto stomach while sleeping. Do I roll him back?

Is your baby rolling over in his sleep, getting stuck and waking up crying? Or maybe baby is quietly sleeping on his tummy or his side after rolling over? Is it safe if your baby is sleeping face down?

Should you reposition your infant if he can't roll back? Are wedges or positioners safe? Or do they increase SIDS risk?

We all know that back sleeping is safest, but you may be surprised to learn that you CAN leave your baby sleeping on his stomach or side. Find out when this is ok and what to do.

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Back sleeping is safest. When babies sleep on their backs, they have a 50% less risk of dying from SIDS.
The majority of SIDS cases occur between 2-5 months old, but in general I just wanted other parents to know that we always recommend putting your baby to sleep on his back every time he goes to sleep in his first year.
Now, babies are going to learn to roll over usually between 5, 6, 7 or 8 months. So a lot of parents write to me and say “OK, I put my baby down on his back, but in the middle of the night he rolls onto his tummy. And either his face is planted in the mattress and I'm worried he can't breathe or he's crying hysterically because he can't get out of that position.
So it's completely normal for babies to roll and get stuck. But it's also really short, and by short I mean like one week. I know that one week can sound like an eternity when you're exhausted and you're being woken up all night long.
Once you put your baby down to sleep on this back, if in the middle of the night he rolls over (let’s say to his side or to his tummy) if he's not upset about it, if he's happily continuing to sleep you don't need to intervene.

Even the National Institutes of Health has come out (because I guess they get this question so much) and they've said rolling is a normal part of your baby's development. So once your baby starts rolling in the night, if he's completely happy with the positions he's rolling himself in, you don't need to worry. And you don't have to keep a vigil all night watching your baby and rolling him back onto his back every single time.
Once babies are able to roll around, then they have the neck strength and the head strength and the body strength to roll themselves into safe sleeping positions. So you don't have to worry about watching your baby and rolling him over.
But if your baby is upset you're gonna have to temporarily help him. You really want to help him build strength and build coordination so that he's able to roll back into a comfortable position as soon as possible. He can't learn it in one day, but maybe you could accelerate it and
maybe he could accomplish this skill a day or two earlier than normal.
So you just put him down on the open floor during the day and you want to put him down on this back probably not gonna like this right away so you stay there with him and then just sit next to him but sit on one of his sides and hold one of his favorite toys (not too far) but a few feet away from him and encourage him to roll. If he starts to try, if he starts moving one of his legs or one of his arms in the beginning then help him roll over. Help him know that this is the way to do it and then watch him, let him practice and then help him less and less and less.
So that he can hopefully master this skill sooner.
Sometimes parents will write to me and say “Should I use a wedge? Should I use a positioner?” Just to keep him in that position that he likes and you definitely don't want to do this. Because they're not safe. Your baby needs his open bed, he needs his space.
He needs to roll around and make himself comfortable and don't use any wedges or positioners or anything to limit your babies mobility. We definitely don’t want to do that. It's not safe and it defeats the point. We want your baby to become strong and mobile on his own.

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