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caliandjack 
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 7:13pm |
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What positions do your babies sleep in? Does it matter if they're not on their back?
DD is 7 months old and has gone to sleep on her side - she's in her sleeping bag no extra blankets. Is it safe to leave her to it for the night?
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High9
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 7:30pm |
I always made sure there was nothing around or near her head/face or that could fall on her head/face but because she can/could roll both ways, push herself up - I've never worried! She started sleeping on her back (although when I bought her home from the hospital I always found her on her side  anyway about 6-8 months she started side sleeping on/off and by 10 months she was a tummy sleeper by choice just like DP and I are.
My mum is huge on the back sleeping thing and always panics and hates that DD sleeps on her tummy!
I would say if you feel ok with it then don't worry, maybe check on her a few extra times? See how she goes?
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 7:42pm |
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She can easily roll herself and sleeps on her tummy during the day. I'll check on her before I head to bed. I'm a side sleeper myself.
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 8:05pm |
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I would put DD down on her back alway. But if she was able to get herself in another position, that was up to her - so once she was a roller, she could choose her own position after I'd put her down.
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 8:16pm |
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Once Jacob could roll, I figured he could sleep how he was comfortable. He usually ends up on his back anyway, but I'm not worried if he's on his tummy.
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 8:23pm |
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I always put her into her cot on her back - she rolls herself into all sorts of positions. Last couple of nights however she's been rolling on to her hands and knees and getting stuck. I'll check on her to make sure she's ok. Poor babies all this new movement must be challenging for them.
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 8:47pm |
Agree, we've always placed DD on her back first but up to her after that. Even now at 15 almost 16 months she gets stuck sometimes
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Posted: 08 June 2011 at 6:56pm |
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DS has always preferred to tummy sleep, he had great head control from day 1 and would easily turn his head if needed. These days he wakes up all upset when he rolls onto his back, strange child
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caliandjack
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Posted: 08 June 2011 at 7:07pm |
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She had a stuffy nose - explains why she wanted to sleep on her tummy/side - as she can't breathe properly when she's blocked and on her tum.
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Posted: 08 June 2011 at 7:34pm |
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I have always side slept my kids, when they were tiny, they got swaddled and put in the wedge tilted to their side, and when they were older they just slept however they wanted.
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Posted: 08 June 2011 at 9:54pm |
 caliandjack wrote:
I always put her into her cot on her back - she rolls herself into all sorts of positions. Last couple of nights however she's been rolling on to her hands and knees and getting stuck. I'll check on her to make sure she's ok. Poor babies all this new movement must be challenging for them. |
We are having the exact same issue at the moment. DS2 is happy as on his side but lately I've been woken by an ANGRY bubba stuck on his hands and knees or in some other strange position in the middle of the night 
He's fighting off a cold too, so I don't blame him for wanting to sleep on his side rather than his back! I think DS1 took a week or so to get over the novelty of rolling around in his cot (or at least that's how long it took for him to figure out he didn't need me to fix it). Hoping it's not too much longer for DS2!
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Posted: 08 June 2011 at 10:26pm |
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Exactly the same as Sheza here, except the addition of Cooper having a pillow since his was small to get extra incline!
Now he sleeps all over the place. Not sure how he doesn't fall out of bed!
As long as they can move I wouldn't be overly worried, if you've got a movement monitor maybe put that on? I used one for a long time until I was happy that he could move himself around easily
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