Anxious about tummy sleeping…

I don’t know much about monitors, except that they are out there and you can probably find one online. The AAP does say that tummy sleeping is better for refluxers.

http://www.aap.org/new/sids/question.htm

My son slept only on his tummy until he was 21 months old. He also has/had tracheomalacia and laryngomalacia – which are floppy airways, he would actually have trouble breathing if I laid him on his back! He also had sandifer’s. What gave me comfort was the fact that I knew – from the sandifer’s – that he had great neck control and had no problem lifting his head up, so I didn’t worry about him getting smothered, because I knew he could move! He was actually a loud breather too, so I could always hear him breathing on the monitor.

We did tummy sleeping with both boys as it was the only way we got sleep. They both still sleep on their tummies. We did not have a monitor after we left the hospital with Dylan but we did have a monitor for Carter for other reasons, but we don’t use it at all anymore.

As long as they could lift and turn their heads I felt pretty safe, but you need to do what gives you the most comfort. If he is sleeping 12 hours on his belly but you are a wreck because you are not comfortable, then that defeats the purpose. I would get the angle care monitor if that makes you feel better. Pretty soon he will be rolling over anyway and there will be no avoiding what position he chooses to sleep.

Good luck!!

Ann Marie

johanna—when ihad my first 5 kids we were told to sleep them on their stomachs because they might spit up and choke when they were on their backs. i never had problem sleepers until after the back-to-sleep program. all four of my younger children did not sleep well for the first several months. the last two i endud up putting on their stomachs pretty early.