6 month old baby wont sleep on back!

candygirl

Spendless wrote: »

It was someone from my home town whose baby died after giving them ready-brek. Remember though in those days weaning you were told to do from 3 months, which MAY have contributed to it also. It would be around 10 years ago as I'd lost our first but wasn't pregnant with my eldest now 9.5.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/404667.stm


ETA - found a link and it wasn't just ready brek they were feeding baby.

Thanks hun, I can't believe it was 10 years ago!!:eek::eek:I must be getting old;):D

fernliebee

Spendless wrote: »

It was someone from my home town whose baby died after giving them ready-brek. Remember though in those days weaning you were told to do from 3 months, which MAY have contributed to it also. It would be around 10 years ago as I'd lost our first but wasn't pregnant with my eldest now 9.5.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/404667.stm


ETA - found a link and it wasn't just ready brek they were feeding baby.

Also the ready brek recipe has now changed and contains just flaked oats, and vits not any added salt or sugar. I only mention this as I was shocked the other day when my friend had a box, and I read the ingredients- it still tastes just as yummy too

HV advice can often be misleading or outdated tbh. Not to say they aren't helpful but over the last 17 months I have been given/ overheard some shocking advice!!! Breastfed babies don't need winding, on a 21/2 yr old who's mum was worried over how little she was eating- put milkshake mix into her milk to make her drink it, and apparently is was really good that a 7 month old had eaten a whole easter egg! :rolleyes: BTW I really am not saying they are all bad, but you do need to do your own research and use some common sense as well as listen to their advice- remember that's all it is advice, not law!

patchwork_cat

I was told once they could turn over it didn't matter. My 2 always slept on their side with a rolled towel front and back until as I say they could roll, then I would lie them on ther back and let them decide how they wanted to sleep.

They slept on their sides as they both had bad reflux (in fact my daughter had powders for it) and I put a folded muslin square under their heads.

As far as weaning my 2 had jars sometimes, but would have our dinner in a blender, but I would not add any salt to the cooking until babies portion was taken out.

daveyjp

Just been up to our 3.5 year old. She is on her front, knees tucked up, bum in the air. She's done this from about 5 months old!

tandraig

breastfed babies dont need winding!!!!!!!!!!! bull**** breastfed all three of mine and always stopped for a backpat when either - their eyes started rolling or they stopped feeding for no reason or when they finished feeding. some babies take in more air than others - but - they all want winding! oh another good one - breast fed babies dont get nappy rash!!!!!!!!!!!! this one from was from a doctor!!! silly sod!
the message here mums is : use common sense and ASK mums advice if you can - or even grandma!

Greener_Grass

I'm not really sure why everyone suggests you talk to your hv when your baby keeps rolling onto thier front when they are asleep. What is the health visitor going to do? Hypnotise your baby so they don't do it anymore?

As so many others have said, once your baby can roll there is didly squat you can do about them rolling onto thier tummy besides sitting all night beside thier cot turning them back over every 5 mins :rolleyes:

This is not a rant at you OP, everyone worries when thier babies start doing this

msb5262

I reckon the combined voices of everyone on this thread are saying that new mums should accept all the advice they can get, whether it's from health professionals or mums/grannies/friends with kids, but take it with a pinch of salt and use your own judgement when you have to make a difficult choice...instinct is a pretty good guide most of the time. If it wasn't, most of us wouldn't have survived this long!
I think all mums worry, and most new mums worry a lot - but it does wear off in the end. You can definitely overdo it by reading too many baby advice books though...

Spendless

Greener_Grass wrote: »

I'm not really sure why everyone suggests you talk to your hv when your baby keeps rolling onto thier front when they are asleep. What is the health visitor going to do? Hypnotise your baby so they don't do it anymore?

As so many others have said, once your baby can roll there is didly squat you can do about them rolling onto thier tummy besides sitting all night beside thier cot turning them back over every 5 mins :rolleyes:

This is not a rant at you OP, everyone worries when thier babies start doing this

No, but they can tell them what the current advice is. I can't my youngest is 6, I can only say what I was told at the time and ask the OP to check it's still correct.

MrsTinks

If the baby is able to roll over AND back themselves then I don't see a problem - mine's been doing it since she was about 4 months and as we speak is snoozing in her cot on her side... she's been in her cot bed since 3 months as she wanted to turn over so much and she'd wake herself up against the sides of the basket.
She's never slept on her tummy (infact she hates tummytime still) but I slept on my tummy as a baby... because that's what the medical profession told my mum was the safest way for a baby to sleep - I'm glad to say I'm still here to tell the tale...
The more a baby can move around though the less safe I feel (personal oppinion!) it is for them to co-sleep. It's too easy for them to wriggle under the duvet etc and suffocate (as I said this is MY oppinion only).
Cot death is terrible but if a baby wants to roll over then as said - there is absolutely nothing you can do about it! If they roll though I'd say it's time to put them in their cotbed where there isn't any other hazards (like the duvet etc) for them to get into trouble with...

Lunar_Eclipse

msb5262 wrote: »

Sorry, is there a problem with 6 months old babies sleeping on their tummies?

Posted by astonsmummy (post #7)

Current advice given to parents is to put babies to sleep on their backs, in a cool room (about 16 degrees C) with their feet close to the end of the cot/bed/crib. This is intended to minimise the incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, also known as cot death.
HTH
MsB

Agree, except that's advice for newborns. Once they can roll over I thought the risk of SIDS is hugely reduced because they are mobile.