Tummy Sleeper

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Sarah Graves is now very quick to roll to her tummy and has discovered that she prefers to sleep on her tummy.  It is actually quite cute because she sleeps just like her Daddy (big shocker, I know) and puts her arms up and her face right inside her arm.  I am glad that she is so comfy, but it scares me because all the SIDS prevention information says that they should only sleep on their back.  Unless I am willing to stand at her crib and turn her over, I have no way to really keep her on her back.  I hope that all the SIDS information didn't take into account whether the baby can turn herself or if it is the parent laying them down on their tummy. 
One might expect that this improved sleep position is helping her sleep more at night, but not so much.  We're still up several times a night.  At the birth they should warn you like cold medicines do not to operate heavy machinery due to the extreme exhaustion that will ensue for FOREVER.

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Nikki said…
OH NO -- I am soooo sorry you are so tired. My heart goes out to you!!
June 16, 2010 at 11:03 AM
Leslie said…
Tucker flipped herself and slept on her belly pretty early as well. The dr.s told us that if they can flip themselves over both ways then it's safe and not a problem. Of course, for us, she couldn't flip BACK over, so they suggested we get one of those sleep positioners (the wedges with little bumps on the side) for her to sleep in until she could flip both ways. She couldn't roll to her belly while sleeping on that, so it kept her on her back until she could easily flip both ways.
June 16, 2010 at 3:59 PM
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