- Place on tummy before each feeding, even for a short time
- After each feeding, lift the baby up in a “column” position to allow air to escape.
- Check the child's tests for dysbacteriosis
You also need to listen and look closely at the child to see whether he likes lying on his stomach or not. How long does the child lie on his back when he sleeps or not only during sleep, but also during wakefulness. When the period of revolutions begins in children at five or six months, the child himself will no longer lie still, will move, try to crawl, and will lie on his stomach or back only in his sleep.
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Why is this important for our baby?
For your baby, tummy time is important for proper development. And although it would seem that nothing is simpler, in fact this is a position that requires a lot of effort for the child.
It is very important to start this procedure from 1-2 months. First of all, it stimulates the development of infant motor skills, coordination, supports intestinal motility, and strengthens the muscles of the back and neck. Thanks to this, the newborn learns to rise from the ground with his hands, raise his head and, over time, roll, crawl and roll over.
During the first two to three months of life, the baby learns to support its belly and raise its head to observe its surroundings.
Also, when a baby is three months old, colic problems often begin to arise due to the accumulation of gas in the tummy. It lies on the stomach, improves the functioning of the digestive tract, facilitates the flow of gas and reduces tension in a sore tummy.
In the fourth month, the baby lies on his stomach and plays with toys, attracting them to him. At 5-6. month straightens his arms and tries to raise them higher and higher.
If a mother does not place her baby on her tummy until the 4th month of life, it may happen that he will not practice these “push-up” skills. This leads to later (at 7-8 months and beyond) problems with getting up on all fours. Sitting may also be a problem because you have to use your arms to sit on the floor. The strength of these muscles is important for the child's subsequent independent sitting. This is why it is important to place your baby on your tummy frequently and try to spend a lot of time this way.
The more your baby lies on his tummy, the more he will exercise. The problem comes when he doesn't like it at all.
How to teach a baby to lie on his stomach
You should not hold your child in a lying position if he is crying or screaming. Already the first signs of dissatisfaction should give us a sign that the objects should be changed so that the child does not experience negative sensations during training while lying on his stomach. It is better to place the baby on the tummy several times a day for a very short time so that we can effectively extend this time by an amount that suits both us and the baby. When a child assumes a lying position, it is a better position for him to observe the world from and learn new skills. Therefore, when you place your baby on his stomach, you should show him the new possibilities that this position brings. The right place is a mattress from the bed, which can be removed and laid somewhere, or a mat on which you should spread a slippery blanket or mat, ideally two sewn together so that the child has enough space for subsequent evolutions.
Why doesn't a baby like to lie on his tummy?
In 1992, doctors urged parents to put babies to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. The parents “took up their hats” and rushed to fulfill the call. However, before, almost every child slept on his stomach and got used to this position from birth. Today, the correct sleeping position for a newborn is recognized as the “on the back” position, and babies spend the lion’s share of sleep this way (not to mention the time spent in car seats or swings).
So if your baby seems unhappy when lying on his stomach, it's not surprising. This position is unfamiliar to the baby, and even physically uncomfortable. The child does extremely hard work, keeping his head raised in a position on his stomach (after all, the baby cannot see anything below). It’s hard, uncomfortable, offensive, you can’t see your mother - you’ll inevitably cry!
The child does not sleep on his back
My baby is 1 month and a week old, he stopped sleeping on his back, he sleeps well only when I swaddle him and put him in bed on his side, so that his stomach rests on the pillow. Today we visited the pediatrician, the pediatrician said that the child should only sleep on his back. My husband won’t let me put the baby down like that now. What's better? Let the child sleep or let him cry and not sleep? My mother says that he should sleep because he’s in trouble, and that he’ll cry a lot, maybe a hernia will come out. Yes, and I’m worried about how you can mock me like that, not letting your child sleep and listening to him cry.
Place the baby on its side, especially since you are swaddling it. Alternate sides: one sleep on the right side, the second on the left. My two children grew up this way. True, I didn’t fall for the newfangled trends.) Sleeping on your back, in my opinion, is, on the contrary, more dangerous. What if the baby spits up and suffocates?
It's not safe on your back. Just yesterday, a pediatrician I know told me about a case - a 2-month-old baby was left on his back, burped and choked. When the parents arrived, it was already too late. God forbid this to anyone!
Mine has been sleeping only on his stomach for a month because of colic, and he couldn’t sleep on his back at all. I kept worrying, making sure he didn’t suffocate with his face in the pillow, but then he grew and it wasn’t so scary anymore. And he slept mainly on his stomach for up to one and a half years, then he began to spin around and now sleeps along and across the sofa, and on his back and on his side and on his stomach - without priorities, as they say.
I don’t see anything harmful for a child to sleep in a way that is comfortable for him. Another thing is that if you are on your side, then alternate between the right and left sides, and sleep as you wish.
I laid mine on my stomach. In this case, a pillow is not allowed (and in general it is better without a pillow in the first year), and the mattress must be hard. To be honest, I was afraid, I thought it was impossible, but he didn’t sleep any differently.
And the pediatrician came and praised me. She said you can’t do it the other way around on your back.
God! Well, stupidity. Why did you decide that the child SHOULD sleep the way YOU LIKE? He has not yet been spoiled by you, therefore he lives as nature intended, and you interfere with these mechanisms. A child at this age does not owe anything to anyone, including the fact that he does not have to sleep the way you force him to. It's comfortable on his stomach, let him sleep. When sleeping on his stomach, the baby tolerates colic better, and you disturb him. Your only task is to ensure that he sleeps under a light blanket (so as not to suffocate), but now modern baby blankets are all light. And do not put a pillow, again, so as not to suffocate and spoil your posture. In general, now there are no feather beds or soft mattresses. That's all!
This is what doctors advise, then there are conflicts at home and the child feels bad
I’ll give birth to my own, I won’t listen to anyone in such cases, just let my husband try to utter a utterance, teachers ***
I don’t believe that the pediatrician said that the child should only sleep on his back. This cannot happen. You are confusing something.
Don’t forget to hold the baby upright in your arms for 15-20 minutes after each feeding. It is very important. And then put it on its side to lie down.
I don’t write topics on the forum now, but I feel like when I’m a mother, there will be a lot of my semi-hysterical topics here) it’s good when they answer in such detail
Mine only sleeps on her stomach at home. But the pancake only farts on its back, so at night you have to turn it over, otherwise it will fuss. I believe that the child should choose how he sleeps best. Mine, even if she really wants to sleep, will only fall asleep on her stomach. You put her on her stomach, she turns her head to the right or left and immediately closes her eyes and sleeps. Just a miracle child. I rocked the eldest for 30 minutes so that he would sleep for 40. Now the child is 5 months old
For the first 2 months, my child slept exclusively on his stomach, sometimes he kicked his bottom up, and slept in the shape of the letter Z. I tried to pull out my legs and screamed. Well, let him sleep as he likes, warm his own tummy, and the colic will go away. The main thing is to not sleep on one side, turn your head, otherwise it won’t look pretty. My child slept with his head in one direction for 2 days, then turned his head in the other direction, the bed was against the wall, he did not sleep with his nose to the wall, so it’s easier to move the child. Now it’s already 8 months, the head is round, the colic has gone, the babbling.
P.S. Your pediatrician is inadequate.
It is very dangerous for a child to sleep on his back! Google sudden death syndrome, and not only for this reason! Ever since the maternity hospital, they told us to only sleep on our sides!
Sudden death occurs due to the fault of the parents: a pillow in the crib, a plump blanket under the child’s face, etc. Nature is not stupid and children do not die from sleeping on their stomachs. My child was sleeping on his stomach and it never occurred to me to interfere with the processes that his body, unspoiled by us, regulates itself.
And also from the crooked soft mattress and stuffiness in the room.
The pediatrician is wrong, a child under 6 months should sleep on his side; he can be placed on his stomach while awake, when playing, and only under the supervision of his mother. It is absolutely NOT allowed on your back!
Mine slept on his stomach throughout his childhood. Maybe that’s why he slept peacefully all night? He was always healthy, never sick. No abnormalities.
I also don’t sleep on my back and feel great. )
The author, at this age (and up to 6-7 months, i.e. until he can quickly roll over from back to stomach and back), the child should sleep only on his back to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. This is when the child lay and lay and died.. Most often this happens when the child sleeps on his stomach, but it is also better not to sleep on his side, because He can turn over on his stomach in his sleep. Yes, babies sleep better on their stomachs, but this doesn’t change anything. Don’t put her to sleep on her stomach, the doctor said everything correctly. But after feeding, the child should lie on his side for some time so that excess milk, if any, flows out of the mouth and does not accidentally choke on it.
That's right, I fully support it
My son is 12 days old, since the 5th day he has been sleeping exclusively on his stomach, if there is a fairly hard mattress under him, there is no pillow, and more than half an hour has passed since feeding (rules out regurgitation), then this is even useful. SIDS is most often caused by suffocation. Don't scare people.
Ladies, read Wikipedia, the number one risk factor for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is sleeping on your stomach. And the fact that your child is alive and well, of course, is wonderful, but don’t say that this is right, you confuse people. And, you know, as nature intended, they don’t live long. The more progress in medicine, the more research, the higher the average life expectancy.
Puuuust Lala sleeps as it suits him. Mine is 2 months old and he sleeps exclusively on his tummy and nothing else. I slept the same way until half a year
Thank you all very much for your answers! My son is already 2.5 years old. I read a lot of information about this syndrome then. So no one knows exactly why this happens. My son slept on his side until he was 3 months old while he had colic. Then without swaddling and on his back, and as soon as he did not sleep. And she lied to the pediatrician that she slept on her back. This is how it happens. The first child, there were no grandmothers or anyone nearby, the panic was terrible. I just put a pillow under my stomach so that I slept completely on my side and didn’t roll over onto my stomach, so to speak, propped it up)))
SHS occurs in premature, poorly developed children and in children with muscle atony. In a normal healthy child, this is a one in a million case, and it is due to the fault of inexperienced parents. My son held his head a little from the first day, and at two weeks he could already hold it for 10 minutes. Now he is one and a half months old and in his crib he sleeps exclusively on his stomach, he sleeps on his back only in a stroller, and only if he is constantly rocked!
The kid should know better!!
The author, at this age (and up to 6-7 months, i.e. *****, until he can quickly roll over from his back to his stomach and back), the child should sleep only on his back in order to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. This is when the child lay and lay and died.. Most often this happens when the child sleeps on his stomach, but it is also better not to sleep on his side, because He can turn over on his stomach in his sleep. Yes, babies sleep better on their stomachs, but this doesn’t change anything. Don’t put her to sleep on her stomach, the doctor said everything correctly. But after feeding, the child should lie on his side for some time so that excess milk, if any, flows out of the mouth and does not accidentally choke on it.
What nonsense, sudden death syndrome has nothing to do with lying on the tummy, it is associated with parents who do not think with their own heads and put the child on a soft mattress, with a pillow, a bunch of diapers and a large blanket!! Thus, creating all the conditions so that the child, when he gets buried in all this soft stuff, is physically unable to get out on his own. The baby should sleep only on a child’s mattress without anything, and covered up to the chest with a light blanket, and only if it’s very cool! And so he sleeps in a bodysuit and that’s enough! Sleeping on your back, as has already been said, is the most dangerous thing - just the risk of choking on saliva or even choking on vomit. A normal healthy child without disorders or pathologies will always, if something happens, turn his head to the side to free up the nasal and oral passages for breathing, because the instinct of self-preservation is triggered! Good health to everyone and take care of your baby wisely!
Ladies, read Wikipedia, the number one risk factor for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is sleeping on your stomach. And the fact that your child is alive and well, of course, is wonderful, but don’t say that this is right, you confuse people.
And, you know, as nature intended, they don’t live long. The more progress in medicine, the more research, the higher the average life expectancy.
Yes, let's focus on Wikipedia - after all, the best pediatricians write it! Don't go crazy! In our clinics, we still have mostly pediatricians, who were brought up by the old days, who were taught about SHS that it is “from lying on your tummy.” and here we are clearly not talking about “medicine has moved forward”; rather, we are talking about relics of the past! Medicine is gone, but pediatricians remain))) good luck to you
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If the child does not want to lie on his stomach
Here are some ways to help your baby feel comfortable on his tummy.
Keep your baby company
A mom-tested method is to distract your baby from the unfamiliar sensation of being face down. The baby needs to get used to this.
Join your baby as he or she lies on their tummy. Place him on the floor on a blanket and sit next to him. Or place your baby on the bed near the edge and sit on the floor next to him. The baby will appreciate the softness of the surface, and you can easily interact with the child in this position.
Encourage the baby, talk to him, shake the rattle, make funny faces, play peek-a-boo. It is possible that your baby will enjoy watching you stretch or tap on the floor.
Once your baby has better head control—around 4 months—try playing airplane: lie on the floor with your legs bent. Place your baby's tummy on your legs, head on your knees. Then bend your legs, holding it tightly. The baby will love the new type of game.
Advice.
Make sure your baby's nanny or grandmother knows the importance of tummy time when your baby is awake and the need to place your baby on his back when sleeping.
Provide entertainment
Place a favorite book or toy in front of your child. Purchase toys or tummy time kits that are specifically designed for this position. Some come with lamps, mirrors, moving pictures, music, and sound toys.
Place your baby on a colorful blanket or activity mat. Some mats come with supports for toys or mirrors, while others are filled with water for added fun.
Advice.
Let your baby's siblings play nearby while he lies on his tummy. Watching an older brother or sister (or a pet) can distract the baby for a while.
Provide support
Some parents rightly believe that providing a child with new perspectives is of no small importance for the child’s perception. If the baby has a strong neck and is able to control the position of the head (by 3-4 months of life), but does not yet know how to lean on his forearms, place a rolled up towel or pillow under the baby’s chest and armpits. At the same time, pull the handles forward. When your baby lifts up on his forearms on his own, remove the pillow and let your baby work on his motor skills without it.
The child does not want to lie down, what should I do?
“Antosha is now 5 months old. He doesn't want to lie on his tummy and cries when I lay him out. How to teach a baby to lie on his tummy?
A child, especially up to seven or eight months, may not want to lie on his back and sleep little. These may be causes of colic, or anxiety due to teething and intestinal disorders and dysbiosis. Also, if the child does not want to lie on his stomach and develop, you need to pay more attention to him, perhaps consult a pediatrician.
If the baby does not lie on his back , then he may have colic and sleep little. A newborn baby sleeps little in the first month of life for a number of reasons. Firstly, it’s colic, because the tummy hurts, the baby sleeps less than without colic. Very often, newborn babies, in their sleep or when they are not sleeping, grunt like old people; they can cry, strain, grunt, and sniffle. The children are not yet able to explain their condition, so they make such sounds. Often grunting is due to the fact that the baby has a tummy ache. All babies, without exception, have problems with the gastrointestinal tract - colic. You need to pay attention to how the child lies. Symptoms of colic:
