Acorn sleeps on his tummy. I know, I know...the AAP recommends putting babies under one year old to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of sids. I had a really hard time with this early on. We could only get his to sleep on his back if he was propped in the crook of an arm pit. Well that was ok for naps, but didn't seem very safe for night sleeping. And if you put him on his back in bed he would curl up and scream like he was in horrible pain, which was only relieved hours later by a bowel movement of some sort. So we gave in to suggestions to put him on his tummy, and that's how he's slept ever since.
I think if they made baby-sized face cradles like I have on my massage table, he would prefer to sleep face down. When he falls asleep for a nap he tries to do this. After a little while his head pops up with a big gasp. This makes me so nervous. I know we were all put to sleep on our tummies, and we survived just fine. But some babies didn't, which is why the AAP has these new back-to-bed guidelines. I keep telling myself that he's such a strong baby, that would not happen to him. Survival of the fittest, and all that. But it's gut-wrenching to just think about the possibility that I'm wrong.
I think if they made baby-sized face cradles like I have on my massage table, he would prefer to sleep face down. When he falls asleep for a nap he tries to do this. After a little while his head pops up with a big gasp. This makes me so nervous. I know we were all put to sleep on our tummies, and we survived just fine. But some babies didn't, which is why the AAP has these new back-to-bed guidelines. I keep telling myself that he's such a strong baby, that would not happen to him. Survival of the fittest, and all that. But it's gut-wrenching to just think about the possibility that I'm wrong.