tummy rolling 5 month old now can't fall asleep!

[nattytheratty]

Has anyone else encountered this, and what did you do?

My bubs is 5 months old next week and she has recently learnt how to roll onto her chest. Part of her "comforting herself to sleep" routine is she sucks her hands, rubs her hair and rolls from side to side. Now that she can roll onto her chest she keeps doing that while she is trying to fall asleep, problem is she gets her little arms stuck under her chest and her legs stuck out the slats of the cot, cries out for help, I roll her back over and 2 minutes later we start the whole process again! :hair: This can go on for 40-50 minutes.

She has always been an excellent sleeper - slept thru the night from 6 weeks old and has slept 12 hrs overnight for the past month. This is only for her daytime naps - at night she is out like a light, no rolling around.

Any suggestions??

[sleepymummy]

yep DS did that until he got better at rolling and could roll back off his arms. Now he has decided he likes to sleep on his tummy.

Think you might just have to wait it out.

oh yeah it only took a week or two for him to get past that stage

[metalhead713]

yes my bubs started doing this around the same age. I went and brought a sleep positioner called 'safe t sleep' it wraps around the cot matress and has velcro straps that go around the tummy so they cant roll but can still move, she now sleeps much better she acctualy loves it. She giggles when im strapping it on her lol.

[nattytheratty]

its tough because i don't know whether to keep going in and rolling her back when she cries out or to let her figure it out for herself.
thanks ladies...i guess i'll just have to wait it out.