Should I be concerned???

Question

My 4 month old has learned to roll from back to tummy but she hasn’t yet worked out how to roll from tummy to back. I place her on her back to sleep yet when I wake up she’s on her tummy.. is there any reason I should be concerned she’s doing this? I read somewhere that it’s only once they can roll both ways they can sleep on their tummy.. just not sure how accurate that information is 🤔

Answer

If she can roll then I would think that her head control is good enough to let her sleep on her tummy. My daughter always preferred it at that age. She rolled tummy to back at 4 months but didn’t roll from back to belly until several months later. My son (5 mon) rolled belly to back last week. Only time he’s done it too lol. But hasn’t gone the other way yet.

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I'm in the exact same situation. She sleeps better on her tummy, though, so besides checking on her anytime I wake up, I'm trying not to worry too much.

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My daughter started to roll from back to belly just before her 4 month shots but wasn't going the other way. I would put her on her back and wake up to find her on her tummy usually facing the complete opposite direction. I mentioned it to the nurse and she said that once they roll back to belly they are fine to be left on the belly. it is easier for them to go belly to back so although she wasn't doing it at the time if she really wanted to she had the strength to do it. so I wouldn't worry. it's been 3 weeks and she now rolls both ways.

Should I be concerned???

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