How do you put your baby to sleep?

Question

I know the recommendation is to always put babies on their backs to sleep. I’m curious how many people actually follow that all the time or how many people are doing something else.

Answer

She slept on her stomach on our chests the first couple months. We took turns sleeping in shifts while the other parent held her on the couch and watched TV. It was rough. 
When she was a little older (3-4 months) she moved into a bassinet in our room and then we could put her to sleep on her back.
When she was napping under supervision she slept on her stomach a lot. That seemed to be her favorite position.
I know it’s not the guidelines, we just made it as safe as we could while we all got at least some sleep.

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My daughter is 19 months and I still put her to sleep on her back when I first put her down. She almost instantly flips over but it’s a habit now.

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My baby slept on his back until about 5 months, once he learned how to flip on to his tummy, that’s all he wanted to do. It’s impossible to get him to sleep on his back lol. I would however nap him on his stomach occasionally before he was 5 months because that’s how he slept best.. I was always supervising him though. He never slept at night like that.

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I still lay my son down on his back even though he is awake and will get into whatever position he finds comfiest to fall asleep. When he was little and started rolling to his belly, he preferred to sleep like that but I always laid him down on his back.

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Once they can roll on their own out them down however they sleep best.

How do you put your baby to sleep?

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