belly baby

For fear of SIDS, I never let Raegen sleep on his belly.

As an infant he absolutely hated tummy time and I had all but given up hope that he would ever crawl...choosing instead to roll everywhere.

He finally walked at 14 months.

With Lynden, I have chosen to let him sleep on his belly during his day time naps.

And boy does he sleep!

I am always close by and monitor his breathing frequently.

He sleeps so well and peacefully. It is so precious.

I truly believe he could sleep all night long if I placed him on his belly, but I'm just not comfortable doing that.

There are monitors available that detect movement and sound an alarm if movement stops.

Of course these monitors do not prevent SIDS, but they can help notify parents that their baby has slowed or stopped breathing and give them time to intervene.