Re: Repositioning a rolling baby??

[Guest guest]

Hi Amie,

One trick I have heard, for nights and naps, is to sew a tube sock

filled with rice on the back of a onesie on the side you don't want

your son to roll on (so that he can't go on his flat spot on that

side). I know some parents have also used a tennis ball in a similar

fashion.

I have also heard by another repositioning mom that the SafeTsleep

positioner is good to keep an older baby on their sides:

http://www.safetsleep.com/

Hth,

Annick (mom to , 17 months old-repo grad)

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wrote:

Anyone have repositioning tips for a

> very wiggly/rolling baby?

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the suggestions! The rice idea is out of the question,

because he can roll right over it! LOL I had no idea he was that

powerrful, but they do suprise me everyday!! We will have to try the

sleep positioner, but do you think he can over power that too?

Thanks,

Amie mommy to Daktoa (STAR), and DAyton!

[Guest guest]

Hi Amie,

I'm just sharing what I heard other mom do, since my son slept well in

the side sleep positioner and once he was too old for it, he was so

used to sleeping on his side, that he kept sleeping that way (and

rolling on his tummy), even up to this day I rarely find him on his

back.

I didn't use the SafeTsleep positioner myself, but another mom on this

list did, and she spoke very highly of it to be successful at

keeping her son, who was older, on his side. I looked through the

archive but I coudn't find how old he was. Sorry I can't be of more

help on this.

It might be worth a try also to used a couple of receiving blankets,

very tightly rolled together and taped in a cylynder shape, that

you would fix (I would try taping them on it first, then maybe sewing

them if it is effective) on a snug onesie behind the shoulder of the

side you don't want your son to roll to. If two isn't enough, maybe

try 3 blankets or vary the shape of your roll... You might also try

to place a custom made wedge in the same manner, anything that keeps

him from rolling to that side. Even if he can roll over it, the idea

is to place is so that it is not a comfortable position for him to

stay in to be on his flat spot.

Another idea, if you can't keep him off his flat spot, might be to use

some kind of memory foam (like they use for some of the new baby

positioners) to relieve the pressure on the back of

his head while he sleeps (you can see some here: www.foamorder.com).

Hang in there!

Hth,

Annick (mom to , 17 months old, repo grad)

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wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestions! The rice idea is out of the question,

> because he can roll right over it! LOL I had no idea he was that

> powerrful, but they do suprise me everyday!! We will have to try the

> sleep positioner, but do you think he can over power that too?

> Thanks,

> Amie mommy to Daktoa (STAR), and DAyton!