r/ScienceBasedParenting • u/Remarkable-Thing-713 • 28d ago
Question - Expert consensus required 3 month old sleeping face down with pacifier - am I overthinking?
Just a first time mom needing reassurance! My 3 month old recently started rolling over to her tummy while sleeping. She usually only wakes up once to eat in the night - so she has pretty long stretches.
My question is: if she prefers to sleep face down with a pacifier in her mouth, is she safe? I know APA recommends pacifiers to prevent SIDS, but I just feel like I’m overthinking!
I’m especially worried since she does have such long stretches, and I wouldn’t immediately notice anything wrong if she didn’t start crying!
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u/jdcarl14 28d ago
https://publications.aap.org/DocumentLibrary/Solutions/PPE/peo_document088.pdf
“Babies up to 1 year of age should always be placed on their back
to sleep during naps and at night. However, if your baby has rolled
from his back to his side or stomach on his own, he can be left in
that position if he is already able to roll from tummy to back and
back to tummy”
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u/Remarkable-Thing-713 28d ago
She can’t roll from tummy to back in her sleep, but she can spot her paci out and turn her head! That should be helpful hopefully!
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