Thursday, April 5, 2012

Belly Sleeping and Mommy Guilt...

As I type this, I am obsessively staring at Samuel's video monitor to make sure he's still breathing.
This is his first nap on his belly. Don't judge me.
If there is any mother who is obsessive about anything that comes in contact with her child or anything concerning her child, it's me. I was extremely obsessive about all things before Samuel was even a thought, and his appearance has created more of a monster...ask my husband. :)

So, I've done lots of research and lots of thinking about this issue. I've also done lots of worrying because my 3-month old refuses to do anything during tummy time but suck on his hand...(no joke). He can lift his head when he's up on our shoulders, and he'll hold his head steady while sitting up, but lay him on his belly and he goes limp. So I'm determined for him to learn to lift his head - if for no other reason than cute pictures ;)

So, he's on his belly for his afternoon nap today (which, by the way, was a rare occurance until today - maybe belly naps are the secret). He's wearing his breathing monitor (see my post: Products We Can't Live Without), and I keep checking on his every few minutes...so much so that I'm not getting anything accomplished while he's sleeping....

We've also been having issues with the 45-minute intruder. Anyone else having this issue with naptime being interrupted at 45 minutes for no reason at all?? His tummy sleeping has seemed to resolve this issue. My fear is that he'll no longer want to sleep on his back at nighttime. If that's the case, cue the psycho-obsessive-mommy....

1 comment:

  1. Mia, I think alot of moms are like this! I "was" one of them...it will get alittle better in time...and also the second baby helped me relax alittle! lol Im still crazy psycho when it comes to us going out..LOL and every baby is different. Sarah and Noah hit the "growth" marks at TOTALLY different times. Sarah was early on just about everything and Noah was Late! thank goodness i had Noah second or we might have been going to see specialist!!! lol enjoy the infant stage...its about to be gone!! then it like...where is my baby!!! lol Love ya! Samuel is the CUTEST!!!!

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