Showing posts with label sleeping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sleeping. Show all posts

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....