Comments on: WFMW: no-roll babies

By: Ctrystal

Ctrystal — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:59:56 +0000

I used to do this in a little different way with three recieving blankets… two rolled at the sides and one on top to prevent slippage… I rather my babies sleep on their backs untill they can roll back on their own as well so this works even while in a crib alone… With daughter she was 6-7 months old when I stopped doing this in her crib. Also works great if baby is a side sleeper too… Now my daughter is two and has a big girl bed so no problems with a bed rail lol… Baby 2 coming in February too so I can’t wait!!! Great advice to moms who don’t know what to do with a rolly polly baby

By: MaddieLynn

MaddieLynn — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:48:45 +0000

I tagged Kittykait!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:25:31 +0000

That is an awesome idea! I will definitely try that with next baby (Lord willing). Thanks for sharing it! ….I’ll watch for pictures.

Tracy

By: Sara L.

Sara L. — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:13:31 +0000

My mother did something like that with me also, except it was when I was in my own crib. My older sister and brother had both slept on their stomach, but when I was born they said that was bad. My mom didn’t want me on my back because of spit-up dangers so she put me on my right side. She used that same blanket trick so I wouldn’t roll over!

By: Amy W.

Amy W. — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:00:12 +0000

I’m one of those very visual people, too, so I’m having a hard time imagining it, too. For our first full-time co-sleeper, I had one of those mesh toddler railings on my side of the bed so she wouldn’t fall out. With our last three, we had a toddler bed with two mattresses in it next to ours so the baby wouldn’t be falling out. Worked great, and then it wasn’t too hard to transition them to sleeping alone when it was time!

By: kimc

kimc — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:23:54 +0000

Susan,
I was thinking of doing that very thing. I’ll try to update with a photo asap so check back in soon.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:37:05 +0000

Please take a picture of this as I am one of those people who are annoyingly visual. I am really interested in this as baby is always in our bed and I could use this trick. Thanks, Susan

By: Leanne Gilchrist

Leanne Gilchrist — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:02:28 +0000

What a great idea!

And nothing is ever obvious to me, so no mocking here!!

Leanne in Longview

By: Gettysburg Mom

Gettysburg Mom — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:20:27 +0000

We have an Arm’s Reach Co-Sleeper Crib next to the bed. The baby’s never slept in it, but it did keep her from rolling out of bed!

By: Mother Hen

Mother Hen — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:36:19 +0000

Another way you can do this is to use a LONG towel and fold it longways until it’s about 10″x really long. Lay one end on your part of the bed at about waist level, with the lengthy part hanging off of the bed. Lay the baby on “her” part of your bed, with head and shoulders above the top edge of the towel. Now bring the rest of the towel over baby and lay the end on your part of the bed so that the beginning and end of the towel will both be underneath you (once you lie down) and the middle of the towel has made a loop under, around and over baby. Since you are laying on both ends and the middle of the towel is around baby, she’ll be fairly secure. Again, you can’t leave her like this alone, you’re the anchor! Also, you should practice this during daylight, awake, alert time. That way, when it’s dark and you’re tired, you know how to get it right.