Newborn Son Rolling on His Side.

Nope, no prob at all. My doc said side sleeping is actually optimal :). You just have a perfect little baby! Congrats!

Kids seem to know pretty early how they like sleeping, and I think it's wise for the parent to follow them their lead. They sleep better, and when Baby sleeps better, so does everyone else.

I also will say that both our children (born 2002 and 2005) were tummy sleepers. It was an emotional struggle, as our first one was low birth-weight (4 lbs, 11 ozs) and my husband is African, so the kid was poster child for higher risk of SIDS. When it became clear that he wasn't going to sleep well in any position except his stomach, I decided that it was better to 'damn the torpedoes' and let him. I confessed to the pediatrician at the boy's next checkup, and the doctor said in a low voice that their children slept better on their stomachs too. So did several friends of mine. That piece of my experience may or may not be relevant for you (your kid may be a sidesleeper), nor am I suggesting you ignore your ped's advice. I'm just sharing it in case you find yourselves in a similar situation. Enjoy that new youngster and all the little miracles you will see in the next few months!

The first week I had my newborn home, I laid him in the middle of the bed to take my shower. I kept poking my head out to check on him, and my gosh, that little baby was able to move out of the middle of the bed. I was a nervous wreck until I got out of the shower to move him back.

Healthy babies are mighty strong. They can grip your finger like nobody's business. And boy do they have a set of lungs!

Doctors like for you to put baby on his side to sleep. On the tummy is a SIDS concern. On the back is a concern in case of spitting up. I always rolled a receiving blanket and put it behind my newborns to keep them from rolling on their backs while they were in the small bassinet.

My daughter did the same thing as an infant. I just rolled her back to her back if I caught her doing it.

I'd think if the baby is doing it then there's not a lot you can do except roll them onto their back when you see then do it. BUT there's not much use to staying up all night fighting a newborn that wants to sleep on their side. I'd call the doc to make sure.

Congrats on the new baby!!!

Can he roll if you don't swaddle him? Back sleeping is ideal (not side sleeping which while preferable to tummy sleeping is a higher risk position than back sleeping - the risk of aspiration has been repeatedly shown to NOT be a concern with back sleeping) but once a child can roll, there is not too much you can do. I believe the sleep positioner systems have been recalled as they are also risky so I would not look for one of those.

Also - babies sleep how they learn to sleep and babies do NOT know if they are engaging in risky behaviors. I find it odd that people will say 'let them sleep how they want - they know what is best' but then also say things like 'well, you have taught them to only fall asleep while nursing or being held'.

My middle daughter did this as soon as we brought her home. It meant I had to continue the "tradition" of having her sleep in my room next to my bed because she preferred tummy sleeping and would squirm and roll to her tummy every time no matter what we did. I was concerned about SIDS, especially since I had a difficult pregnancy and she was a preemie and I had some serious problems during labor and delivery.

With my first daughter she slept next to me because I nursed her and was recovering from a broken coxics (sp?) due to a rapid descent during delivery.

Mine did this to during his first couple of weeks (And somehow he was still "late/behind" when it came to fully rolling over onto his tummy). While awake, I would let him stay on his side if he wanted to. If he was asleep or was supposed to be sleeping, I moved him back to his back. It was less of a problem during the night though because I kept him swaddled at night (I didn't during the day), and the swaddle made it a little harder for him to twist onto his side.