At first, Little T was like a turtle on the wrong side of his shell who couldn't roll back... 'Wah, wah, wah' he wailed, until I would go and roll him onto his back again!
He soon realised that rolling was super fun. So fun, that he could roll a couple of times in one direction, especially when in his cot. This meant he got wedged in the bars, face planted regularly and woke up LOTS in the night to have a rolling rave. We kept finding him having done a 180' in order to play with his toys... far more entertaining than sleeping obviously!
At first I thought, 'what a clever chap!', but then night after night of his adventures were causing him to wake himself up and cry with frustration! After what felt like an eternity *5 nights* of broken sleep, Daddy H and I went in search of a solution...
I think we were hopeful he would just stop doing it! We spoke to friends and heard about the 'Sleepyhead' -->
It's a comfy pod that has sides that should prevent your baby being able to roll about too much and keeps them nice and snug. It has rave reviews and friends who have it love it. Daddy H wasn't a fan of the price tag, but I was getting pretty desperate for full night's sleep... Before he let me hit 'Buy' online in desperation at 4am one night, we decided to give a cheaper alternative a go. We put rolled up towels in a similar curved shape to the Sleepyhead under Little T's sheets and couldn't believe it when it worked - he was cocooned in and started sleeping through again - hip hip hooray!
Have you found anything else helpful to get your little one to stop moving so much in their sleep?
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