- 1). Make baby comfortable before bed. Feed your baby just before bed, keep her bedroom quiet and dim, and play white noise in the background. A comfortable baby will have an easier time falling and staying asleep in the back position.
- 2). Swaddle your baby for naps and bedtime. According to pediatrician Dr. Harvey Karp, swaddling limits babies' ability to move, which prevents them from rolling onto their stomachs and helps them sleep as comfortably as they would on their bellies.
- 3). Put your baby in the crib sleepy or asleep. This reduces the risk that he will start crying and have difficulty falling asleep if he doesn't like sleeping on his back.
- 4). Wait until your baby falls asleep and then turn her onto her back. If baby refuses to stay on her back, pediatrician Dr. Robert Sears recommends waiting with the baby until she falls into a deep sleep and then placing her in the back position.
- 5). Be consistent. Babies can get used to sleeping on their backs if placed in that position every time they go to sleep.
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