Newborns can sleep on their stomachs, but the time spent sleeping on their stomachs should not be too long, and at the same time, when the baby sleeps on his stomach, the family must watch over the child.
Newborns sleep on their stomachs, can reduce gastroesophageal reflux, not easy to vomit, conducive to digestion. At the same time, sleeping on your back can reduce the sound, light stimulation of the child, improve the quality of sleep.
However, the development of newborns are not very well developed, self-regulation and protection ability is poor, so the time should not be too long to sleep on their stomachs, parents must be next to monitor the child, to avoid causing the mouth and nose blockage caused by asphyxia occurs.
In summary, the newborn can be appropriate to sleep on their stomachs for a while, but before sleeping on their stomachs just after eating milk, we must remember to hold the baby upright to pat the back and burp, which can prevent spitting up.