Five-month-old baby sleeps on his back may be a habit, may also be caused by the baby’s discomfort, the specific need to look at the situation.
1. Baby sleeping on his back is just a habit, because most babies in the mother’s womb is lying on his back, this situation is conducive to the baby’s intake of oxygen, so the baby sleeps on his back is more comfortable, a sense of security. However, it should be noted that when the baby sleeps on his back, the bedding is easy to cover the baby’s mouth and nose, causing breathing difficulties, and may even cause suffocation;
2. baby sleeping on his back may be because of discomfort, if the baby is only a short period of time sleeping on his back, need to pay attention to the observation of the baby’s stool, if there is a high number of stools, loose stools, then you need to consider that the baby is indigestion, you can under the guidance of the doctor orally probiotics, etc., to regulate the normal flora of the intestinal tract;
If the five-month-old baby sleeps on his back, part of the baby’s back muscle strength is not enough to support their own turn back, may need parents to help turn the baby back, usually can also help the baby to turn over, exercise the baby’s back strength, in order to facilitate his own turn over and turn back.