As babies grow up slowly, some mothers will find that sometimes babies fall asleep for a period of time, to later become a sleeping position on their back. Why do babies like to sleep on their backs? Is it good to sleep on your stomach? What should I pay attention to when sleeping on my stomach? Why do babies like to sleep on their backs? According to the usual concept, babies should sleep on their backs. Sometimes, starting from 6~7 months, babies will switch from supine to prone position, parents feel very strange and worry whether there is something wrong with their children. In fact, this just shows that children at this age are able to turn over freely. Babies who are able to move freely will choose the position they are most comfortable in when they sleep. If the infant feels comfortable sleeping on his or her back and is able to turn over on his or her own, he or she will take that position. In fact, most animals in nature also sleep on their backs. The benefits of baby sleeping on their backs New research has found that there are many benefits of sleeping on their backs for older babies. 1, to improve the quality of sleep Foreign scientists had a study of 80 healthy infants sleep position. Among them, 40 infants usually sleep prone, and the other 40 usually sleep on their backs. The results found that infants sleeping on their stomachs sleep longer, sleep quality of non-REM sleep time increased, the number of awakenings and time decreased. It can be seen that sleeping on the stomach helps healthy infants to sleep. This may be related to the reduction of external stimuli received by the body when sleeping on the stomach, such as sound, light, etc. 2, improve respiratory efficacy from the human physiological anatomy, the infant’s thorax, the lungs of the rear part of the longer, prone when the lungs are squeezed to the lightest degree, the most in line with the natural laws of breathing. Some data show that when babies sleep on their backs, breathing efficiency is higher, hemoglobin oxygen content compared with supine sleep, an increase of 5% to 10%, it can be seen that babies sleep on their backs have their anatomical and physiological rationality. 3, the prevention of vomiting infant stomach capacity is very small, not enough curvature, coupled with weak contraction of the cardia, so infants spit up milk is an extremely common phenomenon. The cardia is near the middle of the stomach, and the cardia is elevated when the body is lying on its back, which can prevent vomiting. At this time, even if vomiting occurs, because the face down, it is not due to vomit inhalation of the trachea and suffocation. 4, physical fitness children sleep on their backs, the thorax is pressed, the reaction force of the bed can promote the development of the heart and lungs. Babies can lift their heads at 2 months, with the development of children’s limbs, they began to be able to independent, casual body movement. Sleeping on the stomach is more conducive to limb exercise. From the beginning of the head up to two wrist support to lift the head, can strengthen the wrist, arm and back of the neck and other muscles. At the same time children from childhood through their own efforts to do a variety of things within their reach, is conducive to the development of independence, self-improvement spirit. Sleeping on your back has so many benefits, can not turn over the little baby can also try, but need help from parents. So, baby sleep on his back need to pay attention to what issues? Which babies are suitable for sleeping on their backs? Babies suffering from gastroesophageal reflux, obstructive respiratory abnormalities, slant neck, etc., can try sleeping on their backs to help relieve the condition. Children with small chins, large tongues, and severe vomiting must sleep on their backs. Another condition to pay special attention to, young children with phlegm, often vomit, once there is vomiting, to let the child down, so that food out, before lying down again, otherwise it is easy to cause asphyxiation. Baby sleeping on his back 1, the most important point is that sleeping on his back, there must be parents guarding the body to prevent the head buried in the pillow, quilt, accidents. 2, researchers recommend that when sleeping at night, it is best to let the babies lie down to sleep. 3, does not have the ability to move independently of the small month-old baby is not recommended to sleep on his back, sleeping on his back is the safest sleeping position. You can practice lying on your back when you are awake.