6 Months, 3 Weeks Waking up in the Middle of the Night After Rolling onto Tummy

This is normal.
It is developmental based. ANYTIME a baby is undergoing "new" motor-skills and development... they do this. And yes it wakes them. Because they don't have TOTAL control over their motor-skills NOR coordination to then put themselves back into a proper sleep position that they were originally in.
So yes, you will need to help him. He will wake and cry. This can also be repetitious... but that is "how" a baby "practices" their new skills and coordination. It is natural and normal.
It is also a new movement for baby... so they get tweaked too. They have not "mastered" their coordination yet.
He will NOT get back to sleep on his own... until he is able to master the new skill, rolling over one way, then rolling over the other way... and then be "able" to get back into a position he is comfortable with.
He cannot yet do it on his own.
Keep expectations age appropriate, in light of his new development.

Both my kids did that as babies too.

Keep in mind, this is just the beginning. Other developmental phases/motor skills will tweak their sleep too: when he starts rolling over both directions, when he starts to sit-up IN the crib. when he starts to pull-up, when he starts to Stand-up in the crib... and when he starts walking. ALL of these, will be an instinctual impulse in the baby... because they are developing and hitting new milestones. And this is how they 'practice' it.
Then there is teething. This wakes them too. And separation-anxiety.

Whenever a baby is undergoing growth/developmental changes... to me, it is NOT the time to have them cry-it-out. It is not their fault... they are just having a hard time getting their limbs and coordination coordinated.
Another way to look at it is this: be happy he is developing well and normal. Because if he was NOT doing this... then you would worry about his delayed development. So, your son is developing WELL and normally.
This is just a rite of passage for the parent. It is also the baby going through growing pains... which encompasses physical and cognitive developmental phases.

He will sleep on his own... as he gets used to his new motor skills... and then is able to control things at will.

You should also be doing tummy time with him...so he gets stronger trunk muscles too. Which helps. Each baby will attain mastery over their motor movements, differently.

6 months old is also a major growth-spurt time and a time of hitting many milestones. So sympathize with that... and show you are proud of him. They also get hungrier too. So feed on demand.
Every 3 months, is a growth-spurt time... and developmental changes.

All the best,
Susan

There is a 6 month growth spurt so it may not be only rolling over that is waking him up, him being hungry could be waking him up then he rolls over after he starts fussing , if you don't go in right when he starts you might not see what actually is the cause.
Feed him and put him back to bed. Maybe start him on his tummy when you put him to bed.
He will go through phases of sleeping all night and waking because he will go through growth spurts and milestones can also cause night waking.

"sleeping through the night" for an infant is 5-6 hrs at a time ,not the 8+ hrs at a time adults get.

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my two children use to do that but they bouth love to sleep on they'r tummy all the time so they will get up crying if they can't do that :) but if ur child is crying after rolling on his tummy and maybe is still not abel to go back u shuld just put pilows on the sides and hi'll be ok
take care

he should be able to roll from his tummy to his back. I would work on that with him every time you change him. He can look over his shoulder and push through his arms or you can roll hin from his legs or pelvis . do it your self and reproduced that. It sounds like he is not on his stomach enough becasue he is not rolling onto his back. This is when all the little spinal muscles are developed and its important , crawling is super important for spinal development too. I am a spinal chronic pain specialist and I can spot an adult who did.t roll or crawl a mile away. They walk like a tic toc side to side instead of turning thier trunk. the more rotation he has the better coordinated he will be. So roll, roll, roll, and crawl, crawl, crawl Good luck

They make a pad that has adjustable bumpers on the side. If your baby sleeps on his back, then lay him in the middle of the bumpers on his back. He wont be able to roll around much and certainly wont be able to roll completely over. I use to love this thing because my sons love to sleep on their sides - I would kind of cushion them in and they would sleep like a charm!

Good luck!

If you feel like it's the sleep sack that he is missing, you could try rolling up towels and placing them on both sides of him so he can't roll over on his back, but at 6 monthes old he is probably more mobile than even he knows. Often babies who once slept through the night wake up in the middle of the night for various reasons. Teething, Colic, Growth spurts causing hunger in the middle of the night. He obviously isn't ready for weaning yet or would say to give him a water bottle so he doesn't expect to get fed at night. This works for when you want to stop night time feedings. At 6 months babies also know when they cry Mom comes, unfortunately that only gets worst if you pick him up or feed him to comfort him. Check him, place him on his back with towels or pillows at his sides, offer him a water bottle and make sure his diaper is dry but do so without too much fuss, and if he is waking up for attention or hunger this should eventually subside. If he is teething some gum desensitizer should help and if he is colicky then rubbing his tummy and patting his bottom often helps. But I can tell you from experience it the baby is sick or teething late night wakings is the norm for babies that age and should go away when he starts to feel better, Hopefully this behavior will subside and you can get a good night sleep, but the 1st nine months are the hardest. Good luck to you.

For now, I would roll up a baby blanket/ towel and place on either side of him or get the bumpers they sell at Babies r us to keep him on his back and avoid him accidently rolling over in his sleep until he has mastered that skill and it doesnt bother him anymore. Save tummy time for daylight hours when you can both appreciate it more lol

My son had the same issue...would wake up in the middle of the night, every night, because he got "stuck" on his tummy. I would have to go in, roll him to his back, and he would go right back to sleep. Once he figured out how to roll the other way, it stopped, but it took a few weeks. Also, we used the sleep sacks...the medium is sz 6-12 mos. It may be a little big now, but it's the right size. He will grow into it. I would use it, it's supposed to be that big now.

These milestones always seem to cause some night crying. My son did the same, but he realized that he actually liked to sleep on his tummy. Try some tummy time during the day, maybe put him on his tummy, or leave him on his tummy at night, and rub his back? He will get used to it, I think it was about 3-4 nights of crying out for us. If he usually doesn't wake up to eat, I wouldn't do the feeding, as that can cause a bad habit that will be tough to break. If he cries too much, you can try to just roll him on his back and walk out.

Then he will learn to roll the other way, sit up, stand up, and he will again cry out. :) Good luck.

Give it a little time. As others said, he's working on a skill. For now, roll him onto his back, pat his tummy if you don't want to pick him up, sing to him, use white noise (like a fan) until he's back to sleep. Soon, he'll learn to either roll back over or how to get comfortable on his tummy. If he rolls himself onto his tummy, it's safe to let him sleep that way. You need to always put him down on his back still, but our pediatrician advised us that any position they get themself into is safe for them as long as there's nothing unsafe in the sleep environment like toys, blankets, crib bumpers.

It may sound silly, but try lightly swaddling him again. It worked awesome for my boys well into toddlerhood. In addition, it calmed them down when they had those, "I'm too tired to be tired or do anything else" tantrums.
I just wish I could use some "insta-mommy" trick now that they are 11 and 9 and a pain in more than the neck!
For my daughter, as soon as she switched from bassinet to crib around the 6 month mark she got an ear infection and the doctor recommended having her sleep in her car seat carrier, padded with a blanket. We put it on the bed between us. That worked great for the ear infection, but after that was all said and done she never slept through the night again until she was close to starting school! Finally in 1st grade, after admitting she was a natural night owl, the pediatrician turned me on to melatonin drops. What a lifesaver! That is definitely not for infants and younger toddlers/preschoolers, though, unless expressly recommended by your pediatrician.