Babies are the master of rolling indeed! When the babies attain the age of three months, they start rolling over and flip around from their standard position of lying back to the other position of lying on their tummy. This article covers one of the most asked questions by all the new mommies all over the world-when do babies roll over?

In Terms of Age, When do Babies roll over?

As per science, babies roll over at their third month approximately. Baby girls roll over when they enter the third month and baby boys roll over once they enter 4 months. Medically, they are able to change their position from lying pose. Science says, as they grow, they learn strengthening muscles in the arm parts; control to lift the head, hence, neck becomes strong. Some babies do roll over from their left side to right side and some from the right side to left side.

Attention! It’s time to take care of your baby!

Generally, babies start rolling over without any prior notice, instead, they show you the signs of rolling that, “mom & dad, I am gonna roll over in few days”, so watch out for the signs closely! Don’t leave your baby alone in the cot, it’s better to set up your mattress on the floor and hard pillow on the sideways.

So what is the next stage?

Rolling is one such important aspect of the babies’ growth, wherein all the parents closely watch on baby’s’ 100th day. The muscles get strengthened during this rolling exercise and eventually babies start crawling, gradually sitting and then walking. In few cases, babies won’t roll around, instead, they start crawling all of a sudden.

When do Babies Start Rolling Over and How?

Knowing that babies do roll over from third to fourth month generally alone is not enough. Learn and read your babies! Know how they do roll over, thus you can help your baby when they try out and you can help the premature babies apparently.
Month number Three (3)
This is known as first roll over, where they roll suddenly with or without any prior signs. At this stage, they try to push their body to one side from one side, say for left to right or right to left. You can notice your baby that it tries to push himself/herself up with the help of shoulder support. Such pushes-up provide muscle strength to the baby actually and he/she also takes support from his/her toe-fingers.
Month number five (5)
As the babies grow, they attain the month-wise capability. During this fifth month, babies seem sprightlier wherein they enter into branched movements. Now they start rolling over on both the sides very easily. Some babies lift their chest, and crawl with the support of knees and palms.
There are different types of crawling patterns, appending below are some for your knowledge that have been described by various pediatrics.
1. Rolling crawling: Babies once learnt rolling; they do ‘rolling crawling’ as they move by chest to reach their destination. All tiny things would be their destination and goal to reach! Encourage your baby for such muscle strengthening physical activity but be careful of those tiny objects.

2. Cross crawling: In this type of crawling, baby gives their body’ weight on the hands & knees. The baby uses one arm (say for left arm) and the opposite knee (say for right knee) at one time to crawl/move forward. In general, all the babies do cross crawl! Video your little pie struggling to move forward and go backward.

3. Commando crawling: This is also called as ‘belly crawling’. In which, the baby moves by dragging his/her tummy/belly/stomach by rubbing against the floor with the support of elbows (hands bent) towards front. In such cases, parents and the other baby-sitters must be very careful in cleaning the floor properly with zero foreign particles.

4. Crab crawling: As like crab, babies move forwards/backwards and sideways with the support of hands. You can see most of the babies do such crab crawling.

5. Bear crawling: Such crawling, babies do lift them up with the complete support of hands and knees and move forward straight.

6. Bottom run: This is actually the way of scooting. They scoot around with the support of their back-bum cheek, and for such move, babies use their hands in air to push themselves back in moving forward direction.

In most of the cases, babies do bottom run. Allow your baby do this movement, but make sure that your baby starts showing other growth activities as well. Babies who do only bottom run are actually lacking in common physical activities wherein they finally end up with zero other movements. They do not have enough physical strength to move their limbs, stand, and eventually walk.

In such cases the parents are advised to consult physicians of both orthopedics and neurology departments! With the help of proportionate medication for both bones and nerves , babies will get strength to lead a normal life.

How to help your babies to roll over

Most of the parents watch lovingly as their baby tries to roll over. But very few actually help their baby to make his/her roll around. When your baby is trying to do his/her roll, he/she will normally wave their hand in the air to give push support to pull the body to tumble down, thus roll over and tumbling down happen. While in that case, you have to give your finger support by holding your baby’s waving hand with slight pull. Hence helping baby rightly for the rolling over physical activity! You can repeat this as many times as possible, and whenever your baby tries.

Appending below are some of the physical tricks to help your baby to roll over rightly and easily:

1. Encourage the baby to roll over by himself/herself: Whenever your baby does roll over, leave your baby for some few minutes, and then re-position him/her. You can try doing this man-oeuvre whenever you are setting down your baby or picking him/her up, until he/she gets back the position on the own.

2. Give enough space: You must not leave your baby in the baby equipment say for, cradle, sitter, walker at all for more than some 15 minutes (before they manage themselves on own). However you accompany the baby – set them free out in large open space to roll over easily and freely. Thus you actually give your baby opportunity to do different activities for physical strength.

3. Limited tummy time: Allow your baby to be on his/her tummy for few hours every day. And listen your baby whether he/she cries or cues or enjoys it realty, if your baby cries, understand that he/she says they feel enough to be on the tummy and so would like to re-back the position. Giving them a limited time of lying on tummy will provide muscle strength on shoulder parts and neck bone, in which essential support for roll over.

4. Make your baby lies on back: Settle down your baby on his/her back, wherein it actually helps baby to relax the trunk muscles, knees, and hip portion. Unless, the baby would be tired with aches wherein he/she does not talk, finally you will end up with confused state of worry on – for what the baby is crying at night.

5. Play on sideways: Just accompany your baby while he/she lies on sideways, never mind any side would be acceptable. Encourage your baby with some toys, different voices & noises. If you notice that your baby is not able to lie on side position, help your baby to be on the position be giving necessary support, say for place a pillow or soft bed on his/her back.

6. Re-position constantly: Make sure your baby not to be in one position for a longer time. If it so, the muscles would get cramp wherein would end up with baby crying. Either from back position to tummy or vice versa, left side to right side & vice versa. This actually leaves them not to be boredom and they love doing all the physical activities constantly!

7. Give movement to both the bodies: Both the bodies, hearing weird! It is nothing but upper and lower body. Help your baby to move both the upper & lower bodies by giving him/her a slight twist. Oh, please stop thinking like washing clothes! It’s just like dancing, & singing rhyme by waving baby’s hands and moving/turning the feet.

Some more tips

1. Baby carriers:
– While buying baby carriers, make sure that all the clips are firm and tight enough to seat the baby
– Seat your baby in the carrier as frog-like position and be sure not your baby should in straddling position
– Try carrying your baby in tucked-in pose, as this gives both you and your baby to walk freely, in addition you can cheer your baby by giving small dance movements by waving baby’s hands when they feel uncomfortable, particularly when you are waiting in a queue or somewhere.

2. Walkers:
– While buying walker for your baby, see to that having multiple options in one. Say for walker, cradler, swing option at all. And be sure all the clips and nuts are firm enough to place your baby. Moreover you can try buying one with height adjustable walker, which might be very useful for your baby even he/she grows. And to very important, you must be very very careful if you reside in either mezzanine or first floor, wherein chances are heavy where your baby can tumble down if you leave him/her alone in the equipment.

As a bottom line, here the article advises to all the parents that go along with your pediatricians guide. Chart down the entire do’s and don’t that your baby’s doctor explains. Please don’t try self-medication to your baby, instead, call up your doctor on urgent cases, if possible, better take your baby to him. And possibly you can record audio/video of your baby when he/she shows any different or weird noises and deeds, where you can show it your pediatrician for right consultation. We hope that you got so many answers for your question of when do babies roll over ! Happy parenting!