I can't sleep my baby in his crib

[sashasarah]

Im a new mom and ever since my baby has been born Ive been a wreck. I can't sleep very well because I have a big fear of SIDS..as soon as it starts to get dark, I can feel my anxiety come on. I have to check him every 20 minutes or so just to make sure he's still breathing. He was sleeping in his crib just fine until he started to roll over. Then I found myself running to him when I seen him sleeping on his tummy, I would flip him over in a panic thinking he wasnt breathing and my heart would beat so hard it would actually hurt. Now I sleep him in his swing eveynight, not because he wont sleep in his crib but because I have a fear that he will roll over and stop breathing. I want to know if Im the only one who is like this, and is there someway I can get over my fear. Thank you so much.

Btw my son is now 5 months old and I am 26yrs. 

[Katie T]

I have heard that once they can roll over they are fine to sleep on a appropriate sleep surface on their belly. You could put the crib right next to your bed so you can hear him breathing or they make baby monitors that have a pad you put under the crib mattress and if there is no movement (breathing) for 20 seconds it sounds a alarm.

Being a parent is full of nerve racking thoughts. Don't dwell on them or they will ruin the joy of your baby. Just do what you are suppose to (no soft bedding, firm mattress, no bumper pad ect. 

[katelove]

Would you feel more comfortable having him in bed with you? That way you will be right there with him.

The Australian SIDS foundation advises that, once a baby can roll, continue to lay them down on the back but then allow them to find their own position and don't attempt to restrict their movement.