I need some help/advice please! My 6MO has started sleeping face down literally face straight down on the mattress! She rolls over onto her tummy and can’t roll back yet. So she just stays there and her head slowly lowers to the mattress. I have tried to roll her back onto her back and even move her head to the side but she always wakes and cries when I do this. I have had next to no sleep the last 2 nights as I am worried she will suffocate being face down! Is there anything else I can do?

Most babies will be rolling over by 4- 6 months. This is very normal as babies grow & become stronger.
Many babies then prefer to sleep on their tummy.
This is not something that needs to be stopped. It is important to make her new environment as safe as possible.

If she is in a bassinet, it is important to move her to a cot.
Also ensure that the mattress is firm & flat & there is nothing soft or loose in her cot, especially as she is face planting at times.
You can try to turn her face if you see her with face down, but often, like rolling to tummy, babies will just go back to the position of comfort.
Always place baby on back to sleep.
Increasing tummy time when awake is also helpful.
If you are still wrapping her, this need to be ceased - she needs her arms free.

Red Nose has the following information now that your baby is starting to roll.

Give baby extra tummy time to play when awake and supervised as this helps baby to develop stronger neck and upper body muscles which in turn enables them to roll back over.
Make sure that baby is on a firm and well-fitting mattress that is flat (not tilted or elevated).
Make sure that baby’s face and head remains uncovered (do not use lambswool, doonas, pillows, cot bumpers or soft toys)

As babies grow and develop they become very active and learn to roll around the cot.
At this time, continue to put them on the back at the start of sleep time, but let them find their own position of comfort.
By this stage it is not necessary to wake during the night to turn baby over to the back position

Do not use any devices designed to keep baby in a particular sleep position.
https://rednose.org.au/article/what-do-we-do-now-that-a-baby-has-started-to-roll-over

6 month old is rolling really well from back to belly and has only rolled from belly to back on a few occasions. Loves to sleep on her side or stomach, is it safe to leave her in this position or does she need to be rolled onto her back until she rolling more consistently from belly to back?

Most babies will be rolling over by 4- 5 months…...some earlier, some later. 

This is normal as babies grow & become stronger.                         

Many babies then prefer to sleep on their tummy or side.

This is not something that needs to be stopped. It is important to make her environment as safe as possible.

Is she in a cot now, & not being wrapped?

Babies need their arms free & space of a cot to roll well & safely.

**Always continue to place baby on back for sleep.

Red Nose has the following general information now that she is rolling.

Give baby extra tummy time to play when awake and supervised as this helps baby to develop stronger neck and upper body muscles which in turn enables them to roll back over.
Make sure that baby is on a firm and well-fitting mattress that is flat (not tilted or elevated).
Make sure that baby’s face and head remains uncovered (do not use lambswool, doonas, pillows, cot bumpers or soft toys)

**As babies grow and develop they become very active and learn to roll around the cot.
At this time, continue to put them on the back at the start of sleep time, but let them find their own position of comfort.
By this stage it is not necessary to wake during the night to turn baby over to the back position

Do not use any devices designed to keep baby in a particular sleep position.
https://rednose.org.au/article/what-do-we-do-now-that-a-baby-has-started-to-roll-over
Let me know if you have further questions.

My baby is 7 months and for the last 2 weeks she has slept on her belly . I have just got comfortable with her doing this but for the last 3 nights I have woken up to her face down . This concerns me as I’m scared she won’t be able to breath. I go in and turn her head or place her back onto her back but she just goes back face down. I’m barley sleeping because of this as I’m too worried .

As was stated above, rolling is very normal.
Most babies will be rolling by 4-5mths & most prefer to sleep on their side or tummy. Some will all face plant at times.
It is important that the mattress firm & that there is nothing loose or soft in the cot.
The firmness of the mattress is particularly important when baby is face planting.
**Still always place her on her back for sleep.
How does she go with tummy time when awake?
**Your baby needs to be in a cot now & unwrapped (if not already)
She needs her arms free & space of the cot to roll safely.
https://rednose.org.au/article/what-do-we-do-now-that-a-baby-has-started-to-roll-over

When you say don’t use lambs wool, are you referring to the loose sheep skin or does that include a lambs wool fitted sheet, that goes under the cotton fitted sheet, and is short hair/pile?

The reference is to any soft or padded on top of the mattress that may reduce the firmness of the cot mattress.

It is important that baby is moved to a cot & that she is no longer swaddled once showing signs of rolling.
Baby needs the space of a cot & arms free to roll well & safely.
https://rednose.org.au/article/what-do-we-do-now-that-a-baby-has-started-to-roll-over
Room sharing is recommended by Red Nose for the first 6 mths & is important for easy checking of baby when sleeping.
Have a look at the information on Red Nose web site here: https://rednose.org.au/article/room-sharing-with-baby