It’s hard not to panic when we see the “loss” of a skill we already celebrated achieving. And I can almost bet you if you start Googling, you won’t like the answers—and they’re most likely NOT TRUE about your baby!
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The truth is— it can be common if your baby stopped rolling. I have gotten this question from hundreds of you and I’m here to tell you, it’s okay.

For more resources like this, check out these other Movement Mama posts:

Get Your Baby to Roll!
Toys to Encourage Baby to Roll
When should baby be rolling, crawling, and walking?

Ways to help when baby stops rolling

We expect to see tummy to back rolling before 6 months of age. I believe the most common reason is that your baby began rolling tummy to back reflexively by kicking their entire body into an extended posture and now that their flexor muscles are growing and getting stronger, they can no longer do it that way. ⁣
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Often in the midst of this another reflex appears which causes them to swim like a little fish on their bellies, preventing rolling until they’ve developmentally progressed through this necessary reflex.⁣
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The second most common reason baby stopped rolling is that they are going through a developmental leap where they are learning so rapidly about so many different things that for a brief period of time, their brain puts rolling in the backseat to focus on other necessary areas of development.

So, what can you do to help if baby stopped rolling?⁣

- Continue to prioritize tummy, side, and back play⁣
- Continue to emphasize free floor time over time in containers⁣
- Continue to breathe, knowing they will eventually re-learn this skill
- Take a look at my videos on tips on how to encourage rolling