Is it bad to let baby sleep in carrier or rocker in the day

First time mum here. Feeling very anxious now because I saw on a reel on IG about ‘container baby syndrome’ saying that it is harmful to let baby be in a carrier or rocker for long hours and it will delay their physical development, cause flat head etc. My baby is 3.5 months old and since 1 month old, I have been letting him nap on the rocker in the day, or in the carrier if he needs to be held. Did I make a mistake and cause harm to my baby? 😭 In fact, he does have a little flat head and hasn’t shown any signs of wanting to roll. I’m worried it’s because I let him sleep in rocker and carrier… Any babies who sleep in rocker or carrier for long hours and turned out fine? I feel so bad as a mum and I need assurance 😭

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About rolling over, baby will do when theyre ready to do it! I didnt even teach my baby suddenly one day he rolled his body over, but not able to lift his head yet cause neck not so strong. My 3.5m also having flat head, and now then i start taking action cs i panic, what i usually do is reposition his head left/right when sleeping altho most of the time he will turn his head back to the centre. I think sleeping in a rocker/carrier for nap is fine as long as the baby is supervised, incase if baby fall from rocker. But other than that as long as baby can sleep, theyre comfortable can just let it be. (For our own sanity too, as long as baby sleeps). Most importantly, diff baby diff pace dont worry too much!

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