Baby Hunter White died due to a lack of oxygen and blood flow to the brain because he could not breathe or move when his dad fell asleep.
A jury at Nottingham Crown Court heard the tragic 18-day-old tot passed away as a result of what is called "positional asphyxia" when he was in the care of his father, Adam White.
White, 45, of Foxhill Road East, Carlton, "fell asleep under the influence of something" and Hunter, facedown, died.