Hi this is my first message on the baby threads. Here's my questions!
My lb is 6 weeks old tomorrow. he's my 4th lo so u would think I'd got this down to a fine art :/ anyway currently he comes up to bed with me when I go up. Usually around 10.30pm. I take him up feed him and he sleeps in his cot til around 2 am. Feed again then usually up around 6 am. The thing is I can't remember when I'm supposed to be taking him to bed earlier in the evening? I'm in no rush to put him to bed before I go up but I keep hearing the usual " ur making a rod for your own back letting him stay downstairs until u go to bed " or he's nearly 6 weeks now he should be going up to bed earlier " from apparently well intentioned people! :/ is this so? At 6 weeks is it the norm to start taking them up to bed at say 8 PM or even earlier? I'm confused.
My last child is nearly 4 but I just can't remember what I did with her and at what age. I'm not going to lie I enjoy sitting and cuddling and talking to my lb in the evenings when my other 3 are in bed.
Maybe I'm being ridiculous but at the minute I can't imagine taking him to bed at say 8 and leaving him there.
I understand the importance of routines and am lucky enough that bar my first lb born 10 years ago they have been good sleepers in general. ( 3 older children are all upstairs and in bed by 7.30-8.00pm But routines can go out the window occasionally as my 2nd daughter has cerebral palsy and chronic lung disease and is often poorly. (Never Co sleep, illness in night warrants a sofa duty)
Any advice or maybe I'm just hoping someone will come along and verify that im not completely going wrong with this! But any advice would be lovely!
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Sarah2013mum · 13/10/2014 23:46
Butterfly86 - there is no evidence as to why it appears to be safer to have your baby sleep in the room with you. What you have suggested as a reason is a theory, not a fact.
All one can do is assess the risks and make a decision based on their individual circumstances. Sleeping alone is just one of many factors found to be present in cases of SIDS. Other factors include low birth weight, smoking, heat, positioning of baby etc.
Not trying to hijack your thread OP, just wanted to point out that a scary comment like that isn't actually accurate and you can make a decision based on your individual circumstances and general recommendations. It sounds to me like you are enjoying some quieter time with your baby so no need to change anything! It's true that tiny babies can't be spoiled 
Sorry didn't mean it to scare anybody! As you say the decision is yours I personally just don't feel comfortable doing it, I haven't researched the subject in depth just go with the guidelines. All babies are super precious but I suffered multiple losses before my dd was born so am maybe a bit more neurotic than some she is chance to be still in our room when she starts school 
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