Moving house - should I put daughter straight into her own room?

[LisaN27]

My daughter will be 6 months old when we move house. Until now she’s slept in a bedside crib next to me and I’m just wondering whether it’s ok to move her straight into her own room when we move or if I should keep her in with us for a little longer while she gets used to the new house? Not sure if all of the change is better at once or whether to phase it? Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks

Hmm... Maybe depends how tired you think she'll be. On the one hand, it's only one change for her, rather than two. On the other, you might be exhausted from lugging boxes and prefer to have her within arms' reach rather than be woken at 1am (and 3am and 5am) in a strange house and have to go and settle her in a strange room.

Personally, I would do it in two stages unless you're in a hurry to get her into her own room. Moving sounds like enough stress in itself.

As a third option though, how about moving her into her own room a couple of weeks before you move? If it goes well and she doesn't seem to notice too much you could put her straight in her own room at the new house. If she kicks off you'll know it might be better to wait until things are more settled in the new place.