to be contemplating asking my neighbour to move her newborn into her bedroom at night?

[willow]

Essentially, we live in a semi and neighbour's new baby is in a room that's next to our bedroom. Neighbour is on the floor above. Upshot is that we wake up from baby's cries, well before its parents do. Not even going to go down the advice to prevent cotdeath route, or fact that I think there might be a she who must not be named routine being followed.

Should I ask them, politely, to contemplate having baby in same room as them, at least for a little while until it's settled into a bit more of a routine? Appreciate that I can't demand they rethink where they're siting the nursery - but don't see why we should be disturbed more than the actual parents.

Interesting "WE will only get worse". You come mob-handed do you? Sort of pack like? So what else do you do for your "fun"? Might not be around to read your reply as my life is calling.

Did I point out I wanted to rile you? Gosh I keep missing all these things don't I!

Chill out love

I actually can't work out if you are two are being serious with each other or not! - It's keeping me entertained though! (not to mention distracting me from working!)

I love you Shiney

No - you chillax.

Over to you shineon...

It's hilarious!

who needs a life/work when you have mumsnet!

Yes yabu

As annoying as it may be for you, there is nothing you can do about it. Part of life in a semi.

Oh yeah, deadly serious!!! I'm not trying to upset you, what gave you that idea? Chill out love, chillax, take a chill pill, have another cake.

It was calling yes but it was a wrong number so I had time to kill, and what fun it's been. Thanks for letting me have the last word, I do so love the last word.

Ciao.

I think willow sensibly left hours ago...

Shiney Diamond - I feel I should tell your mother.

It's a girl thing.

Going against the grain here, but I don't think YABU. Yes, babies wake up all night and disturb people, but they are leaving you to hear it for 5 mins before even going in.

So you are being more disrupted than they are.

Sleeping with earplugs isn't an option for all, as (for example), I need to hear my own children should they call out in the night.

It's so tricky trying to raise it, though. Can you see any way to let them know without complaining?

FWIW, I always took our baby downstairs when screeching so as not to disturb the neighbours. They weren't the ones who decided to have a baby!

Oh, just realised I didn't read all the way to the end.

haha,that pizza call is soooo funny.thanks

I would say please don't say anything to your neighbours. Our neighbour complained about our son crying when he was ill. He had a couple of bad nights in a row then one night when he was ill with a temperature and barely settled all night. We had just got him off to sleep at 7 am then she came round banging on the door and shouting about two hours later.
Normally a reasonable woman and good neighbour but she had obviously lost it over this night's bad sleep!
She demanded that we move his room to our study (which was just big enough for a computer desk and didn't have a radiator!) and got very irate when we suggested she move instead (she had two spare rooms)
About three days later,she came and apologised- I think having sounded out friends who did have children. But of course things were never the same again, and dh and I were both furious and very distressed.
It's awful to be kept awake by anything, and horrible to hear a baby cry. But as others have said, earplugs and a bit of empathy!