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At what age did you transfer your newborn to sleeping in their own room?

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moomin35 · 30/06/2014 07:50

I know its recommended that baby sleeps in the same room as you for the first 6 months and I am fine with doing it at the moment but unless he starts sleeping through for longer periods I think it will just be too difficult to do for a whole 6 months. Just wondered if anyone went against the advice, why you did and how it worked out? Would it just be irresponsible of me to do this?

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Iggly · 30/06/2014 07:51

Why is it too difficult?

DefiniteMaybe · 30/06/2014 07:52

I think the advice is there for a good reason. It's more disruptive for you surely to have to go to another room rather than just get baby from next to you?
Babies aren't supposed to sleep for long stretches, some do and that's fine but they are the exception rather than the rule.

lucidlady · 30/06/2014 07:52

Tbh it's easier to keep them in your room for the early months until they start sleeping a bit better. I moved DD at 7 months once she was in more of a routine.

Bunbaker · 30/06/2014 07:55

DD had medical issues and was in our room until she was three. It was fine.

LittleBearPad · 30/06/2014 07:56

Dd was a week or so undr 6 months, she didn't fit in the Moses basket then.

Isn't it easier to keep them with you, less traipsing around at night.

ThursdayLast · 30/06/2014 07:56

We moved DS at about 4mo.
But he was already sleeping well, so I didnt gave to keep getting up and traipsing across the landing!
I'm not sure at that age moving rooms will help a baby sleep better though.

Annietheacrobat · 30/06/2014 07:58

DD1 about 4 weeks. DD2 5.5 months.

I had PND with DD1 and wasn't managing to sleep with her in with us

duchesse · 30/06/2014 08:06

Anything between 12 and 24 months.

Doje · 30/06/2014 08:09

We moved DS just before four months. All the stats on SIDS are available on the internet so I'd say read up on it and make sure you're comfortable with your decision. From what I remember the majority of SIDS deaths (I think it's about 70%) happen up to 4 months.

Both DS and I slept better as we didn't disturb each other and for me, it's been brilliant getting a decent night's sleep.

OooOooTheMonkey · 30/06/2014 08:53

10 weeks. DD was thrashing around in the Moses basket not sleeping well at all and there's no room for the cot in our room. She went in the next room to us and we have a monitor. She sleeps through the night and has done mostly since then, she's 7 months now. There was no drama or fuss about it either. I was worried because the guidelines say 6 months but there was not a lot we could do.

slithytove · 30/06/2014 08:56

6 months, was perfect for us

fanjobiscuits · 30/06/2014 09:00

6 months, maybe just over. Worked for us, but was more of a hassle once moved due to going into and out of the new bedroom

PinkParsnips · 30/06/2014 09:05

We moved dd last night actually and she is just over 7 months... it was only really because she was getting too big for the crib and kept banging her head when shuffling about. I'd have kept her in with us longer probably but I think it's time now and she was fine apart from the breathing monitor going off at 4am sending me and DH catapulting out of bed because she had wriggled to the top of the cot!!

If the baby isn't sleeping through I'd find it easier to just be next to me for settling without having to get up every time.

Xcountry · 30/06/2014 09:07

I've always done it a bit higgledy piggledy. I didnt have the baby in my room with any of them, I go to theirs and sleep in a day bed because of DHs shifts.

I start backing off a bit at about 4 months, putting them to bed first and going up myself a little later if I can (not hours later just a cuppa and some toast later).

Then maybe 5 or 6 months I start to spend the night in my own room a night at a time so say DH is off tue and thurs one week and maybe nightshift the rest, I will sleep in my own room on the tue and thurs and back with baby the rest of the time just to build it up gradually.

Always worked for me so maybe work for you? Do you think you will get more sleep by putting baby in its own room? because you may be mistaken my thinking that and just actually have further to walk to get crying baby.

crabwoman · 30/06/2014 09:07

DD1 - 6 around 6 months.
DD2 - is 6 months and I've not even thought about it yet tbh! Nursery needs clearing and decorating, so it'll probably be about 8 months.

Rumandcokeplease · 30/06/2014 09:10

11 weeks dd1 and about 6 months dd2 but we would have moved dd2 earlier but we were having work done on the house. There is a lot of info on SIDS out there but I am a firm believer that babies do not just die for no reason, there must be something wrong with them and one day we will find out! I don't really think you can prevent cot death in my opinion. The NHS website even states that it happens in vulnerable babies.

overthemill · 30/06/2014 09:10

When she stopped feeding continuously through the night - was prem. about 12 weeks she went into cot in her room. Fed at 12.30 am and then again at 6 am from then until 5 months when last feed about 11.39 I think

AnythingNotEverything · 30/06/2014 09:15

Rum - but SIDS is defined as a sudden unexplained death of a seemingly healthy child. We may one day find a reason, but until then surely it's better to go with the evidence based risk reduction?

DD moved into her own room at 7 months. Would've moved earlier but we wanted to wait until after a holiday. We started putting her to bed before us at 4 months as this felt to is like the time when the risk lowered due to age.

I'm another one wondering why you think it'll be easier if she's in her own room?

AnythingNotEverything · 30/06/2014 09:16

Sorry - he not she.

Meglet · 30/06/2014 09:26

10 weeks, when they started getting too big and wriggly for the moses basket. I'm a bad sleeper at the best of times, the wriggly noises, feeds and having the bedroom so cold meant I was never resting.

Jumblebee · 30/06/2014 09:43

Just after 4 months. DD had outgrown her Moses basket and had started waking every hour, only settling for a feed which was exhausting.

The first night she slept 5 hours in a row (it was heaven!) and gradually slept longer and longer.

I was aware the guidelines recommended not moving them until they were six months but the hourly waking had me in hysterics one night and when I asked the midwife why she might be waking so much she suggested moving her. Best thing I ever did to save my sanity!

barefootcook · 30/06/2014 09:50

He always slept in his own room.

Notso · 30/06/2014 09:50

6.5 months,
7 months
15 months
7 months

It's not difficult you just keep their bed in your room or co-sleep.

Jumblebee · 30/06/2014 10:19

Notso what if there is no room for their bed in your room? And what if co sleeping is not a viable options for some parents? Who smoke or have had a drink or are on medication? Or if they're like me and can only sleep on their stomachs. I fell asleep whilst feeding my baby in bed and forgot she was there. I then tried to turn over and very nearly rolled on to her.

Co sleeping isn't an option for all parents

purpleme12 · 30/06/2014 10:46

went straight in from coming home at 1 week. its not irresponsible its whats best for you and baby. personal choice.

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