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8 weeks old - too little for own room?

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julezboo · 09/04/2007 20:32

Hey all

quick question my 8 week old keeps getting his arms stuck in his crib in our room, he is too big for his moses basket so we are considering putting him in his cotbed in his own room. What do you think?

Im a bit wary with him being so young (my first co slept with me till 12 months but then i was single then and didnt have a DP taking up all the room in the bed!!

We could move his cotbed to out room but theres not really room!

TIA

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nallydoolally · 09/04/2007 22:28

dd1 and ds both went into their own rooms at about 2 months, but with door wiiiiiide open and right next to our room and baby monitor up loud (prob bit ott). dd2 stayed with us until she was too big for crib, at about 4 months, then went into her cotbed in dd1's room (their room)

Debbsyandson · 09/04/2007 22:36

i wouldnt they do recommend 6 mths ds (4mths) has just grown out of his crib we have taken the cot down in his room,and put it in ours,im not putting him in his own room till 6mths maybe even 7 if im not ready iyswim.

nallydoolally · 09/04/2007 23:45

thing is we don't have any space in our room for a cot (can just about walk around the bed) and no room in their room for another bed, so apart from making up a bed in our room on the floor for them (which i would not be happy with) we did not have any other options. either unhappy baby in our room with arms and legs trapped in sides of crib all night every night, or just next door with doors open and monitors up loud...

springbean · 09/04/2007 23:53

We have hardly any space in our room for a cotbed but still put it in there, partly cos we haven't got a spare room yet - are moving in a couple of month's time to our bigger house. Dd is now 11 months old - wouldn't have wanted to move her out at 8 weeks, too young in my opinion. I'd just put up with the lack of space in the bedroom!

hana · 09/04/2007 23:55

just thinking of dd3 who moved out of her moses basket at 6 months as she was getting too big!

nallydoolally · 10/04/2007 00:02

we would have had to move our bed out though, to get the cotbed in!!!! honestly there is that little space. you can't actually walk past eachother. you have to wait for the other person to either get into bed or go out of the room, just to walk around the bed!
when the crib was in there with us, i had to climb over to dh's side of the bed to get out and could not get to the curtains to open them without removing the crib from the room!
bloody stupid small house!

hunkermunker · 10/04/2007 00:05

No. But then I have a 14mo in a cot in my room (occasionally in bed with me).

What I'd actually like is my very own room with no men or babies in it [drifts off into peaceful dream]

mymama · 10/04/2007 03:53

My ds1 and ds2 went into a cot in their own rooms on their first night home from hospital.

aviatrix · 10/04/2007 06:21

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julezboo · 10/04/2007 09:16

thanks all, Ive decided to keep him with us for a while yet and keep swaddling him

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Debbsyandson · 10/04/2007 09:17

really mymama?Dont agree with that sorry

hunkermunker · 10/04/2007 09:20

I meant "no" don't put him in his own room btw.

dionnelorraine · 10/04/2007 09:31

mymama! I have never heard of that before. A little unsafe I think. My dd went into her room at 8 months

millysimmons · 10/04/2007 13:54

mymama, you're not alone my ds was in his own room too from day 1. Although I know its not reccommended.

donnie · 10/04/2007 13:58

dd2 was in her own room from day 1 and has always been brilliant at getting herself off to sleep (she is nearly 2 ). I can highly recommend it.

donnie · 10/04/2007 13:59

ps I agree with mymama - what is the problem ?

alex8 · 10/04/2007 14:01

I really cannot imagine putting a baby of a few days old in another room. especially your first I wanted to keep seeing him breathe. I know peeople who did though and they are not all good sleepers.

I read of some research recently that says the daytime naps should be in the same room as you too for 6 months for the same reasons as the night time ones.

TeeCee · 10/04/2007 14:05

My DD1 was in her own room by 8 weeks. It worked for us and I wouldn't change anything about what we did with her, it was right at the time. DD2 stayed with us for longer becasue I realised with her that it was such a short time and I was happy having her in with me and enjoyed it.

I would only tell you to do what YOU feel is right, no yes or no's from me.

TeeCee · 10/04/2007 14:08

No-one has to agree with mymama, but she did what she felt was right and what she wanted to do and it was fine and I support that decision personally.

'They' might not reccomend putting a child in his or her own room for the first 6 months but you also hear of lots of women who have suffocated their own child while they slept together.

littlelapin · 10/04/2007 14:08

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harpsichordcarrier · 10/04/2007 14:12

all of the research suggests that it reduces the risk of cot death for a baby under six months to sleep inthe same room as the parents. following this and other advice from FSIDS has saved thousands of lives.
so I wouldn't dismiss it as advice from "them" tbh

LindzDelirium · 11/04/2007 09:10

I moved DD into her own room at 2 days old. She slept for 12 hours (breastfed) and has slept solidly ever since (now 4.5) I am a great believer in own rooms but it's what you feel comfortable with.

mumfor1standfinaltime · 11/04/2007 09:24

Ds was in his own room from 4 weeks old, I wanted him with us until then as I had c section and didn't want to get up too far in the night!
He slept through the night from 6 weeks and I think having his own room helped with this.
I can't stand the thought of tip toeing in the bedroom around a sleeping baby!

MrsFish · 11/04/2007 11:16

My ds spent the first 3 weeks in his moses basket in our room, then he went into his own room, which was right next door so could hear him as soon as he stirred.

alex8 · 11/04/2007 16:32

I never tip-toed round either baby I've had in my room. We've had the radio on and talked and did anything else you may do in a bedroom. My babies were always used to lots of noise and slept in any location (shops, cinema, restaurants and once a very lively Ceilidh)

Gosh sleeping 12 hrs at 3 days old would have freaked me out. I was waking mine every 3 hrs at that age cos of jaundice.

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