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Moving baby to own room

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Firsttimer1007 · 10/01/2012 22:55

Ok so not directly a feeding question.. But just wondering when anyone moved their babies into their own room? DS just turned 6 months and DH has mentioned a few times now about moving him to his own room... It's just across the landing but as he still wakes up once or twice,(or 3 times)and I'm BFing at night, I'm feeling very lazy about having to get out of bed properly to feed him (currently in cot beside bed)! But I'm sure it's easier at this age than as he gets olderto make the move? Just curious as to what age other people made the move? also think its maybe me who will find it more difficult to part with his company at night than he will mine...

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TruthSweet · 10/01/2012 23:15

I moved DD1 at about 8m, DD2 at about 12m and DD3 at about 15m (notice a pattern?). I'm a go with what's easiest mum!

Sorry FT1007's DHWink

thisisyesterday · 10/01/2012 23:21

ds1- 5 months
ds2 - about 12 months
ds3- about 18 months

like you say, who wants to get up and traipse around in the middle of the night when you can just lie and feed in bed????
meh

AlohaMama · 11/01/2012 06:33

I moved ds at 3 months, basically because he outgrew his moses basket which I had thought would last him a lot longer. One thing I would say, was that once he moved out, he went from waking once in the night to sleeping through. I think when he was in the room, I'd hear him start to wake and then feed him rather than lying in bed awake waiting for him to start crying to see if he was hungry. I figured if I fed him as soon as I heard him we'd both be back to sleep quicker. Once he moved to his own room (only just opposite ours and with both doors open) I didn't hear the quiet murmurs of him waking and evidently he just went back to sleep. So you might find that rather than getting up 2 or 3 times it might only be once.

Just a thought...

HappyAsASandboy · 11/01/2012 07:27

My DTs are nearly 15 months and still in with me (DH is in spare room Blush

I agree with whoever said it has to be easier to haul them into bed than to traipse down the landing multiple times a night. I also agree with the poster that said I will miss having them in my room, so I'm happy to have found the excuse about traipsing about Grin

I think we're I'm nearly ready to move them into their own rooms. When we do move them, I'm going to put a mattress on the floor in each room so that I can feed in 'bed' in either of their rooms and be able to safely leave them on the floor bed to return to my bed or the other babies room. A sort of halfway house until I find out whether being on their own at night really does help the sleeping.

I don't think there is a 'window' to be missed - do whatever works for your family at the time and tackle any future problems if they arise.

Good luck!

TheSecondComing · 11/01/2012 07:31

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pettyprudence · 11/01/2012 21:58

I kicked ds out at 4 months (hadn't planned to do it that early!) at the peak of the sleep regression (he woke every 90mins) because he felt the need to practise his sing-song noises everytime he woke and I decided he could sing next door! It didn't help the sleep regression but I did find that eventually he slept more and self-settled better because I didn't jump up to him so quickly and often found we had both fallen back to sleep Blush. I put a small ikea poang style chair in his room so I could feed him in his room rather than traipse back to my room and back again to his.

thefurryone · 11/01/2012 22:07

I moved DS at just over 6 months, I thought I would want him longer but after five weeks with 4 new teeth (each of which had 2 or 3 nights of hourly waking) followed by sleep regression which had him waking every 45 minutes to crawl a bit and head butt the end of his cot, I moved him out in desperate hope that I could get at least 2 hours sleep in a row.

It wasn't a magic solution to his night waking but his sleep and ability to self settle has definitely improved, I also sleep a bit better as I no longer wake for wimpers that may be him waking or may be nothing. As for the going to a different room in the night, his room is right next to ours and there is a chair in his room for feeding him, as he's not up as much it really isn't that much bother. If he's having a particularly bad night I just bring him in to bed with us.

ZenNudist · 11/01/2012 22:20

About 6m for ds, he slept much better as did we. Sleeps through now. I didn't have space for a cot in my room but know what you mean about it being easier to night feed but you could move towards less feeding at night once your ds is on three meals a day with snacks & bf in day. It's nicer not to have to creep around getting to bed & in the morning maybe he would wake to play a bit before he thinks to make noise to get your attention so you get more rest all round. Nowadays its a massive PITA if my ds (16mo) has to sleep in our room eg on holidays or staying away overnight. He sees us and makes noise to wake us if he wakes at night or early morning. Next holiday he can have his own room Smile !

anelen · 13/01/2012 20:38

We had our son in bed with us for only a week because I couldn´t sleep at thinking I was going to move and end up on top of him so we bought a Chicco play yard and the MamaDoo Kids mattress topper for much needed extra comfort and had him sleep in our room for six months. Then he moved to his crib in his room. The play yard and the mattress topper have been a great investment and we travel quiet a bit and take them every where with us!

ByTheWay1 · 13/01/2012 20:45

Oh God I feel inadequate etc- mine were in the next room by 2 weeks!!!! All doors open etc - and only a 10 yard walk from my bed to the crib. I had a glider chair in there for night feeds, so was nice and comfy for us both.

My HV said that it was fine and was probably why they and I slept so well - no jumping up to feed as soon as they moved - wait for the cry....

EllenandBump · 13/01/2012 20:56

Glad i wasnt the only one ByThe Way1, my little boy went into his own room from day one, for first things we put the cot bed up in there and it wouldnt go through the door and also it was only a stud wall and he was the other side right next to my head with all doors open. He does sleep really well. He has slept through since about 7 weeks! As when he woke a cried i waited a minute or two and if he stopped i didnt run to him. He is now a angel to get to sleep. I put him in his cot bright and giggling and within ten minutes he is sound asleep. x

ByTheWay1 · 13/01/2012 21:05

Ellenandbump - so glad someone else has 'fessed up!!

Yep - mine slept through from about 7 weeks too, and I'm sure it was due to being in their own room, less noise, less stress, more able to settle themselves. BUT - and a big but - mine were both healthy just about full term babies.... don't know if I would have felt so comfortable had they not been.

EllenandBump · 13/01/2012 21:12

My little boy was 6 days before his due date and a healthy 6 pound 9. So i was happy to have him in his own room. He has always settled better in his own room, but now at mums so having to share, but he still sleeps through, bless him.

My health visitor did try to get me to sleep in with me, as in co sleeping but i advised that because of my epilepsy i was unable to. x

MigGril · 14/01/2012 08:02

DD 5 1/2 months, didn't sleep through untill she was 2 1/2years still wish now I hadn't had to spend all that time trapsing to the room next door and trying to seatel her in her own cot.

DS 14months still in his bedside cot in our room. Why should I have to get up when I can just roll over and feed.

I think if there going to wake they wake, DD did start to seatel better in her own room BUT it wasn't the magic cure I'd hoped it would be.

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