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Move DD into own room or suck it up?

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IcouldstillbeJoseph · 30/05/2013 13:24

DS went into his own room at 12 weeks (but I had severe PND and needed to be apart Sad) and he was FF by that time so I had to 'get up properly' anyway to make a bottle.
Now DD is almost 17 weeks and still in a cot and sometimes in my bed in my room, no PND this time and I'm still BF. Anyway, be it sleep regression or whatever but she is waking far more now. Although she has never slept-through and I don't expect her to, I'm thinking if she was in her own room I might squeeze a bit more sleep. Especially when she decides to wake at 5am and fart around in her cot.
But, I'm weighing it up against having to wander across to another room to feed and also it's only 7 more weeks and I'm at 6 months anyway.

Just wanted a quick poll really - carry on or move her?

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noblegiraffe · 30/05/2013 13:28

Keep her in with you. We moved my DS out at 6 months and he didn't sleep any better, it just made getting up to him more of a pain. Getting out of bed and fannying around in another room made it harder for me to fall back to sleep when I got back to bed.

The SIDs advice is to keep them in with you too, of course.

IcouldstillbeJoseph · 30/05/2013 13:32

DH will also never, ever agree to another baby so I almost want to hold onto her in with me as when she's gone it feels like 'it' - but I'm hanging on by a thread with the sleep deprivation...

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Vividmemories · 30/05/2013 23:15

I don't understand how moving her into another room will help resolve sleep deprivation? We still have 7mo in our room as the other bedroom is too far for me to walk at night without feeling resentful!

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LittleMissLucy · 31/05/2013 00:14

I think I was told that if you can happily get them sleeping in their own room by 6 months and self-settling (when not needing a feed / change) then you're onto a winner. I hung onto that information and it paid off. I think beyond 6 months they're just that bit more aware and more likely to wake you up for a "chat" and a play.

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