Moving DS into his own room at 18 months - how hard will it be?

[OhNoGreyHairs]

Me and DS have lived with my mum since he was 6 weeks old for a number of reasons. We share a box room and DS has slept in my bed every night (a mix of necessity and wanting to co-sleep )

Now I am able to move on and found a lovely little 2 bed house to rent, so DS will be able to have his own room. I would like him to sleep in his own room now - although I do love co-sleeping we are both fidgety sleepers and we end up waking each other up and there are elbows and feet flying all over the place plus I am missing simple things like being able to watch a DVD or have the lamp on to read in bed.

But I feel it may be a struggle to get him to sleep in his own room, any tips on how I should do it? Do you think the house move might be a big enough change as it is and I should try the own room.a.few weeks in? Or fresh house fresh room?

Would be grateful for any tips on how best to approach this

Congratulations on finding a new home OP!

Personally, I think a house move may be enough for the first couple of weeks, but such a young toddler will adjust in no time. I'd take the opportunity to start him off in his room but with you in there too, either in the bed (if you're planning him having a bed rather than cot) and then on a mattress on the floor, then move the mattress half out of the door and then out and into your room. Hopefully just a few nights or a week at each step.

If there is room for a blow up bed on the floor in your current room it may be worth trying the bed split now, to get the first stage underway in the security of familiar surroundings?

Enjoy your new home!

Thankyou some great suggestions there, will be sure to try them im sure he will be fine, doing it gradually sounds like a plan.

I would actually do it when you move tbh. If you put him down in his own bed every night to start with you can work on it from there. I think a big change moving then a few weeks/months later another would be harder, if it's a new house it will be a whole new routine anyway. I night weaned DS and started keeping him in his bed all night when we moved and he started sleeping though for the first time, he seemed to accept change better in new surroundings iykwim

I think I agree with lola - now is the time to make the change as you are moving house. if you bring him in with you he will get used to being in your room in a new house and wont want to move after that.

Would he understand if you start talking about the new house and having a room of his own? If you could get him excited and keep mentioning it he might accept it easier when you move?