How old was your baby when you put them to sleep in their own room?

[lusciouslynda]

My DS id 14 weeks and sleeping so well that I am thinking about putting him to sleep in his own room. DH thinks its too soon.
Didn't put his sister in her own room till 8 months but she was still wanting fed very early in the morning.
What did/would you do?

Both my children went into their own rooms from birth. Both my dh and I are light sleepers. We just knew we would be listening out for their breathing all night long if there were in the same room as us and we would never sleep! We heard them when they awoke for feeding or otherwise so it was never a problem for us. Let's put it another way, I heard when they awoke anyway!

Thanks Pisces. Did you get to them before they were screaming the place down? I'm worried I won't hear in time, although I am not a heavy sleeper.

DS1 was around 4 months.

DS2 was yesterday . We can't get a cot in our room and he finally outgrew his moses basket. He is 4 months.

If I could fit a cot in, I'd leave it until 6 months because that is current cot death advice.

I completely get your point about keeping each other awake. We all slept so much better yesterday night.

If you want to do it, could you persuade your DH if you used a monitor?

dd - 8 mths. I'd say 7 mths is ideal

12 months. Tho not thro choice.

Sleeping in the same room as your baby is protective against cot death - I think the current guidelines are that you should share a room for up to 6 months.

I would say if he is sleeping really well and not disturbing you then you might as well leave him where he is. Why are you thinking about moving him, lynda?

Mine were both small, 6 & 4 weeks. But that was because they are the world's noisiest sleepers and I couldn't sleep at all. One morning DS woke up to find himself alone in our bedroom as DH and I had seperately gone off at different times to find somewhere quieter. But I was very worried about moving DS as by then the guidelines about 6 months and the cot death had been published. I got a breathing monitor as I was so worried which helped a bit though I expect it is a false peace of mind. In an ideal world I would have waited until 6 months.

8 weeks.

had intended to keep him in with us for at least 6 months - as per SIDS advice - but we were all disturbing each other. much better all round when he was in his nursery.

16 weeks, with a baby monitor in his cot and the receiver on my bedside table, I can even hear him turn at night, so if you are concerned about SIDS you would probably sleep easier if he is with you.

dd was in moses basket for first week, and we got no sleep at all cos we where listening to her all night. She went in cot bed at 1 week against hv advice, and has slept soundly every night since then she is now 7 months. If she does cry I can hear her from our room. Worked for me, but not for everyone. Guidelines saw 6 months, but speaking to other mums who moved baby into own room at later age, they struggled emotionally to do it, and baby found it hard too.

2 weeks for both of them. DP and I wanted to sleep.

with ds he was 8wks but every snuffle etc kept me awake. DD was around 14wks but she had been ill a bit etc so kept her closer due to that. Both slept better when moved into their own rooms, although ds comes back for visits...lol

DS1 was 8 weeks - he's been sleeping through and we had a baby monitor.
DS2 was at least 6 months (can't remember exactly) but he fed though the night for about a year and when we tried to put him in with DS1, he kept waking him up.

About 10 days - needed sleep and we both slept better once ds was in his room. Put moses basket in cot. Job done! .

From the beginning here too (though we did used to have her in moses basket in bedroom quite often)

She was SO noisy, we couldn't sleep at all! Plus as I wasn't allowed to breast feed I couldn't just pull her into the bed for a feed in the night, had to faff around with bottles so it seemed sensible to do it in the nursery (which was right next door to our room)

Day 1 here too.

DD ended up not going into her own room until she was 16 months old, when we finally moved house (a year's delay on our new build!!!)

both went around the 8 - 9 month mark

5-6 months. When it just felt right, tbh. Also, I wanted to move her before she was too aware of the room itself, and it was still the cot that counted, IYSWIM. She didn't bat an eyelid at the change, but I missed her like crazy for a night or two. Then we all slept a lot better - DH snores, dd was a light sleeper, and I am too so I was waking at her every snuffle!

12 weeks - she was fine

DS - 5 months
DD - 4 months

6 weeks..

With DS1, 11 weeks. I didn't plan it that way - started one night at 3 a.m. when I was so strung out I thought I might hurt him, so put him in the other room to give myself some time out. He fell asleep and slept through till morning. We never looked back.
With DS2 he stayed with us much longer as they had to share a room and didn't want him to wake DS1. Whatever works, luciouslynda.

6 weeks, couldn't sleep with all that snuffling...