Has anyone put baby in own room before 6 months

[akankwasakelly]

Our daughter is 14 weeks old, and sleeps in her cot next to my bed. It was a real big squeeze getting the cot in our room and because of this me and my other half have no room down the sides of our bed, so we have to crawl from the bottom to the top of the bed.. some of our slats are broken on the bed and it makes it really noisy, every time we get into bed it wakes the baby up, we also can't watch Tele in bed / talk because she seems to wake really easily.. she sleeps really well apart from us waking her up at night.
I know the nhs advise is 6 months but I'm thinking she might need to go in her own room earlier, has anyone else done this? I have a camera monitor so I can see her all night if I want too

It has nothing to do with seeing your baby, your baby breathing regulates against yours. I would never increase the chances of cot death for convenience.

I did at 12 weeks but you will get lambasted here due to SIDS guidelines of 6 months.

I did it at 4 months. It was such a relief. Ignore the martyrs who say they wouldn't risk their babies...there is calculated risk at every single turn every single day. Some babies and parents do much much better in separate rooms. Do whatever suits you.

We moved our twins into their own room at 2 months. I was awake for most of the night on the first night but fine after that. We all slept much better after that (although they proved to be terrible sleepers anyway but it was a bit better!)

Surely only the baby's breathing regulating against yours comment is if you are co-sleeping? How does the baby know it's yours and not your partner's breathing? And in my case, what about their other twin?

Did it at 16 weeks - she was fine from night one - and stopped us waking her up

I did from about 4 months and used an angelcare monitor for peace of mind

Yep - did it at four weeks - angel baby was sleeping from last feed at 11pm through to 6am (don't be envious, next one made up for it for two years ). Delicate little flower is 16 now.

The first couple in our NCT group to move their baby out of their room - at 2 weeks - were both GPs. We felt brave enough to follow them at about 6 weeks, all was well. Babies are noisy sleepers, when they are not awake and howling.

Did it at 5 months and immediately wondered why I hadn't done it sooner. We were waking him up; he slept so much better in his own bed

Yep - dd was about 3 months. Our bedroom was too small for a cot, and she kept waking herself up whacking her arms against her crib / carry cot.
She settled much better in her cot.

It's fine to have guidelines, but the only way we could have slept in the same rooms was by co-sleeping and that's a big No-No for SIDS too. But you have to just do what fits you / your home and family- it's not always physically possible for a baby to sleep in the same room until they are 6 months old.

Did it by 3 months with both of mine. They both then slept through from 3 months.

Two weeks for DC1, immediately for DCs 2&3 (no guidelines 15-20 years ago!)

In America, a year of room sharing is now advised:

www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/american-academy-of-pediatrics-announces-new-safe-sleep-recommendations-to-protect-against-sids.aspx

There are good reasons why it is advised even if the underlying mechanism isn't clear.

"Ignore the martyrs who say they wouldn't risk their babies"

YoureNotASausage, this is a very belittling statement and only serves to put down anyone who doesn't share your view.. For some people, they will see the risk as too great. That's not being a martyr. Making a balanced decision either way does not make you a "martyr".

The risk of SIDS in a breastfed, born at term, healthy baby, sleeping on their back in a non-smoking household is (thankfully) very low, so you need to decide yourself if you consider the increased risk of being in their own room acceptable.

We did it at two weeks as my DD was very noisy and woke and settled herself regularly four a couple of hours every night. She was our third though, so we were confident enough to make our own decisions based on how we'd managed with the other two.

Yes, moved mine after 2 weeks as I couldn't sleep with all the snuffling noises. I probably didn't appreciate the reasons for the guidelines at the time but there you go.

Mine are aged 25 and 15 so went into own room first day out of hospital because no guidelines then. We were the generation thst put them on their back at the bottom of the cot rather than on their tummies!

Mine went in his own room at 4 months. He was waking up when we were going to bed and taking an age to resettle. We all slept much better in separate rooms!

I did it from day one, this was before the current advice.

Fix or replace the bed slats?!
But it sounds as if you want to move her into her own room and you're looking for reasons to justify it.
If you want to do it, do it, but a noisy bed can be sorted

Me too Dark and I'd do it again now.

I moved my DD just before 3 months as she was too long for Moses basket and kept waking herself. Slept soundly from day one as she had more room and we weren't disturbing her.

My midwife told me she moved her second child at 3 days as she was a really loud baby when she slept.

I know current guidelines are 6 months but they are not rules. Used to be to lay baby on their front to sleep, ween them at 3 months etc. Things change, do what feels right to you.

Two months here. From birth I had a ticking alarm clock next to the bed. When he moved rooms the clock went with him. I just thought having by that constant, repetitive noise would help. Alarm clock came with us when we slept elsewhere too.

I can't remember how old they were but all of mine were in their own rooms well before 6 months, I don't think I even knew they were meant to sleep with you for so long.