When to move into their room?

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My DD is 20 weeks, she's a good sleeper and has slept through consistently for the last month. She currently sleeps in her cot in our room, and I'm debating whether it's time to move her into her own room?

She's no bother in our room and I love waking up and seeing her, but I'm worried she'll never want to go into her room, if we leave it too late.

When did you move your little ones?

We waited until 6 months, in line with the current SIDS guidance. DS was also sleeping in his own cot in our room so the transition was really easy when the time came.

They say 6 months?

I had to move mine after 4 months as he outgrew his Moses basket and we didn't have room for a cot with us. I had a video monitor on him at the highest volume for the first few weeks as was paranoid about leaving him, I don't think I slept a wink, but he was so ready for his cot.

That said I would have kept him for 6 months as per guidelines if I could have.

6 months is the guidance.

My DS is 3 months and we're thinking of doing it soon because he wakes so easily and my DH snores!

If you don't disturb each other I'd honestly wait until 6 months.

Thanks everyone!

I only had doubts when my friend told me about her DD. She's 8 months, similar situation, she sleeps in her cot in my friends bedroom, but she now refuses to sleep in her own room. She wakes up as soon as my friend puts her down and just screams as soon as she tries to leave the room.

I was worried this might happen with my DD, but I think I'll wait until she's 6 months.

I think when you’re ready. My first slept with us most nights until she was 3.5. That just worked well for us and she woke at night until she was 3 and it was so much easier to have her there than to be back and forth to another room during the night. Even after 3.5 years though, when she was ready to go into her own room full time, she told us so and it was an easy transition. So there is no perfect time and keeping her with you longer won’t make any difference to how easy it is when you eventually do it. It’s much more down to personality than anything.

I did naps from about 5.5 months but kept him in our room until 7 months as in laws came for a visit then and didn't want to move him and then have to do it all again after the visit (only have 2 bedrooms)

Your friend's baby is probably in the middle of a sleep regression and it would be crap, wherever

Moved our LO at 2 months. She sleeps so well in her own room.

Do it when you feel ready

DC1 moved into his room at 15 months as I'm pregnant so we wanted a long time between moving and baby getting here. He moved very well as we made both environments incredibly dark so he didn't really notice much of a difference.

If I hadn't been pregnant I probably would have kept him with us until he outgrew his cot!

6 months for both of mine.

Whenever you want to! For logistical reasons (small London flat, needed the 2nd bedroom for guests) DS1 stayed in our room till he was 3 years. Yep. Went into his own room without a whimper. Decorated it himself. And has never looked back.
DS2 is a year and mostly sleeps through the night but I will wait till he’s 18 months or so and properly mobile and then move him.
These things always change. A small baby that is mostly immobile may be ok in her own room but as they grow older and more mobile this stuff changes. So my advice is to make them feel secure in their room as much as possible at whatever age you move them so they are not tempted to come to your room. (DS1 never ever comes to our room- goes to bed at 7, reads a book and turns off his own light).

We moved DD at 7 months as I felt that we were waking her up and she did sleep better in her own room.