Bed time

[LauraMarie82]

My little girl (9 weeks) struggles to settle to sleep in the living room in the evenings, but is fine in her crib in my room. I have a video monitor, but I don’t know if she’s too young for me to put her in her crib at bedtime and watch her on the monitor until I go to bed so I’d welcome some advice

I did it from 7 weeks with video monitor

Thank you

I don't know if I would feel comfortable, but I guess if uv got ur monitor and check regularly it'll be fine..

I did it from 12 weeks as we went away to centre Parcs and she started sleeping 8-8. Do what works best for you.

You are increasing the risk of SIDS. Have search on the stats relating to SIDS and then make an informed decision rather than basing it on a few people saying my baby was fine.

Jackhouse how does it increase the risk of SIDS? I've read a lot about SIDS and haven't come across anything about the risk being increased by baby going to bed earlier than their parents

Its because you are more likely to notice your baby stopping breathing if they are in the room with you
They can forget at this age and a simple nudge can have them back in rythem.
Also,the sound of you breathing helps tyem

I know people who have baby in other room from a young age and they are fine, however i chose not to.
I started putting my baby to bed upstairs on monitor from 6months old, and it is only a few hours before me. Im fairly sure thats the advised age?? But im just going with the flow on this

Once you do, if it helps ease your mind, you can get a video monitor with a movement sensor pad for under mattress. It alerts you if movement indocating breathing ceases.
I got one from tommee tippee.
Was 100quid and i only used it a month or so but i guess if you do put baby up earlier than i did you might use it more

LauraMarie82 no one know the true reasons why it reduces SIDS but babies who sleep in a room without an adult are more likely to die from SIDS. There are lots of theories but obviously it is unethical to do research which involves putting babies in a situation were their likelihood of dying is increased. I’m really suprised that your midwives and HV have not discussed this with you.

SIDS peaks at 4 months and the risk significantly reduces at 6 months.

Advice is to have the baby in the same room as you until 6 months, for all sleeps. I wouldn't do it.

My baby’s to alert to nap in the living room so I had to do the same. My daughter is 12 weeks. I can watch her Breathing on the monitor. Which I do!

Unfortunately watchingbrhem breathing on a monitor, or using a sensor pad makes no difference. They should be in the room with you as recommended by the Lullaby Trust, as being the the same room (not being watched from another room) is what reduces the risk of Sids. It's likely that the fact that the baby doesn't settle so well or sleep so deeply is what helps, along with your breathing pattern..

If your baby doesn't feel comfortable alone then she will probably need you from time to time and maybe it's not the time to part her.

Yes advice is to 6 months. But theres no way we'd have ever made it that long, we struggled to make it to 8 weeks, and once baby was in her own room we all slept so much better

Every parent know their baby and the risks and can make a decision. There is no right or wrong

Lazypuppy knowing your baby doesn't make it immune to Sids. I think it's very wrong to ignore advice on how to reduce the risk of Sids. I'm astounded that people do so will fully. Also constantly surprised at how people seem surprised that babies don't just go to sleep.

@Nottalotta no i know it doesn't,but these threads tend to turn into parent bashing on parents who don't follow the advice.

And it is only advice. I had reduced as many risks as i could and felt happy with my decision.

And for me my baby did and always has slept very well. That's why we did it as we were disturbing her in the night. Once in her own room she had a much better qualoty of sleep.