Would you put 13 week old in own room?

[Bluebells45]

Hi,

My daughter is 13 weeks and is a fab sleeper. She has her last bottle of an evening at 7 and then goes to bed at 8. She then sleeps through till 8. It’s great, I haven’t done a single night feed since she was 4 weeks so I’m kind of thinking she’s ready to go in her own room? Obviously I have a baby monitor so I should hear her if she does wake but generally speaking she never does. I know they say 6 months but each for there own I suppose. I do also have a snuza baby monitor that attaches to the nappy. Personally I would feel comfortable. I haven’t even suggested it to my partner yet !
Has anyone else done it before 6 months?

Thanks x

Yes. She will be fine. You will hear her if she needs you. I had twins, they went in their own room from day 2!!

They suggest 6 months because it helps them regulate their breathing. Each to their own though, you need to do what's best for you

The guidelines say six months for a reason. Putting a baby in their own room before six months increases the risk of SIDS, monitor or not.
So no, I wouldn’t do something that increases the risk of my baby dying of SIDS.

No. SIDS.

I wouldn’t. They need to be in your room to reduce risk of sids.

Also, my daughter slept through the night. Until she was 16 weeks. Then she woke hourly until she was eleven months. All I’m saying is, be prepared for it all to change

I personally wouldn’t but know people who have. Please bear in mind her sleep pattern might change, the 4 month sleep regression can be a bitch! Are you happy to go into another room potentially every 2 hours to feed/soothe should this happen?

No because of the SIDS risk. And I'm pretty darn relaxed about everything.

I had one of those magical babies... he’s just about to turn 1, he does not sleep all night now. There’s no rhyme or reason to it either.. some nights it’s every few hours others it’s once.

We still waited to 6 months to move him through simply because it’s the given advice with their breathing, it’s to do with hearing you breathe I think so no monitor will replace that. And the nappy clips give false alerts once they get wriggly.. much easier and quicker to roll over than run to another room if you think your baby isn’t breathing when it goes off.

I put my twins into their own room at 8 weeks because they’d outgrown their next to crib and we’re keeping each other awake wriggling. We had angelcare monitors which helped me feel more confident, and their bedroom is right next door to ours.

It goes against all recommendations, and if you can keep her in with you it’s probably best to do so.

No I wouldn't.
Both mine were in the room until around 8 months as 6 months is recommended to help prevent SIDs

No I wouldn’t but not sure why you’re asking when you sound like you’ve decided to.

God, I’m not alone IDontDrinkTea, mine did 12 hours a night straight through from 6 weeks to 4 months, and she’s breastfed. She’s not up hourly but she’s up plenty and she’s in with us cosleeping from first wake up after we’ve gone to bed. We’ve adapted, you just do don’t you!

As others have said, no because of sids. Read up on info by the lullaby Trust before you make a decision please.

Also had one of these magical babies, then teething and 4 month regression kicked in and sleep is a distant memory now. Hopefully not for you, but it's been a big shock to my system so be prepared!

No I wouldn’t knowingly put my dc at an increased risk of SIDS.

I feel pretty strongly about it as I personally know someone who lost their child to SIDS and have seen how devastating it is and how they questioned everything they did,

I did. He's 7 now.

We had a great small house and video monitor.

I wouldn't personally as I would worry.

A video monitor isn’t going to tell you something’s gone wrong.

Thanks for everyone opinions and experiences. And I do get why they say 6 months and the risk of SIDS ect. When I was 30 weeks pregnant my nephew who was two weeks old died of SIDS. He was right there next to my sister who woke up to him cold. So personally to me all of the statistics and dos and don’ts I find personally irrelevant. If something like that is going to happen it’s going to happen if she’s in her own room or right next to me. I do have confidence in the fact her snuza alarms after 15 seconds of no movement.
But thanks everyone x

So why ask

I personally wouldn't due to SIDS as I would end up being up all night going into their room to check on them. Given that they are such a great sleeper then it shouldn't really matter if they are still sleeping in the same room - neither you or baby are getting a disturbed sleep from what you describe.

I put DD in her own room at 5 1/2 months because she had completely outgrown the next to me. I’d have felt quite uncomfortable putting her in any sooner because I do think it’s important to follow the SIDS guidelines as closely as possible.

Also, just to mirror what others have said. DD was sleeping brilliantly at that age too then started waking up a lot at 4 months (the regression lasted for about 8 weeks). This might not happen for you but it would be good to plan for it and consider whether you would be happy to keep going into a different room to feed or resettle.

Your breathing and CO2 emissions remind her to breathe when she's in a deep sleep at nightvrather than a light nap. Babies do forget to breathe without that. Being bottle fed and a deep sleeper means she needs to bevwith you at night more than a breast fed frequent waking baby, because she is at higher risk of forgetting to breathe and never waking up. Thats not anti bottle feeding its factual information.

The advice to keep babies in the parent's room until six months has nothing to do with it being convenient if a baby wakes up; its to make sure they keep breathing so that they actually do wake up.

@AnneLovesGilbert
I said in my first message I had a snuza and a baby monitor. Both. Snuza monitoring baby’s breathing movements

A family history of SIDS makes it even more important to follow guidelines, i would have thought

Why not keep her in your room? My daughter slept through from 5 weeks, still kept her in with us till 6 months. Why risk it?