Putting baby in own room

[DemDem94]

Hi I’m new to mn though been a lurker for a month now.
Just wondering at what age would you recommend putting baby in his own room/nursery at night?
My ds is 19weeks old

Not recommended before 6 months to help prevent cot death. Dd was 6 months, ds was 8 months when they moved rooms

Mine was in her own room from 6 weeks. This was because it worked for us, rather than following midwife advice.

Its safer for the baby to sleep in the same room as you until 6 months but its your choice as to whether to go against those guidelines. I kept to them for my own peace of mind

Guidance is 6 months. We waited until 9 months.

We had a nursery all ready but they stayed in our room until they outgrew the Moses basket, about 3 months.

NB the baby's room was the bedroom closest to ours, and we had a baby monitor as well so could hear everything.

The infant needs to be in the same room as an adult, not so you can hear them, but because they regulate their breathing by hearing yours. Basic SIDS guidelines.

6 months to 1 year is recommended as it's help to reduce the risk of sids by the baby regulating their breathing by sort of mimicking parents. However it's a personal choice, and I know some who have done it earlier.

Being of the older generation, it was entirely normal to put DC's in their own room from birth. We closed doors, and didn't have monitors or video's or any other tech. Mine stayed with me for a couple of weeks, but were put in their own room from then, as we disturbed each other's sleep. I also used to put them outside for hours when the weather was good, and they were very happy and healthy.

Advice changes of course, and you have to look at the risks for you and your children, and work out what is right for you. Other countries don't have the same advice, who is right, and who is wrong? In this world of too much information it is very, very, difficult to make a decision. You just have to go with what you feel comfortable doing.

I moved my son into his own room at 8 weeks. I researched A LOT into the reasons for keeping him in our room until 6 months and couldnt find anything. That said, im not one for following guidelines just because im told to. I like to know the reasons behind it.

This is something you'll never get a consensus on. You need to do whats right for you.

We moved him at 5.5months he outgrew the snuzpod but we have a camera monitor on all night.

I should add we also have a monitor. We dont just shut him away for the night!

After reviewing the evidence that supports the 6 month guideline, we moved LO just before 5 months. Best decision ever! We all slept much better.

Too early - the guidelines/recommendations are more than clear that's it's 6 months and it was repeated to me several times by midwives and health care visitors so surprised you also haven't had this info?

We moved her at 3 months but one of us slept in a camp bed in her room for another month - alone with monitor at 4 months.

I looked at the evidence base and the SIDS risk peaks between 2-4 months before dropping significantly. She was also having just one feed at night by then.

We were happy with our decision, but you must weigh everything up and do what's right for you.

We had to put DS in his own room once he'd outgrown the moses basket at 8 weeks. During pregnancy, DH split our large bedroom into two rooms to accommodate the new baby, and there is no space in our bedroom for a cot, or anything between a moses basket and a cot.

We bought a secondhand Angel Care monitor with motion sensor to help ease my anxiety about the situation, and actually we all slept a lot better once he was in his down room

@lozz22 whats that got to do with this thread?

Also, are you linking autism and adhd to moving babies into their own rooms?

@Lozz22 totally irrelevant comment.

OP my first was in her own room at 6 months and I'm aiming to do the same for my 2nd (now 3 months) I'm just now starting to put him to bed in our room with the monitor in an hour or so before I come to bed so I can eat my dinner in peace!

To me it's just not worth the risk but we're all different.

@Letsallscreamatthesistene did you look into the study cited by the lullaby trust and decide to ignore its findings?

www.lullabytrust.org.uk/safer-sleep-advice/room-sharing/

Thank you for the reply’s. At the moment his still sleeping in our room next to me, intend on keeping it like that for a little while longer. The thought of him being alone worries me even though we have a baby camera monitor ect.
What worries me is that I can’t sleep with my bedroom door open lol silly I know.

@harrietm87 I did look at it. I also evaluated the study in comparison to others. I didnt ignore it. Thanks for your concern.

Also, confused as to why you've singled me out when a fair few people on here havent followed the guidelines? One other also said they reviewed the evidence...I assume you're going to ask that poster if they've reviewed the evidence cited by the Lullaby Trust? Or just me?

Frustrates me so much when people say ‘oh I can hear baby, the room is just next door’ - it is NOT if you can hear baby, it’s so baby can hear you breathing. We are lucky to have this information at our fingertips on google, not sure why people refuse to educate themselves!