Tips on how to settle 7 month old in their new bedroom

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A very emotional day for me but yesterday was the day we decided to start putting our daughter in her own room. She napped in there absolutely fine yesterday, in fact both her naps were 3 hours long and she was very well rested and happy in there, however last night and this morning had been a totally different experience. At 4am this morning she woke up crying, but I cry I have never heard before, it was a proper upset cry, so naturally I got up and ran to her and decided to put her back in the next to me cot in my room, she went to sleep fairly quickly at this point.
Now trying to put her down for her first morning nap in her room today has been tough and I’m not sure what to do. She just isn’t settling at all! I am doing everything how I would normally to help her sleep but it’s as soon as I leave the room she screams.

Any tips, ideas or suggestions would be a huge help to anyone that has gone through this transition before.
I have done this before with my first born but he slept anywhere with no issues! My daughter on the other hand doesn’t even sleep in her pram!

thanks in advance x

Is it possible 2x 3 hour naps was too much day time sleep yesterday? (I say this because at 7 months I used to be glad if my FOMO baby had managed 2h total across 2 naps... They were a crap napper).

@OtterMummy2024 possibly, maybe she had slept too much yesterday which is affecting today, I didn’t think of it like that. She never usually naps that long, but usually I never wake a sleeping baby, I didn’t with my first. I sometimes think some days they just need more sleep than others. Maybe this time I will have to wake her if it has gone past 2 hours. I had it VERY easy with my first! Totally different experience this time round

I think you need to persevere. If you don't stick to it, she 'll be too confused.

I will say that moving DS to his own room did help his sleep (we moved him at 6 months) but made my life harder overall for a very long time. He did wake less but still woke 2-3 times and re-settling him just took ages every time and I actually got less sleep.

Some aren’t ready for their own rooms so young. Your presence in a comfort to them. I’d just leave the cot in your room for now!

It will only be harder if you give in and take her back into your room. Keep going - in a day or two she will be used to her own room.

Got to persevere through a couple of tough nights. Taking her back into your room won't help in the long run.

Ferber is a good approach, just stick to 2-5 mins intervals if you want to keep the change gradual and low key.

I know it’s within the guidelines and each to their own but for me think 7 months is too small to be away from you. That said, I didn’t even attempt it so if it’s what you want then the other advice here about pushing through will serve you best.

The latest guidelines are to ideally keep the baby in your room for sleep until 12 months, as it slightly reduces risk of SIDS, although they are not sure what the mechanism for that is. Is it really essential that she goes in her own room so young? DD coslept with me until about 18 months at which point she was quite happy to go in her own room for the first half of the night and then she'd usually come in with us for the last few hours, after she woke to feed. By 3, she was quite happy to sleep independently all night.

@chateauneufdupapa @Geronimode@TheBestThingthatAlmostHappened I had her sleep with me last night in the end and she fell asleep right away!. Going to keep her with me going forward until she is a bit older ☺️ I did feel it was too soon

Ah just saw this. Well done for going with your instincts. Cosleeping was never my plan but instinctively it felt so right and natural and being apart felt so wrong. I know for some people not cosleeping is a total sanity saver and everyone needs to find their own way but you can’t ‘spoil’ a baby - secure attachment is a positive thing. Our first few attempts at moving into a room failed but that was okay. by 20 months eldest went in happily and it was an exciting fun process for them. Next one joined them in the kids room aged 2 and it also was another smooth process.