At what age did you move DC to own room?

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My DD has just turned one and although my DH and I had planned for her to sleep in her own room by now, I don't feel at all ready to move her cot out of our bedroom yet. She still wakes up once every night at which point we let her sleep in our bed. I love sleeping next to her and I can't imagine not having her there. Obviously DD would protest if we moved her as well. How old were your DC when they started sleeping in their own room? Do you think it'll be bad for her if we let her stay another 6 months or so? I know I'm only putting off the inevitable but still...

Well if you and your DH love it then why change it?

I'm worried that she'll become overly dependent and clingy. I know it's frowned upon by some experts, Gina Ford for example (I never followed her parenting advice though).

about 3 months!!!

if you're happy then leave things as they are? its not compulsory to have them seperate, im sure she will be willing to move eventually in another year or so?
ive had mine in own rooms since quite young babies and it is fine, but depends what you're comfy with

If you are happy with it, there is no reason to change. how does DH feel, sometimes the men aren't as keen?
Personally,I did have problems later on, when DS got used to me sleeping with him, and it's still easier now if I lay down with him. There is an argument for teaching them to sleep by themselves, but I think you know best.

Thanks for your comments. whatname, every now and then my DH says that we'll have to move our DD to her own room soon but I know that he loves co-sleeping as well! I just think that if it was up to me she'd sleep in our room until she is, like, 5 but I can't do that can I It's just going to be difficult for her when she does move to her own room...

it'll be ok.
just make it a really big deal, get it all set up girly and let her help you, get her involved, she'll probably love it!!

15 months, 14 months and 13 months

If you are both happy then keep her in your room, cosleeping is lovely

our DD just is almost three months,we put her in her own room when she was 2mnths,and she has slpet through the night ever since,much better than when she slept with us,now we also sleep much better,it was harders for me than for her coz i kept going to her room to check her breathing,even with the monitor,coz she doesn't make a sound,,however some would think im sick,but that worked for us,and i have tonnes of energy during the day after sleeping so well,,

6 months

I thought this was a thread about the PM!

3 months, only because she was too big for her basket (she is very long) and cotbed wouldn't fit in our room.

Do what suits you!

12 months and 3 days! I still used to go and get her for a feed at least once a night though - so maybe she should have stayed?? DP and I wanted out personal space back though, so I think it was worth it. DS is 9 months now and still with us, we don't have a seperate room for him, so who knows when he'll move out???

Five and a half weeks. Seems very little reading the other posts, but this worked for me and for DD, and she's always been a good sleeper.

However, I believe in doing what feels best for you and DC. If I had another and it felt right to have him or her in my room until however many months old, then this is what I'd do - so do what feels right for you all!

We moved our DD through at just over 6 months (would probably have been a bit sooner had her big cot been build, lol) and she slept much better since then.

Like others have said though, do what suits you both.

We had a couple of nights putting her to sleep on our bed (surrounded by pillows etc and before she could really roll) and leaving her to scream for 15 mins (DP's idea not mine) which was awful (I was in tears the whole time) but each night it got less and my night 3 she went to sleep on her own without a problem. Then when we moved her into her cot in her own room there was no problem.

It may be a case of short term pain for long term gain but you'll just have to see how it goes I guess.

Good luck with whatever you decide, x.

LadyintheRadiator - you've given me hope! I think I will wait another 6 months. I think I'm just a little sentimental about these things. I found it quite hard to stop breastfeeding as well (I BF until I went back to work when DD was 10 months), it's just that thing where you think "aaw she's growing up and she's not a little baby anymore"...

DS was 4 months old when he got moved to his own room - he was a very noisy sleeper!!

DS was 7 weeks when he outgrew his basket and the cot wouldn't fit in our room. I was very . But my head is next to my bedroom door which is next to his bedroom door which is where his head is in his cot.
But before anyone says anything he's about 4 feet from me which, if I had a big house, he could still be in the same room and further away.

about a week for dc1! Too noisy, but kept next door with all doors open. About 6 months dc2. About 3 years and counting for dc3...

Whatever works...

DS was around 7 months, we'd just moved house and his cot wouldn't fit in our room.

He was always a great sleeper mind you and just took to it no problem.

Now he's 3 he's up most nights around 4am to come into our bed, though he always goes straight back to sleep.

Best of both worlds really, I get to read in bed and have lots of snuggle time too!