Moving toddler to own room...it will be ok, won't it?

[BarryManilowsWardrobe]

Hi,
I'm moving house and DD will finally be getting her own room. She is 18mo. She has slept next to my bed in her cot since birth. She doesn't sleep through, usually wakes once, sometimes twice, for milk. I'm hoping her sleep will improve. Should I expect much upheaval? She currently settles to sleep fine, has milk, I leave and she's straight off without a peep. I'm dreading it really, I have visions of it being a nightmare for weeks. Anyone have any experience of moving a toddler of this age into their own room? How did it go?

Watching closely...same boat...21mo. Space issues in the house...wondering how much of a pain it might be at this late stage.

My son went into his own room in this house when we moved in and he was 21 month. It took a few days for him to get used to it but he went straight into a toddler bed and not the cot. He loves it and now sleeps longer

Make a fuss of the new room, let her help chose the paint, wall stickers or whatever might work.
My DD until this week has been fed to sleep and more often then not coslep, never ever slept through she is 30months. i bribed her with presents from the ' sand fairy' who helps teach little girls to go to sleep. It has worked amazingly well.
I found that her sleep got particularly bad between 18months - 22 months as her molars were coming through. It has improved significantly now all her teeth are through.

I'm like this about moving my 18 month old in with her brother - she has been next to us in her cot, and coming into our bed at about 4.30/5.00 which is great for extra sleep. I know it's going to be harder for me as she has a couple of wake ups still too, at about 12.00 and 2.30/3.00. I often get her back to sleep by lying in bed with my arm on her through the bars and I can go back to sleep too - this won't be possible in another room!! I keep putting it off but we've named Easter as the time so her brother is off school (might find it tiring) - but -hurray! - I can put it off again as we are having work done on the house! I'm not sure she could choose her own paint yet, but her brother has chosen as a pay-off for sharing.....

Can you do it gently? Moving house is quite stressful for everyone so perhaps don't plan an immediate move, but have her room ready, with her own bed etc. and her 'help' choosing the decor, etc. If she is comfortable and feels safe in the room it will be much less stressful for you both.

We moved when dd2 was 22 months, we were not gentle and she was fine. (She did have all her teeth ages ago though, so we were lucky with that).

New house, new rules, works better IME, but everything depends on the child.
We did kept her cot though and changed it only last months (25 months now) again with no problems at all.
She kept calling us the 1st night in the new house but we were quick to respond so she was reassured instantly. She slept better because she is a light sleeper and is not disturbed anymore by DH ninja moves, snoring and weird hours .

We moved when DD1 was 7 months, 15 months, 3 yo, 4 and almost 7 (no problems either). The worse was 3 yo but it was a new country and she had chicken pox.