Moving into own room - 15 months.

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So... I need some help transitioning DD into her own room.

She currently sleeps in cot at foot of my bed. She self settles and sleeps through like a dream so I'm concerned about disrupting the finely tuned machine which has become her routine after a gruelling 2 months doing gradual retreat. I'm not keen on repeating this as it was soul destroying.

Any hints and tips for a smooth transition?

Have I left it too late do you think? I've put it off for months because I love having her in with me and I figured it's easier to pop to the end of my bed to re-insert dummy than go to another room several times a night. Now she is sleeping through and self soothing during night wake ups I have no more excuses and need to do it. My partner is up at the crack of dawn every morning for work (5am) and she would definitely sleep longer if he wasn't rustling around the room.

Any advice would be gratefully received

I'm currently wondering the same as my baby is reaching the 1 year mark and honestly I think just start giving her naps in her own room first maybe with a travel cot and then make the switch after a few days. I have a feeling because ours are good sleepers that they will be ok and you've already done the hard part! It may take 2/3 days if they kick up a stink but then they adjust quickly xx

I'm currently wondering the same as my baby is reaching the 1 year mark and honestly I think just start giving her naps in her own room first maybe with a travel cot and then make the switch after a few days. I have a feeling because ours are good sleepers that they will be ok and you've already done the hard part! It may take 2/3 days if they kick up a stink but then they adjust quickly xx

Not much help, but I'd like to lurk on this thread. DD is 13 months and it's time she moved out as I often inadvertantly wake her when I go to bed or if I have to get up for a wee in the night.

She sleeps well otherwise though so, similarly, I'm loathe to jeopardise that!

I don't think she'd mind me not being there it's more the familiarity of the space. I feel fairly convinced that if I were to move out and leave her in our room she'd be fine, but I want to keep my bedroom!

Just move her.

I had a similar thread and expected at best a few weeks of sleepless nights and re-starting sleep training.

The reality was Dd (14mo at the time) didn't care in the slightest and was fine. In the run up to moving her though we spent a lot of time in her room with her sorting clothes out in there and letting her play so she got used to it being a nice safe place.

She sleeps far better in there than she ever did in our room.

Thanks for the responses .

I think as you say I'm just going to move her and hope for the best. She does spend a lot of time in her room already as like PP I'm sorting through her clothes and putting washing away.

I was thinking about doing the transition into toddler bed at the same time but everything I've read says keep disruption to a minimum which makes sense.

I do think she would sleep much better, it's only because of me being selfish and not wanting to sleep separately that she is still lingering in my room. I've only just taken the AngelCare motion mat off as I thought the wires posed more of a risk than her stopping breathing at this stage.

I can't believe how PFB I am .

I'm going to do it, let me know how you all (in the same boat) get on too.

I would keep her bed the same for the time being.

I (again!) had similar thoughts about possibly doing the transition to a toddler bed at the same time but it was immediately obvious when I moved the cotbed through to her room and left it with a side off to begin with that it wasn't going to work for us, but DD does fling herself around in her sleep too which doesn't help. She's 16mo now and still perfectly happy in the cot (properly sleeps through 7-7 which is lovely after a year of sleep deprivation!)

It was also a bit of a shame as I could have done with the cot back for DC2 who is due any day now had to buy another one instead.

go and spend time in there.pick her (yes for mine it was pink!) duvet say this is new and special for gorgeous new sleeping in her own room.wowee.how cool is she.
let her no mummy will still come in and check on her and read too if we have time before sleep.
we bought a new teddy that held mummy and daughter kisses and cuddle in it.so I was always there.
and put picture of us all by her bed.
do it confidently.dont say with a fearful look "shall we try in here tonight"
let her know you believe in her and this being right and so it s more" hey let go to bed in your own room tonight how good would that be."
we also giggled and I play acted "oh I want this duvet for myself.
a few time mum had to sleep with her but this was ony last resoert after a few nights in she got the wobbles.

go and play in her room with her toys just before bed.then casually let her get ready and in bed as if its the most nautral thing in the world

don't worry op.you can still be with her loads in bed time too.read to her.snuggle in some nights and chat to her bout the day.
your just at a new stage of time and cherished-ness ness (lol wording) that youll spend together.

I moved my baby into her own room at 7 weeks (various reasons!) so take with a pinch of salt but we made sure her room smelled of us, left clothes in there etc and we kept her in her Moses basket so that it was just one change at a time. After a week or so of that we moved her to her cot. Never had any problems. I reckon if she sleeps well already then you’ll be fine!