When did you move your baby to their own room?

[Njh1986]

As the title really! Have taken the decision to move my 4.5 month old to her own room as she’s struggling to sleep through our night noises (both OH and I snore, sleep talk and toss and turn a lot). Didn’t know how badly it was affecting her until she slept 12 hours solid when she stayed at the in laws this weekend!

She was a bit upset but soon settled (we moved her Sleepyhead and MyHummy too, and kept the whole night routine exactly the same). I plan to sleep in there for a few nights to ease the transition.

However, my OH is convinced she’s too little and has been making me worry all evening by Googling statisticians and saying that no one he knows has moved their babies out before a year old....does this make me a terrible parent? Should I move her back?

4.5 months for the same reasons as you. She's now 16 months and has slept 12 hours ever since x

Nope. Putting anything into a cot doesn't comply with the safe sleep guidelines. Lots of things ARE proven to be a SIDs or suffocation risk - cot bumpers can sleep positioners where babies are strapped in. But not the Sleepyhead. No baby has ever died as a result of using the Sleepyhead. That doesn't mean it's definitely safe - the Lullaby Trust day not enough research has been done and that's why it doesn't comply with their safe sleep guidelines. But it's not an identified SIDs risk. They're two different things.

Have you ignored the link I just posted! Cushioned sleeping pods can pose a risk.
You can ignore it if you want but anything is a risk!

DS was 8 weeks when I moved him, he was already growing out of his Moses basket and was banging against the sides when stretching and moving around as they do!

We both slept far better from that point

About 7/8 months for both DC. And it still took me a few weeks to get used to it and would wake through the night to check on them even though both slept through by then.

About 2 weeks for DC1, straight out of hospital for the others. The guidelines were different 20 years ago.

In answer to your other question OP I use a Snuza Hero breathing monitor with DD who is 20 weeks. We co-sleep but I find the ticking noise in time with her breathing incredibly reassuring and it’s only ever gone off when I’ve accidentally knocked it out of place when feeding her. I will say one thing though it’s not particularly loud so if your using it on a baby in another room I’d use it in conjunction with a regular baby monitor so you can hear if it goes off.

Around 4 months for me, when baby grew out of the Moses basket.

About 8 months. Would have been sooner but we didn’t get our arses into gear ordering a cot.

From day 1 - I'm sure that is contrary to recommendations now, but it worked perfectly back then.

Rooms / doors to rooms close together so we could still hear everything, but settled really well and was out of the cot and into a bed at 18 months

About 3 weeks for both of them. I couldn't sleep with them in the room.

About 4.5 months. Did have a mattress on the floor of his room for a few weeks. None of us were getting any sleep, he'd outgrown his Moses basket and was nearly too big for his next2me

Moved DS out of the next2me at six months, straight into our bed 😳 He’s been there 18 months now 😄

We all sleep well and are happy with the arrangement. Being apart didn’t feel right.

Each to their own.

6 months with the first, a year with the second. Neither of them were sleeping for long stretches at 4 months, but then I never expected them to.

1 year until done with night feeds. She slept well unless hungry so I couldn't be arsed with schlepping around overnight

DS still in with me at 5 months (we co-sleep) and as a single mum I find it incredibly peaceful watching my DS sleep. I plan on keeping him in my bed for the forseeable future.

Well she slept until just now, so it clearly WAS me keeping her awake! Just had a bottle and now is merrily singing in her cot (I’m watching her on the monitor). Luckily rooms have an interconnecting bathroom so I can nip through in seconds and get to her if needed.

I, however, slept in approximately 25 minute stretches in between checking on her 🙈

3 months. He grew out of his Moses basket so we had to move him. Even in the next door room he was less than four feet away from me through the wall and we left the doors open. I could hear everything, so no risk. He slept so much better!

Are small babies supposed to sleep for long stretches of time? Obviously this benefits us, but don’t babies mostly need to feed at some point in the night?

I’m sorry Pirate but it’s a nonsense to say that there was “no risk” having your baby in a different room as you could “hear everything”. What sound does it make when a baby stops breathing?
We all make the choice we want to in the end but don’t pretend there are no risks. I kept mine with me longer (much longer, for one of them) but I also co slept with that one which I know has its own risks. You need to own your choices.