Putting a baby into another room to sleep before 6 months

[jessieb90]

Hey guys,

Hope you're all well and had a fab weekend.

Just wanted to get everyone's opinion on this topic. My DS is 9 weeks tomorrow and he has almost grown out of the Moses basket that he sleeps in, in our bedroom! I legit reckon he has another 2 weeks (3 tops) and my partner is saying there's no point in buying a next to me (or something like that) for the next 3 months as it's a waste of money.

We have a fantastic baby monitor and my mum (who keeps telling me all 4 of us kids were in separate rooms after 4 weeks and "you all survived") also agrees with my partner but I'm not sure I feel comfortable.

Have any of you ladies moved your LO into their nursery before 6 months, and if so how old were they?

Do you think I'm maybe overthinking this and should just put him in his own room when he's outgrown the basket?

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There'll be huge amounts of anecdotal evidence of people putting their babies in the nursery and being totally fine but the SIDs research has been done and done for a reason and its found that it increased the risk of SIDs. I personally couldn't take that risk. I'd be moving the cot into my bedroom, doesn't need to be right next to your bed thought.

We had a crib for quite a few weeks and then moved the cot along the bottom of the bed until 6 months (dd) and 8 months (ds). No way would I have moved them out before 6 months due to SIDs guidelines.

No, I wouldn’t have.

As others have said, you can pretty consistently get a Next2Me or similar for £20-£40 on Facebook at any given time. I don't think anyone expects a moses basket to last more than a few weeks. SIDS rates are a fraction of what they were in the 1980s so frankly I'd ignore your mum on the matter.

To be really blunt dead babies don’t make a noise. The reason babies need to sleep in a room with an adult is because it reduce the rates of SIDS. There are a few theories as to why but no one knows for sure.

It’s against guidelines but I did it with both of mine.
I think DD was 4 months and DS 2 or 3 months, we all slept so much better

We have co slept since our son has outgrown his Moses basket as his cot does not fit in our room. I know this will make it harder to go in his room in a few weeks time but it put my mind at ease over SIDS

Up to you entirely. Both mine did from 6 weeks.

Its not recommended until after 6 months due to the risk of cot death.

Its not about your hearing baby - its about baby hearing you breathing and regulating their own breathing accordingly.

Can you not fit/squeeze the cot in your room?

We did it at 5 months only because he'd outgrown his next to me crib but there was a spare bed in ds' room and I distinctly remember sleeping in there with him for ages so it was the equivalent of him being in our room. It's not worth the risk imo.

Just go straight to cot, but in your room?

If you get a 2nd hand crib i'd get a new mattress

I just put DD into a proper cot in the spare room and moved in there for a few months. It was much easier for night feeds as DH wasn't unduly disturbed and I wasn't creeping around trying not to wake him up. I could read a kindle or watch something with the sound turned low.

He brought me breakfast in bed before he went to work and looked after DD so I could shower before heading off as she was a bleddy Velcro baby. It worked for us.

Granted many people don't have a nursery room big enough for an extra bed but a single mattress or a sofa bed may be an option. We had an IKEA beddinge sofa bed. Very firm mattress which was great for cosleeping on bad nights.