When did you move your baby into their own room?

[MinnieMouse32]

Hi

My baby is now 4 1/2 months old and I'm wondering if it's time to move her to her own room. She sleeps through from 9pm- 6am (with a dream feed at 11-12ish)
I know the NHS guidelines says 6 months but what did you do?

A week off five months, but he’s already been napping in his room/doing his first chunk of sleep in there for quite some time. He still wakes twice in the night but I’m not now pinging awake at every squiggle and snuffle and I was on my knees with sleep deprivation.

He’s been fine, I miss him but he doesn’t seem to miss me 😆

8 months i was worried about sids. U think 6 months is the absolute youngest I'd move.

6.5 months old. I was too worried about sids risk personally.
From about 5 months old, I would take my lo to bed at 7 : 730pm and then pop down to have dinner, but I was up and down like a yoyo making sure she was OK. I still would go bed as soon as I finished dinner as personally I was too worried

About 5 months. She was sleeping through the night and we were disturbing each other having her in with us. DC2 wasn't such a good sleeper and stayed in with us until about 8 months.

An acquaintance lost their DS at 9 months (he was still in their room too) to SIDS so it doesn't just affect younger babies. It's about balancing risk.

4 months with both of mine. I know it’s younger than recommended but post the 4 month sleep changes I found that they needed a 7pm bedtime in a dark and quiet room without being disturbed. The both slept 12 hours with a quick dream feed as we were going to bed, whereas in our room it was multiple wakes. The sids risk does drop after 4 months so I personally felt ok doing it, although it has to be said that there is still a risk which is why 6 months is the recommendation. However, if baby is sleeping through in your room I don’t think I’d be rushing to do it earlier.

We did 3 months, but thats because het sleep was so broken and disturbed, and none of us were getting any sleep. if sleep is good i wouldn't bother to change anything yet! Enjoy the long stretches.

7 months

18 months and still haven’t. This works better for us right now for various reasons.

Not a chance in hell I’d have done it before 6 months, I was so anxious. Don’t judge anyone for choosing different if it works for them, I know my level of anxiety wasn’t particularly healthy either. I didn’t imagine we’d still be sharing a room now either, but I’m not in any huge rush to change it.

6 months and still on with us. SIDS risk too much for me and she wakes often when dummy comes out I frankly can’t be arsed to get out of bed every time that happens so she’s still in our room in the side car.

22 months. It’s 6 months because that’s when the risk of SIDS reduces until then all sleep should be with an adult to reduce the risk of your baby dying. In some countries they say until 12 months.

Why do you want to do it earlier?

11 months and still haven't. I'm not arsed to go traipsing across the landing at least 3 times a night (probably more if she was away from me) when I can just whack a boob out and we all go back to sleep. Guidelines is 12 months. Minimum 6 months. I'll do it when we are ready. No idea when that will be yet.

8 Months because before that age we were in a 1 bed flat.
From 6 month's I'd put baby in the bedroom at bedtime but before that all sleeps were in the same room as me.

One just after 6 months and the other 8 months. I wasn't doing it before 6 months due to SIDs guidelines

Bang on 6 months, sids risk isn’t made up

@Esssa

11 months and still haven't. I'm not arsed to go traipsing across the landing at least 3 times a night (probably more if she was away from me) when I can just whack a boob out and we all go back to sleep. Guidelines is 12 months. Minimum 6 months. I'll do it when we are ready. No idea when that will be yet.

This 😂👏🏼

Just moved her at 5 months because she was getting no sleep in our room due to being a light sleeper and was being so ratty during the day because she was tired. She’s always had supervised naps in her room so she was familiar with it and so far she’s doing great and only waking once in the night (it was about 8 times a night when in our room!)

Yes there’s the SIDS guidance but I was bringing her into our bed exhausted so I think the risk for us for a lot greater that way

15-16 months, I liked him next to me and i was breastfeeding him so it worked. I was also worried about SIDS and followed the guidelines.

Erm, ours is 2 next month and still in with us... but just cos we don't have space. I wouldn't move before 6 months at earliest though given the choice.

@Thefaceofboe

Just moved her at 5 months because she was getting no sleep in our room due to being a light sleeper and was being so ratty during the day because she was tired. She’s always had supervised naps in her room so she was familiar with it and so far she’s doing great and only waking once in the night (it was about 8 times a night when in our room!)

Yes there’s the SIDS guidance but I was bringing her into our bed exhausted so I think the risk for us for a lot greater that way

Safe bed-sharing is safer than unsupervised sleeping.

4 months for both

Earlier than six months for DC1.

DC2 stayed in our room at night past six months but had been napping upstairs on their own much earlier than six months.

As with everything, it's advice. Research the reasons why it's there and form your own risk assessment based on that information.

2.5 years. Other people thought it was odd but it worked perfectly for us.

DD was 14mo. Far, far too late imo. Getting our bedroom back was a revelation and we all slept better.

DS was about 8mo, learned from the first time! Came back home after a holiday and moved his cot before he went in it, so he wasn't bothered about not being in with us. I imagine he wouldn't have been bothered anyway, but it made me feel better.

Straight from hospital. Very placid content first baby.
2nd baby, I slept in nursery for 3 months on and off.