Moving baby to own room

[coffeewithmilk]

What age did you move your baby to their own room?

My son is coming up to 14 weeks old and he has been in a next to me cot. I've been gradually getting him to have his daytime naps in his own room in the cot to kind of transition him there.. but I feel he is that bit young to move out of our room. He's a very noisy sleeper and we just aren't getting much sleep despite him sleeping great from 11:30-6am

Thank you for any input

Given what you’ve said in this post and an earlier one
i suspect it’s not just “curiosity” that drove you to start the thread
a healthy dose of “not being able to fathom” how others are risking their babies more like!

I’m having this exact debate in my head now! Baby boy is 16 weeks. He’s in his big cot already - too long for the crib! But In our room. Ive bought a second cot which is in his room with the plan of him napping in there to get used to it. I found these feet that you can add to any cot to make it rock a bit, they’ve been good at helping the transition too! X

Just wear earplugs. You'll hear the crying and be able to block out all the snuffles and grunts.

DC1 6 weeks
DC2 7 months
DC3 5 months

You can tell from this who the noisier sleepers were!

14 months and DD is still with us. My mum actually moved me into my own room when I was a newborn, she said she couldn't sleep because she kept worrying I'd stop breathing. I do feel sad though when I think of myself as a tiny baby alone in another room away from my mum. Your child is so vulnerable at this age, I really would wait until they are older and stronger.

6 months exactly. She sleeps 6:30-6:30 now without us disturbing her and everyone is happy. I wouldn't have moved her sooner though!

@tomatoandherbs I don't really know what way to take your comment. I wasn't able to fathom how a friend moved their baby at such a young age because surely a newborn is still waking frequently at that stage to feed and need comfort so the parent would be a yo-yo in and out of the room
Is it wrong that I'm curious what age others have moved into their rooms? No - it's a simple question
As someone else said on this thread, what works for one baby won't work for the next

I never minded going into their room to feed, i had a comfy feeding chair and DD only used to take 10mins for a feed maximum so then i could go back to sleep quickly

You make clear you “wouldn’t want to take any unnecessary risk” by not strictly following guidelines.

Quite clearly your view is that those of us that don’t follow the restrictions to the letter are happy to take “unnecessary risks” with our babies

A simple question - fine
but yours was clearly clearly loaded and barbed.

Quite clearly your view is that those of us that don’t follow the restrictions to the letter are happy to take “unnecessary risks” with our babies

It is taking unnecessary risks though

It is an unnecessary risk otherwise there wouldn't have been a campaign by Anne Diamond and others to prevent people losing their babies to SIDS, and the NHS (and other health systems around the world) wouldn't recommend sleeping with your baby until they are 6 months.

8 weeks

For both of my oldest they were approx 8 months before moving into own room (well ds moved out of our room to share with his older sister at approx 8 months). Neither of them napped away from me until 6 months.

My almost five month old will be in with us until at least 8 months, or until she outgrows her small circular cot and needs it extending. Then she will move into her big sister's bedroom. She still naps downstairs in her pram or Moses basket.

the risk was that I wasn’t getting any sleep at all. I was a zombie. It was akin to sleeping in the middle of a farmyard. He was constantly shuffling and oinking!

my son moved to next room and I was rejuvenated.

became so much more of a better and happier mother.

So one weighs up “risks”. The issue is not black and white

@tomatoandherbs you're just making assumptions now. I personally wouldn't take any unnecessary risk with my baby but what others choose to do is their business. I was just curious about the age people moved their babies.. that is all.
If moving your baby before the 'recommended 6 months' makes you happier then go for it, but as I said previously what works for one mother and baby won't work for the next.. simple as. There's no 'tick box' correct way to do anything. Each to their own.. that's all

My brain simply can't function enough to do simple things at the moment let alone get into quarrels with Mumsnet. I'm gonna leave it there.

Thanks everyone for your answers - it's insightful to hear everyone's different experiences & opinions. X

First child about 3 months. He was so noisy and sleeping through so felt silly for us all to be waking each other up instead of getting solid sleep. The second we moved at about 1 month I think. We didn't feed that much during the nights and had a comfy chair in her room. I didn't find the data compelling for keeping them in your room until 6 months. And I don't see it as mean or whatever to put a baby in a lovely cosy cot in a lovely cosy nursery. Looking after a baby is so tough before you throw in a bad night's sleep.

Oh been there and done that… > 11 years ago! 😂
Now trying to persuade my son to watch a film with me!

15 months. We just weren’t ready until then and I don’t get why anyone is in a hurry. Guidance in other countries is 12 months and I wouldn’t do it sooner than that personally.

All these comments about farmyard animal noises are so funny. It's nice to hear other people have infants who sound like wild animals !

@coffeewithmilk I dont know why your question has been taken so badly by some as you are only asking for advice of when people started to transition their babies over.

Im due next month and just had this very conversation with my OH. Obviously we will have her in with us until shes at least 6 months in the night but I want to get her used to her own cot and room as soon as possible by putting her in her own room for daytime naps so she is used to her room. for clarification before anyone shoots me down Im not saying we are doing this as soon as she is born!

We dont know if this is right or wrong either at this stage but who does no one is a perfect parent we can only all try our best and what is good for one isnt right for another.

@Starbeach thank you! I'm almost sure anything I've ever asked on Mumsnet can get taken a good or bad way by people.

We are thinking of keeping our son with us in our room until probably around 8/9 months and then transition to the cot.
He currently does the first 'half' of his sleep in the cot anyway, from 7pm - 11:30 where I'll feed him and then move him in to our room. Daytime naps in there too unless we are out and he will nap in the pram.

To be honest I'm just going with the flow, everyday is different and it's working for us at the moment. Every day is a learning experience.

Wishing you all the best with the safe arrival of your little one 💗 congratulations

Disclaimer DD is 24 but she went in her cot in her own room at 6 or 7 weeks with a baby monitor. She'd been sleeping through the night from 6 weeks.

@coffeewithmilk thank you 😊and I hope the transition for your little boy goes well.

Does your little boy mind being moved from his room to yours in the evening? xx

We attempted it at 6 months but nobody slept so we tried again at 9 months and it went really well. We still end up with our now 3yo in our bed most nights none though they just bring themselves through and climb in between us.