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How many of you actually stuck to the guideline to keep baby in your room for first 6months?

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Thandeka · 01/06/2010 07:00

DD is 4 months and in a co-sleeping cot right next to my bed (DH sleeps in spare room on weeknights so he can cope with work and in with us on weekends). I am torn between putting her in her own room early or keeping her with me for the first 6months at least. For us it would mean she would go in "spare room" and DH would come in with me again which would be lovely. Although at the minute she seems to be in the middle of the 4 month sleep regression doo dah and is waking a few times in the night so I love the co-sleeping cot as I can pull her onto the boob and push her off without having to get out of bed most of the time! But then she can also be a noisy sleeper and sometimes she wakes me up and then I become aware my boobs are full and then can't sleep for until she wakes up sometimes an hour or two later- unless I wake her. So wondering if I would get more sleep if she was in her own room (and she might too as we disturb her maybe)? Despite having to get up in night.

Hmmmmmmm.

Although is only 10weeks until she is 26weeks and I can start weaning and put her in her own room and with any luck she will be past this silly sleep phase and sleeping through [wistful thinking emoticon!]

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
YunoYurbubson · 02/06/2010 08:11

I 'actually'stuck to the guidelines. It's the safest thing for my baby - why wouldn't I?

posieparker · 02/06/2010 08:20

LeonieDelt

Why?

foureleven · 02/06/2010 09:21

Yuno - I think people are just saying that as the guidelines change, and theres no definite evidence, and having baby in with you is often disruptive for parents AND baby, and risk of SIDS is low anyway.. in the grand scheme of things its sometimes not worth it. But good for you for trying to do best by your baby, we all do our best as best we can.

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