Moving and new sleeping arrangement, how would you do it? 15 mo old

SnowflakeBride06

Right now our DD sleeps with us and has since 6 mo.

We are moving and her bedroom will be off our room (connected by a door) I like this set up way better than the way it is now where she is at the other end of the hall (if she slept in her room).

I am on the fence about how to approach sleeping arrangement when we move because I feel like its the time to make a change, or is it too much?

Option 1. Spend some time doing what we already do nurse to sleep/bedshare in our room in the house house

Option 2. Start her off in her room/bed nurse to sleep and bring her with us to bed when she wakes

Option 3. Work on night weaning from our bed.

I really enjoy her in bed with us most nights but am worried if I don't change things up now she will just resist it more and more down the road, she is very strong willed as it is.

WWYD? 

terri_doula2010

I would try to get her excited about her new room (if she is old enough for that??? It is already a bit hard to remember) and making it part of the moving fun. We moved when DS was 19 months and he loves his new room. Granted, he isn't sleeping a ton better, but that is another story.

jandb2011

Definitely try to get her super excited about her own room, new bed (?), ect.  Make sure to reassure her that you'll be nearby if she needs you and show her just how close you are.

We moved last Spring and I wanted to make sure my DS started sleeping in his own room.  So we kept talking about how he would get his own "big boy" room and his own "big boy" bed, when we moved.  He thought it was great.  However, once we actually moved in, he got nervous/scared about being by himself.  He would come into our room after being put to bed, saying he wanted to stay with us.  We would hug him and talk to him and reassure him that everything was okay, as we walked him back to his room and tucked him in again.  This continued for a little while, until he felt comfortable being in his room.

IMO, I think whatever your normal bedtime routine is, you need to stick with it, once you move.  Just do it in her new room.  So, since you still nurse her before bed, do it in her new room, not yours.  If you have storytime, also in her room.  Anything you can do to make her feel comfortable in her new room is good.

Sorry this ended up so long.

GL with the move!