Moving LO to her own room too soon?

jcia1208 · December 2011

Good morning ladies! I am curious as to when people plan to/ have moved their LO to their own room to sleep in their big crib. When we were staying at my parent's house for Thanksgiving DD slept in a big crib and did really well. We realized when we got home how small the bassinet seemed and decided to move her to her room. She is 10 weeks and is doing really well in there. My concern is that it is too soon...I've read a few posts and things online that say it is. What are your thoughts? I guess I could set up the PnP in our room, but she seems so comfortable in her big crib...TIA!

jmcdionne · December 2011

Too soon? How so?

Both my babies were in their own room the day they came back from the hospital. We co-slept when I was unable to put them to sleep- maybe once weekly.

I don't think there is a "too soon". Whatever works for you and your family.

jcia1208 · December 2011

I was reading to decrease the risk of SIDS you should cosleep until 6 months...

I was surprised and it made me worry!

sap05e · December 2011

DD moved to hers this week and we have all slept much better. She has consistently given us 4-5 hour stretches since being in there. I don't think there's such thing as too soon. LO is completely asleep when she goes down for bed so she doesn't even miss us

earlysun · December 2011

LO slept in his crib from the day we brought him home. It wasn't our intention but it worked out fine. He sleeps with us occasionally, and usually for naps.

jmcdionne · December 2011

I don't know.... I see SIDS the same as a miscarriage. You should absolutely avoid the risks and decrease them by putting baby on their backs, avoiding bedding, pillows, unsafe co-sleeping, ect. The bottom line, though- they don't 100% know what causes it.

SusieBW · December 2011

There's no such thing as too soon. DD has been in her big crib in her own room from the day we came home, and has always slept like an angel in there. One of our pedi's standard questions at every visit is whether she's in her crib in her own room yet, and at every visit I remind her that DD has been there from day 1, and her response is always "oh right, you're one if the good moms." In other words, our pedi recommends no co-sleeping. I've never understood it, either; it seems like just one more obstacle for LO to have to get through, and an unnecessary one that you're creating yourself. Teething is inevitable, but transitioning to a big crib and own room? Why make things more difficult than they need to be?

alstumb@gmail.com · December 2011

We moved our son to his room at 8 weeks, because he is such a noisy sleeper! We planned on putting him in there sooner, but he got a bad cold, and I didn't want him all the way across the apartment from us. We bought a Snuza breathing monitor, because I am paranoid, and we have a video baby monitor so I can see him in his crib. I'm not sure how sleeping in your room would decrease the risk of SIDS...it's not as if you can hear if they stop breathing.

memali26 · December 2011

SusieBW:
There's no such thing as too soon. DD has been in her big crib in her own room from the day we came home, and has always slept like an angel in there. One of our pedi's standard questions at every visit is whether she's in her crib in her own room yet, and at every visit I remind her that DD has been there from day 1, and her response is always "oh right, you're one if the good moms." In other words, our pedi recommends no co-sleeping. I've never understood it, either; it seems like just one more obstacle for LO to have to get through, and an unnecessary one that you're creating yourself. Teething is inevitable, but transitioning to a big crib and own room? Why make things more difficult than they need to be?

Sorry, but I would be pissed if my pedi said something like this. Co-sleeping (as in baby in your room, in their own bed) is perfectly safe and doesn't make someone a bad mom. That is an absolutely ridiculous thing to say.

OP: I don't think there is a too soon to move baby to their own room. As long as the baby is in a safe sleeping space, it doesn't matter if it's your room or theirs, you do what works for you and your child. Some research suggests keeping the baby in your room for the first 6 months may reduce the risk of SIDS because being near mom helps regulate the baby's breathing. They don't know why or how this works, just that research suggests it does. But it does not mean the baby has to be in your room if he/she sleeps better in their own.

I keep my babies in my room for the first 6 months purely for selfish reasons - I like having them close when they are tiny, and it's much easier to replace a fallen pacifier when the baby is in the bassinet next to my bed than having to go down the hall to do it :P

andthatmakes4 · December 2011

Our hospital recommended that the baby sleep in the parent's room until 6 months old because of the risk of SIDS. I also am not sure how it decreases the risk. They were against cosleeping because of the same risk. DD will not stay in our room until 6 months because of her noisy sleeping. She snores like crazy!!

jcia1208 · December 2011

The fallen paci is a PITA for sure, but we are dealing! Thanks for all of the responses ladies!

Jules08 · December 2011

DS was in his crib in his room since the first night home from the hospital and he is doing great.

amymccoy1217 · December 2011

I moved him into his room at about 5.5 weeks, when he started sleeping longer streches and he sleeps much better in there.

led2009 · December 2011

If she's ahppy in there then it's not to soon. Our DD 2 will be in her crib from the day we bring her home. DD 1 was in a bassinet for a little while but in theat house her room was on a different floor from ours and we weren't comfortable with that until she was older.

lkm2006 · December 2011

I had originally planned on having LO in his room from night one. He was a month early and so tiny that I chickened out the first night. After 2 weeks of him not sleeping at all (including the rock n play that works wonders for everyone else!) we moved him to his own bed.

Now he is 7 weeks old and wakes up twice at the most, last night only once!

candylies · December 2011

We are going to try having DS sleep in his crib this weekend. I can't take his noisy sleeping so DH was sleeping next to him in the napper downstairs until the early morning feeding. But I would like DH and me back in the same bed so DS is going in the crib. I am sure he'll do fine and its more me that it is difficult for.

OUKap · December 2011

memali26:
SusieBW:
There's no such thing as too soon. DD has been in her big crib in her own room from the day we came home, and has always slept like an angel in there. One of our pedi's standard questions at every visit is whether she's in her crib in her own room yet, and at every visit I remind her that DD has been there from day 1, and her response is always "oh right, you're one if the good moms." In other words, our pedi recommends no co-sleeping. I've never understood it, either; it seems like just one more obstacle for LO to have to get through, and an unnecessary one that you're creating yourself. Teething is inevitable, but transitioning to a big crib and own room? Why make things more difficult than they need to be?
Sorry, but I would be pissed if my pedi said something like this. Co-sleeping (as in baby in your room, in their own bed) is perfectly safe and doesn't make someone a bad mom. That is an absolutely ridiculous thing to say.

My pedi says the new recommendation from AAP is to sleep in same room as parents for 6 months. Sleeping in the same room is not co-sleeping. Your pedi doesn't seem up to date on the latest.

ColoGirl+25 · December 2011

jcia1208:
The fallen paci is a PITA for sure, but we are dealing! Thanks for all of the responses ladies!

This is why we don't put LO in bed with a paci, she can't keep it in! I rock her to sleep and let her suck on her paci, but take it out before I put her in the crib. She's been in her own crib in her own room since our first night home.

paulahartson · December 2011

I don't think it is too soon. Our house is so small, that we couldn't fit a PNP or Bassinet in our room, so DD has always slept in his room. It also made sense to me because I would just have to take him in there to change his diaper at night anyway.

paulahartson · December 2011

I don't think it is too soon. Our house is so small, that we couldn't fit a PNP or Bassinet in our room, so DS has always slept in his room. It also made sense to me because I would just have to take him in there to change his diaper at night anyway.

toriwc · December 2011

DD has been in her crib in her room since our first day home.

iverske9 · December 2011

We moved little one this last week and he was 5 weeks and he is actually sleeping better, I think because are room is hotter than the others. I think it is whenever you are comfortable. If LO did great than I say go for it. We have a video monitor so it was fine after the first night (kept checking it, LOL) and now we sleep way better too!

jonnygurl76 · December 2011

Both of mine have slept in their cribs from the day we came home from the hospital.

mbgreenwalt · December 2011

I think it is personal preferance. If you like the arrangement and your baby is doing well then it is fine. I kept my first in our room for 6 months and will with DD#2. It works well for me. I have everything I need on my nightstand and I don't want to get out of bed in the middle of the night to feed or change her. I also am a bit of a freak and wake up almost every hour to check on her.

Amitchell0626 · December 2011

If she's doing fine then she's ready. My DD slept in her crib in her own room from day 1.

JMC11511 · December 2011

DS was preterm and we were nervous the first night. He slept in a co-sleeper in our bed for one night. I don't think any of us slept for more than about an hour. The next two nights he slept in a side-sleeper/bassinet next to our bed. He's a pretty noisy sleeper and we didn't want to get him hooked on sleeping in our room. We moved him to his room, in his crib on the 4th night he was home. He has done great! He even naps in there during the day and is able to put himself to sleep if he's put in there while he's still a little bit awake. I don't see how co-sleeping would decrease the risk of SIDS either.

vnstacie · December 2011

OUKap:
memali26:
SusieBW:
There's no such thing as too soon. DD has been in her big crib in her own room from the day we came home, and has always slept like an angel in there. One of our pedi's standard questions at every visit is whether she's in her crib in her own room yet, and at every visit I remind her that DD has been there from day 1, and her response is always "oh right, you're one if the good moms." In other words, our pedi recommends no co-sleeping. I've never understood it, either; it seems like just one more obstacle for LO to have to get through, and an unnecessary one that you're creating yourself. Teething is inevitable, but transitioning to a big crib and own room? Why make things more difficult than they need to be?
Sorry, but I would be pissed if my pedi said something like this. Co-sleeping (as in baby in your room, in their own bed) is perfectly safe and doesn't make someone a bad mom. That is an absolutely ridiculous thing to say.
My pedi says the new recommendation from AAP is to slee
p in same room as parents for 6 months. Sleeping in the same room is not co-sleeping. Your pedi doesn't seem up to date on the latest.

Actually the new guidelines say 1 year.

https://www.parents.com/blogs/goodyblog/2011/10/the-strict-new-safe-sleeping-guidelines/?sssdmh=dm17.561868&esrc=nwpmmdailytip112111&email=3520077317

Charlee206 · December 2011

You could always try putting her down in her room first and then when she wakes up for a feeding bringing her back in your room for the rest of the night if you are worried. It works good for me. The pack and play mattress however is definatley not as comfy as the crib's mattress, so you may have issues there if she is picky like my girl.

authorofdreamz · December 2011

Why not just put the crib in your room? That way they are in your room where it is safer/easier but you don't have to worry about transitioning them to a crib or outgrowing a bassinet/PnP/co-sleeper. Personally, I don't understand the rush to put them in their own room. It just makes things more difficult why would you want to have to go even further to get them in the middle of the night? Across the room is far enough.

shihtzu51 · December 2011

DS was in a pnp in our room til he was a year and we plan to do the same with dd. we had no problem moving DS to his room at a year. DD is a great sleeper - already doing 6-8 hour stretches in the pnp. She also sleeps in her crib for naps without a problem.

BettyBookworm · December 2011

It is completely up to you, but my pediatrician (and the nurses in the hospital) said that it is recommended to co-sleep (in the same room, NOT the same bed) until baby is 6 months to lower the risk of SIDS. They say that it helps regulate baby's breathing to be in sync with mom's.

We are co-sleeping (in a bassinet by the bed) until she out grows the one by our bed. Then we will try her room with the monitor.

Also, the "good mom" comment by that one poster's pediatrician is ridiculous. If baby sleeps in their own room from the beginning then that is marvelous, but it doesn't make the co-sleeping moms "bad".

kar5162 · December 2011

SusieBW:
There's no such thing as too soon. DD has been in her big crib in her own room from the day we came home, and has always slept like an angel in there. One of our pedi's standard questions at every visit is whether she's in her crib in her own room yet, and at every visit I remind her that DD has been there from day 1, and her response is always "oh right, you're one if the good moms." In other words, our pedi recommends no co-sleeping. I've never understood it, either; it seems like just one more obstacle for LO to have to get through, and an unnecessary one that you're creating yourself. Teething is inevitable, but transitioning to a big crib and own room? Why make things more difficult than they need to be?

Wow, I'd be livid, especially since studies have shown that cosleeping (baby in your room, not going to get into the debate about bedsharing) does help prevent SIDS. Now, of course that doesn't work for every family, but there's nothing wrong with it done safely. I'm grateful our pedi sees things very differently than yours. DS was always a rock star sleeper aside from a stretch right after I went back to work and transitioned from sleeping with us to near us to his own room (around 6 months) easily. DD also is a fantastic sleeper and transitioned to her own room easily around 2 months.

Mom Love · December 2011

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pezaholic · December 2011

My son slept with us most nights at first, then we graduated him to his bassinet with one of us still in the same room. He's a noisy sleeper so I could never sleep very well if he was in the same room. He is 3 months now and a chunker at 16 lbs. He has almost grown out of his bassinet and I started putting him down for naps only in his crib and pretty soon he liked it better than his bassinet. He is now in there all night by himself-waking for feedings of course. But we are much happier in the room next door and I can still hear him when he needs me.

khenry94 · December 2011

I am a restless sleeper and so I am always rolling and moving in my sleep. We put DS in a bassinet until 6 weeks when he moved to a crib in the room next door. It worked out really well.

jillytimes2 · December 2011

I had my twins sleeping in their own room from day 1. They shared a crib for the first 7 weeks but then they started moving around too much so they went to their own cribs and did amazing. Just keep the monitor in your room so you can hear them when they need you. P

iloveu4ever · December 2011

No my son is 14 months old and he is still in our bedroom got to get him a seperate bedroom.

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