LO sleeping in nursery

jessrl · October 2015

My LO is 2 weeks old today and we decided to try her out in her crib in her own room tonight. My husband tried to convince me to try it out last night but after about 15 minutes I was in tears feeling like I abandoned her. In the light of day I know it's ridiculous and she'll have to sleep on her own eventually, but it's so hard! I talked to her pediatrician today and she agreed with my husband that all 3 of us will probably get a better night's sleep if she's in her own room, and I wait until she actually cries to get her for nighttime feedings. Any positive stories about moving your LO into their own room?

AiramJ · October 2015

I am yet to have my baby, but our little one will be in our bed room for the first six months. We bought a bedside crib especially. I am sure baby can feel that we are there and I think it's more comforting. Each to their own but I can't imagine putting this tiny person in his big dark room by himself.

millereliz13 · October 2015

I moved my son nearly a week ago. We all sleep better now he's on his own. We are still figuring out what white noise helps him sleep best.

tracij12 · October 2015

I would lose my mind if I had to put LO in her own room and she is 4 weeks today. With DD, we transitioned her at 3 months and even that seemed young to me but H insisted. Good luck!!!

NathanheartsKim · October 2015

Sorry but the only way I sleep at all is with cosleeping. This will be my third and both of my older kiddos co-slept with us. If you will sleep better with baby in the crib, than go for it but cosleeping is wonderful for breastfeeding!

nimmunogirl · October 2015

My little one has been in her crib since we got home from the hospital. She hasn't had problems sleeping other than sometimes she wants to stay up and play and wakes up when hungry. It works for us.

chris&haley · October 2015

My twins have been in the nursery pretty much from the start. I have had no issues and hope it will help them sleep on their own as toddlers. We tried co sleeping for 2 nights and didn't like it. I spend all day with them so there's no guilt.

bmolson1 · October 2015

I prefer to have baby close so that I can nurse easily in the middle of the night. I feel bad for DH because she wakes him up sometimes, but so far he hasnt complained. If she's really "awake" in the middle of the night, I'll take her to the nursery until she settles again but I stay with her.

maiatene · October 2015

My son slept in his crib from day one and this one will also. The nursery is literally on the other side of the wall so it's not as if I have to travel to the west wing if he started crying. @hobo920 instead of trying this at night when everyone is exhausted and in desperate need of sleep try it during the day so baby gets used to being in that environment. That way if any adjustments can be made before bedtime and everyone can sleep relatively peacefully.

Raijapatterson · October 2015

I have done this both ways and will have my LO sleep in her crib from the get go. I have supersonic hearing so I don't know if I'll sleep any better but my 3 year old still wants to sleep with me and it drives me crazy! My boys slept in their cribs from the get go and they self soothed and I didn't have a big production every night as they got older. It's really just finding out what works for you. I know it's hard to be away from them so young, but it really can make a difference in your well being if they learn how to soothe themselves when they are young. Good luck to you!

poupoule · October 2015

It really depends on you, personally I know I will put her in her crib, which is the room next door, because I want to be able to turn on some lights and talk to her without annoying/waking up my dh when he goes to work in the morning. That is just how I feel

cosleeping would not work for me

charmcity82 · October 2015

With DS, he slept in a portable crib next to my side of the bed for the first 7 weeks, and then we tried him out in his own room. He took to it great, and I think it helped me get a little bit more meaningful sleep to not hear every little baby sleep noise that stressed me out as a FTM.

Maybe try having your little one take naps in his crib/room first, and then try night time?

jessrl · October 2015

Thank you to those of you who gave their words of encouragement. Our first night in separate rooms went great! It was definitely the best the 3 of us have slept since DD was born. It helps that her room is next door to ours so with both doors open I can hear her perfectly which puts me at ease. Now if only our cat would jump on the sleeping bandwagon. She protested her new sleeping arrangement by pooping and peeing out of her litter box

ninavelezzz · October 2015

Please don't put her in her own room yet.

It really is best to have baby in your room for the first 6 months, especially when they're that little. Your breathing helps to regulate hers and there is research that babies heart rate is better when sleeping in the same room as their mothers, and a whole bunch of other stuff I'm know I'm forgetting.

chris&haley · October 2015

Please do what works best for you and your family. We have to do what keeps us sane and if baby sleeping in their own room helps you then do it. Your well-being is important.

sarapagan · October 2015

We began transitioning our son at 3 months. We started with naps in his crib and then after a couple of weeks he was in the crib for the long haul. It worked for us

Do whatever you're comfortable with!

crnota · October 2015

I totally get wanting better sleep, and we switched our son at 3 months because he outweighed the bassinet limit at that point, even though we had planned to keep him in with us till 6 months. I definitely think my sleep improved at that point.

That said, I wouldn't do it so early. There is a huge correlation between SIDS and sleeping in different rooms at a young age (definitely still at 2 weeks!). That is enough reason for me to suffer through worse sleep. Look it up- all the SIDS prevention guidelines recommend your child sleeping in your room, next to your bed, while very young. It helps regulate their breathing to hear you breathing. Even if you can hear them cry in the next room, they can't hear you breathing.

MrsL32 · October 2015

This LO is still in our room, but with both my boys, we all slept better once they transitioned to their own rooms, around 8-10 weeks.

ameares721 · October 2015

I have also heard that baby and parents sleep better if in separate rooms. My LO is almost 6 weeks and we will start by moving the bassinet into her nursery next to our room and leaving the doors open. If that goes well then we will move her into her crib also in the nursery. I'm breastfeeding and if she doesn't immediately settle down after eating, I'll co-sleep but we never start out that way. She is mostly sleeping through the night, waking up to eat twice maximum, so that's why I'm thinking about starting the transition. She is such a noisy sleeper (moving and grunting, even when swaddled!!!) that it can keep me up.

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