Moving baby to his own room?

BabyWishing · February 2016

My son just turned three months old and I am wondering if it is too early to move him to his own room. I have heard that to reduce the chance of SIDS to have the baby sleep in your room until 6 months. But that seems like a long time. We tried him in his own room and he sleeps fine. But the second night he spit up and was chocking on it. Luckily I heard it on the monitor and came running in. Now I am nervous. What are you all doing?

MoRay05 · February 2016

My LO has been sleeping in his own room since he was a month old. Our doctor said everyone will sleep better. Babies grunt a lot during sleep waking up parents. Parents might toss/turn and snore waking up baby. Also the baby can smell you so they are more likely to wake up wanting to eat. I was worried about him being alone but we have a monitor and everyone is sleeping better now.

elbou · February 2016

I moved both my older girls to their own room around 3 months, and would have moved DS1 then too if we had the space. I'm planning to move DS2 in next month when the kids are off school for March Break. I can't wait! I definitely think everyone sleeps better when baby has their own room.

rachswi · February 2016

We more or less accidentally moved LO to his crib at 2 months (we were going to wait till 4 months). One night he fell asleep early (like 7 pm instead of 9 pm) so I put him in his crib thinking it was just a late nap and he'd be up in an hour. He slept till 2:30. We had been cosleeping since LO is a belly sleeper and we wanted him close to check on him so getting to have the bed to ourselves again was really nice. Since we had bought a breathable mattress pad for his crib, we realized that since LO is a belly sleeper, the crib would be the safest place since it was the only sleeping surface that he could breath on if he got his face stuck down somehow (hasn't happened and he never actually sleeps with his face directly in the mattress - it's always to one side or the other).

We have a monitor in his room and we feel safe letting him sleep there. He still wakes up 2+ times a night so I'm with him multiple times anyway.

CheeseSticksfor4 · February 2016

LO has been in her own room since she was 2 months old. We all definitely sleep better that way. I felt ok with it because she has her monitor as well as the fact that my husband goes to bed around midnight and I get up around 5 so she's checked on the majority of the night.

VexedMommy · February 2016

I am waiting until Bridget can consistently roll in both directions. She's able to roll belly to back consistently now, but is inconsistent with back to belly. It's just a comfort thing for me. My thinking is, if she's spitting up while she's on her back she's less likely to aspirate on her own vomit and if she is on her belly she would have the head and trunk control to get her face out of the mattress. I have laid her in the PnP in my room and fallen asleep on the couch watching tv a few times though and she's been just fine. I think this is one of the many parenting choices that comes down to you doing what's in the best interest of your family and there is no "wrong" choice.

AmoLovesAud · February 2016

Our plan is to transition LO to her crib and her room when we have to ditch the bassinet insert of the PnP, which I think is when she's pushing herself up onto her hands and knees. At that point we'd have to bend practically to the floor to pick her up. DH wants to wait till she's a year old, but once she's out of the bassinet insert I'm making it his job to kill his back getting her out, should convince him quickly enough.

katie10287 · February 2016

AmoLovesAud said:

Our plan is to transition LO to her crib and her room when we have to ditch the bassinet insert of the PnP, which I think is when she's pushing herself up onto her hands and knees. At that point we'd have to bend practically to the floor to pick her up. DH wants to wait till she's a year old, but once she's out of the bassinet insert I'm making it his job to kill his back getting her out, should convince him quickly enough.

This was our plan too but it turns out the pnp bassinet insert we have has a 15lb weight limit so we already had to transition to lo's crib. He did perfectly fine in there though and he sleeps better. I sleep worse though so far because I got used to being able to hear him breathe at night.

jlynnd75 · February 2016

My son is 3 months and has been sleeping in his room in his crib since he was about 3 weeks old. We sleep better and more importantly he sleeps better. He hates the bassinet and would never sleep in it for more than about a half hour. We have a blanket under his mattress for a little incline and just have the monitor on. He's been sleeping from roughly 8 pm to 7 am for about a week now and as hard as it was to put him in his room because I was scared, I'm so glad we did it earlier and it doesn't bother him

angelinthepit23 · February 2016

My son has been in his room since he was a month old. We have an AngelCare monitor. We've all slept better when we transitioned.

dramaphile · February 2016

Cecily has been in her nursery since night one. We have a video monitor so we can hear if she makes noise. She only very rarely spits up, so I don't worry about that. Typically, she sleeps 8-9 hours straight at night. My husband snores and I would think she would get woken up by it if she was in our room! I'm also a very light sleeper, so I hear any noise she makes easily, and I know I would be too focused on her to sleep if she was right next to me. We also have two dogs who sleep in our bed, and I feel she's safer in another room. Do what works for you, this is what works for us.

kmd91 · February 2016

It's definitely about whatever works in your situation. We still have the little guy in our bedroom and probably will for a bit. Because of his reflux we have him in a rock and play. Moving him into his own room means both getting him transitioned to sleeping flat in a crib and me getting past my paranoia. So for now I'm just keeping him with me and hoping his reflux improves soon as he grows to help me feel more comfortable. But, if we didn't have that factor, I'd probably be trying to get him transitioned soon. He sleeps through the night, so doesn't really need me in the middle of the night and would be totally fine in his own room.

Ceridwen77 · February 2016

We'll be keeping DD in our room until 6 months. I like having her close. It just works for us.

poupoule · February 2016

She has always been in her room since day 1. I dont see the issue, she loves her room, she never cries to call me, I just hear one sound from her - a little question call from her and I come to feed and greet her and she welcomes me with a lot of smiiles, as our bedroom is close by.
We both sleep great and she has been doing long stretches since week 5. From 5 hours straight to now 10 hours at 2months+.

I do have a motorola baby monitor, with camera and sound so I can check if her eyes are still closed without leaving my bed, otherwise I keep it turned off. (i dont need the monitor to hear her, just to see).

i would say yes you can put her in her own room !

Peanut1128 · February 2016

My son is 12 weeks and last night was his first night is his own room. He slept just as well (or poorly) as he normally does in our room. My husband told me it was time and I decided not to fight him on this one. I just really like having my baby close at night.

hlz128 · February 2016

We plan on moving DS to his room around 6months. I place him in his crib during the day and we spend time in his room a little bit everyday so he gets used to being in there. Hes not a big napper so he hasn't slept in there yet but he's content just laying in his bed

kqricciardi · February 2016

We are in the same boat as you! Thanks for sharing.

kqricciardi · February 2016

kqricciardi said:

We are in the same boat as you! Thanks for sharing.

kmd91 said:

It's definitely about whatever works in your situation. We still have the little guy in our bedroom and probably will for a bit. Because of his reflux we have him in a rock and play. Moving him into his own room means both getting him transitioned to sleeping flat in a crib and me getting past my paranoia. So for now I'm just keeping him with me and hoping his reflux improves soon as he grows to help me feel more comfortable. But, if we didn't have that factor, I'd probably be trying to get him transitioned soon. He sleeps through the night, so doesn't really need me in the middle of the night and would be totally fine in his own room.

rubirubi89 · February 2016

Im a paranoid mess when LO is away from me. So we'll probably cosleep 'till he's 9.

mrsgabus · February 2016

Lol I was just thinking about this yesterday .

With my first two they were in cribs right from the start.

Anna is in a bassinet next to our bed. She can roll from tummy to back (she hates tummy time) but has no want to roll from back to tummy .

I think our bassinet is 15 pounds and when the start rolling from back to tummy. I'm hoping to have her in it till 4-5 months

Bootsie81 · February 2016

angelinthepit23 said:

My son has been in his room since he was a month old. We have an AngelCare monitor. We've all slept better when we transitioned.

This word for word.

MercyC1130 · February 2016

rubirubi89 said:

Im a paranoid mess when LO is away from me. So we'll probably cosleep 'till he's 9.

This is where I am at, lol. We both sleep better together, though some nights I encourage him to sleep in his cradle or rnp. The stretches aren't as long, but my body needs the space sometimes!

FilmFreak933 · February 2016

We just tried sleeping in the crib for the first time last night with my 4-month old. I was nervous, but he slept slightly better than he usually does in his Pack n'Play - he was up every 1.5-2 hours instead of every hour. Gotta love the 4-month sleep regression.

MiMary80 · February 2016

DS slept in his crib in his room from day one and we haven't had a problem with it at all. It is up to you and what you feel comfortable with!

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