https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 10:52:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1014185 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:12:49 +0000 mrskc 1014185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I'm the minority but sleep got way worse when we moved DS into his own room. We gave it a good try for like a month before moving him back to our bedroom. His sleep has never been great though and he still wakes a lot at 10 months. We just co-bed to enable everyone to get the most sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1014181 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:11:23 +0000 aprk 1014181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coastmama: so, A is pretty good about falling asleep on his own at night. Problem is he wakes up 4-6 times a night and needs intervention. I think part of it is habit and part of it is paci. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1014170 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:04:19 +0000 luckypenny 1014170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved her at 4 months and it was the best thing for all of us </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1014167 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:03:07 +0000 coastmama 1014167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved LO to his own room at 2 months, but we were getting up 5-10 times a night. When I talked to the pediatrician at 6 months about this issue, he recommended teaching him to fall asleep on his own, but that he did not necessarily promote CIO. He said that of course, there would be a little crying, but that we could comfort as we saw fit. We adopted "The Sleep Lady" approach (sit next to crib and move a little farther away every 3 nights) which worked for us. We had him falling asleep on his own within a few days. Things improved dramatically. He still wakes up 2xs a night to nurse.... but it beats 5-10! Oh and PS..... taking the paci away also helped us. He was waking up every time he lost it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1014122 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:36:40 +0000 Revel 1014122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard this works from some other parents, but we haven't tried yet (10 weeks). Like PP, it seems like something to try if you want, not something that's bound to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1014113 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:33:03 +0000 dojo 1014113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved L to his room just recently and he seems to sleep just the same as before. He still wakes up once or twice so the only difference is that I have to walk down the hall rather than just stay in bed. It is nice to not have to tip toe around our bedroom when getting ready for bed though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1014040 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:54:55 +0000 loveisstrange 1014040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>C slept way better in her own room than she did in ours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1014039 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:54:23 +0000 googly-eyes 1014039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it helps at that age yes. But if it doesn't help then just go back to having lo in your room. Sttn isn't always permanent. Dd I'd for months then had a one month regression then a month sttn and now one wake up when she moves into our room so we have it to ourselves at first and then the rest of the night share.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1014033 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:52:54 +0000 meganmp 1014033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Moving the twins to their own room improved everyone's sleep dramatically! They still woke up, yes, but it wasn't nearly as much as before. Perhaps it just seems that way because I wasn't waking up to every little snarfle or hearing them move around at all. Whatever it was, I'm glad we did it, and kind of wish we had done it sooner (we did it at 3 months). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1014032 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:52:46 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1014032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved baby to his nursery at 5 weeks and we all instantly got better sleep. Not STTN, but definitely less wakeups and more sound sleep for all of us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1014000 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:41:08 +0000 Weagle 1014000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aprk: I will say, the wake-ups came back, but everyone did sleep better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013982 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:35:35 +0000 Lozza 1013982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved LO to his own room at about 3.5 months and while he didn't come anywhere close to STTN, he definitely went longer between wakings and I slept better too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013979 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:34:52 +0000 sarac 1013979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say that when we moved our baby out of our bed and into her nursery at 8 months, her night time wakeups drastically decreased. And I am a hugely crunchy, cosleeping, extended breastfeeder. I've heard that story often, and there is something to it, later, at least. It's just one more option to consider trying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013977 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:34:45 +0000 aprk 1013977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kemma: I like that saying!</p> <p>@Mrs. Jacks: thanks for weighing in :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013976 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:33:54 +0000 wheres_c 1013976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved LO to his room at about 4 months and he slept much better.<br /> Only do what you feel comfortable with though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013945 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:22:59 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1013945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I need to tread lightly here as I've become a little skeptical of general pediatrician advice on sleep at times. My response is, you have to do what's right for your babies... And pediatricians, while they are supposed to be experts on all things baby, many are just muddling through like we are.</p> <p>At this point I think it is a little unusual to find a pediatrician who is up on the literature, practical personal experience, and tuned into the parents of a given child enough to figure out what each child needs.</p> <p>Having said that, the suggestion that your pediatrician gave isn't a bad one to try. It did work for M. We moved her at 4 months with great success! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013939 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:20:33 +0000 Kemma 1013939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a member of a couple of more "crunchy" parenting groups on fb and as a couple of ladies have said, "pedi's should stick to giving out medical advice rather than parenting advice"</p> <p>My LO has been in her own room since four days old and at ten months old still doesn't STTN but she gets enough sleep for our family so it's not a problem! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013930 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:15:13 +0000 JerricaBenton 1013930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our ped says to move LO into her room at every visit! She STTN though, so I'm not in a rush. Honestly it'd be more for us so we can watch tv, read, shower without fear of waking her. I don't see how moving into their own room will make a baby sleep through the night if they are still getting up to eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013901 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:01:34 +0000 aprk 1013901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: yeah it sort of felt like a blanket statement to me. He didn't ask any questions before he offered this "solution." I dunno what to do. </p> <p>@Weagle: good to know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013897 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:00:42 +0000 runsyellowlites 1013897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>P still sleeps in our room at 16 mths.... oddly sleeping was never something that our pedi really got into. Since we breastfeed, being close &amp; night nursing were really important for me to keep up. More prolactin triggers (what signals to increase supply) are laid during night nursing &amp; it's how we've gotten through nursing strikes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013891 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:57:51 +0000 Crisark 1013891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anna has always slept in our room (we don't have a spare room for her) and she has been STTN 10plus hours a night since 6 weeks....I think it's whatever works best for you.<br /> Her having her own room has made no difference in her sleep </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013884 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:56:17 +0000 prettylizy 1013884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the best thing you can do is follow your gut. We moved DD to her own room around 6ish months (which follows along with the Health Canada Guideline for keeping your LO in their parents room!) She was ready, we were ready, and she was finally starting to STTN. We tried at 4.5 months, but it didn't take. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013880 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:55:05 +0000 kiddosc 1013880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved E into his own room at 6 weeks because every little movement was waking me up and I was getting him when he wasn't even really awake. We all slept better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013874 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:54:08 +0000 Sammyfab 1013874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, I feel like paediatricians make blanket statements on how to deal with infant sleep and they often recommend nightweaning at a super early age.</p> <p>I will say that moving my LO into his own room helped us sleep better! I wasn't constantly woken up by his grunts and he wasn't woken up by me reacting to his every grunt :happy: . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013871 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:53:43 +0000 Mrs. Polish 1013871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I moved lo into his room around then because we were waking each other. It worked for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013868 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:53:30 +0000 cascademom 1013868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved LO to his own room in his Rock N Play around 4 months or so. It wasn't until 6 months or so that we did CIO. Our pediatrician was concerned that LO wasn't getting enough sleep with the wake ups. Since then, he sleeps in his own crib in his room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013841 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:46:47 +0000 Weagle 1013841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved LO into her own room at 7 weeks. She slept 7 hours that night, started 8 at 8 weeks, and was sleeping 10 by 10 weeks. It totally helped us. We were all waking each other up all night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sttn-advice-from-pediatrician#post-1013832 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:42:15 +0000 aprk 1013832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A is 4.5 months and does not come anywhere close to sleeping through the night. Today at his checkup the dr recommended putting him to sleep in his own room to eliminate night wake ups , instead of in the crib in our room.</p> <p>Have you ever gotten this advice to help your baby sleep longer? Did you try it? Did it work?</p> <p>Seems kinda kooky to me, but what do I know! </p>