DD is 5 months & she is still her bassinet in our room & a swaddle. She is outgrowing the swaddle (& close to being too big for her bassinet) on top of us having some restless nights (the way she acts makes it seem like she isn't comfortable) so tonight I decided to try swaddle free, in her crib, in her own room. After 45 minutes or so she woke up needing to burp again & the extra space caused her to really wake her self up because she has room to roll. As I was rocking her back to sleep I started to feel sad & am currently holding her, debating on whether or not I'm going to keep her in her room all night. Co-sleeping isn't for us but DH & I both enjoy room-sharing. I'm tempting to keep her in her bassinet a little longer....how old was your LO when you moved them to a crib/their own room?
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We did it on a whim at 11 wks and he sttn a week later! Been a dreamm sleeepy baby/toddler since.
He is 15 mths now
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R was 5 weeks old when we moved her from the rock n play to her crib in her own room. BUT she did sleep in the rock n play in our room after her night wake up for a few weeks after that.
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Our third night home from the hospital!
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Around. 2 weeks
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We moved him at about 3 1/2 months. No one was sleeping well in our room. While it didn't improve his sleep dramatically, it was a little better and we didn't have to tiptoe around when getting ready for bed.
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Over one year and we're just now considering moving LO.
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6 months. Although full disclosure, he still cries at 5 am until we bring him into our room. Need to fix that!
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Around 10 weeks I think, but I felt pressure to do it. We will keep E in our room longer.
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@LittleFox: where does your LO sleep? I'm thinking we may continue to room share but I even nervous for the transition from bassinet to crib...we waited too long!
@Pepper: I wouldn't mind that! I like morning snuggles! She just needs better rest & I'm trying to figure out how to help her best! -
@mrsbookworm: I do hate the tiptoe...lol our dog sleeps in our room too & sometimes when she shakes & her ears flap the sound wakes DD up
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Our LO is 3 months and we're thinking about moving the crib into our room. He's still in the Rock n Play right now. We just aren't ready to move him into his own room anytime soon.
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@Mrs. Sunshine: I love it too, but DH has been waking him up by accident when he gets up for work. His alarm goes off 3 or 4 times because he hits snooze a bunch! I think he'd sleep better all night in his crib, but he just loves being by us.
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@lilteacherbee: @Pepper: it makes me feel like all the effort I out into making her room a special place for her is moot if I move the crib to our room, but i really enjoy having her near.
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6 months when I could tell she was uncomfortable. She slept and sleeps awesome in her room so I knew the time was right. I felt sad and watched the monitor for a few days, but we all sleep so much better now.
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We coslept until 6 months when we moved the crib into our room because cosleeping wasnt working for us anymore. We started with nap training in the crib and he was in there all naps/night at 8 months. We moved him and his crib into his room at 12 months. It was a natural progression and never felt too much for him or us.
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We moved her to her room when she was 7 months old. Before that, she was in the bassinet of her PnP in our room and we loved it. She was a great sleeper who slept through our noises and bedside lamps being on, and also slept through the night pretty early at 2.5 months. I loved the security of knowing she was right there and all I had to do was open one eye and see her in the cot next to me. The day we moved her, I was so sad but it didn't change her sleep any and I knew it was time for DH and I to have our bedroom back.
DD2 is only a week old now and we plan on keeping her in our room for at least six months unless major issues arise. So far so good though.
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7-8 weeks
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About 9 months. We were planning to go to a year, but her sleep was terrible and we had to try something new. It helped for maybe 2 weeks? We co bedded at least part of the night until about 8 months.
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1st night at home, 2nd night being in this world!
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3 months for us!
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right around 4 months. I had the same question back then too! We were cosleeping on the floor of my master bedroom but the noises DH would make getting ready for work was too much for baby. Plus, I was afraid waiting too long would make the transition that much more difficult (not sure if that was unfounded or not). So we moved DS around 4 months...but now at almost 7 months, it really was a great choice. I got my nights back with DH and DH wasn't required to tip toe around the room in the mornings.
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3 1/2 months. I couldn't take the mattress kicking and grunting anymore!
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Between 4-6 months with both of my boys. Basically shortly after sleep training.
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We moved lo to her own room at 7 months. We transitioned her from the bassinet to the crib in our bedroom first (around 5 months I think) and then dh was waking her up when he got up to go to work so we moved her to her room and had no issues thankfully. We will also have our next baby in our bedroom until at least 6 months.
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8 months. We moved, and put him in a separate room in a new crib his first night. (Under a lot of pressure from ILs who said that moving him later would be too many transitions and DH listened). It was awful. His sleep went to hell and never has gotten back to where it used to be.
I'm not sure with LO2. I really enjoyed room sharing, but now the thought of giving up my room seems more annoying. We didn't have the space with LO1, but I loved going to bed with my family all in the same place every night. MIL keeps insisting we won't room share as long, and baby will be in their own room in a few weeks. But it does reduce the rate of SIDS, so I think we will keep LO in our room until 6 months. DH feels pretty strongly about that.
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We were ready to kick him out right after his 1 month appointment. He was doing better nursing and we weren't sleeping as well being in such close quarters.
I don't really have a time limit with #2, it just depends how things go.
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We shifted A's bassinet in to her bedroom on her third night home as all her wee noises made me very anxious and unable to sleep. We transitioned her to the cot at ten weeks and out of her swaddle at four months or so. Ironically enough we've spent the best part of the last twelve months bedsharing!
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4 & 3 months!
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5.5 months when she decided she hated her cosleeper because she couldn't roll over in it like at my parent's house. we didn't have room for a crib in our room, so into her own room in a crib she went!
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About 4 months on a whim one night. She transitioned beautifully and slept for a lot longer in her own room. ( like 12 hours) I found that when she was in our room, as soon as I'd hear her stir, I'd pick her up and feed her. I didn't want her crying and waking up DH as he would work early. Turns out she doesn't need to eat in the middle of the night. We all sleep much better apart. The first few nights I had mad anxiety and would check on her 100 times, but I'm getting better now.
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She went into her own room at 2wks old and slept in her Moses basket until she was 7wks, then we transferred to the cot. We had no issues with either.
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Around month 5 and holy smokes did we sleep better because of it.
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I think around 4 or 5 months.
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At 6 1/2 months. I loved having him in our room (co-sleeper to start, but he'd always end up in our bed by 1 am-ish). We finally bought and set up a crib. I was really sad to transition him, but he sleeps so much better in his own room.
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2 weeks and 2 months. I should have put DS1 in his crib sooner. He started sleeping much better in his room.
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4 months for #1 and 5 months for #2
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If LO is outgrowing the bassinet but you still want to room share, you could put the crib or a pack n play in your room. Then swaddle wean gradually instead of cold turkey?
I couldn't sleep with LO in our room. Every little noise woke me up and I didn't like tiptoeing around. We moved the rock in play into her room around 3 weeks. Then we swaddle weaned. Then we transitioned her to the crib with the mattress tilted and by building a crib nest. Then we laid the mattress flat. Then we got rid of the nest. As you can see, I don't like making too many changes at once! The gradual changes worked best for us!
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4 weeks for #1 and first night home from the hospital for #2!
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@Colee: we are trying with the crib in our room but still swaddled tonight....thanks! Gradual is definitely the way to go for us!
How do you ladies who never room shared or moved your LO before they were STTN function? I can't imagine having to actually get out of bed to tend to DD in the middle of the night! lol
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