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Js_Other_Half

Ds was 7 months, and I sobbed! We'd always changed him in his room, kept his clothes in there, etc. The day we decided to do it, I put him down for his naps in his new cot, and then he slept there overnight that night. He wasn't at all phased by it - I on the other hand had to do a midnight shopping trip to Asda to prevent me bringing him back in! Seriously, by the time I got home at nearly 2am I was too tired to get myself in a tizzy over it.

We still have the monitor on overnight just by my head, so I can hear him if he wakes. I really did miss his breathing though, and had it turned way up for the first few nights.

daphne_descends

Ella if you don't want to move her then don't DS is still in with me at 10 months. I vaguely plan to move him around his 1st birthday but for now I still like having him close by. I'd only spend the night getting up to check on him - much more sleep this way

heather38

7 months ish, but only because i felt weird having sex with her in the room!!! it was awful the first few nights but then you do get used to it and life goes on. do what feels right for you.

SeptemberBaby_2

DH bathes Poppy every night too and always has done since birth. Thats one of 'his' jobs and I like to think it has helped them bond. I also think DH was elated when he graduated from being watched like a hawk by me :rotfl:. He washes her hair every night with the smallest dot of J&J shampoo - the same bottle since she was born!

Poppy went into her own room around 8m partly due to her out growing her swinging crib and partly due to us wanting to reclaim our room (and her own beautiful nursery was going to waste!). It was upsetting the first night but it very quickly became the norm. And oh what joy to be able to put the ceiling light on when I go in my own room!

Becles

I think it's personal preference when you decide when they go in their own rooms. My eldest lasted 2 nights in our room, and the others have never slept with us at all. I just can't sleep if the baby is there as I lay awake all night listening to them, and it's better to have a refreshed Mammy than a tired, ratty Mammy!

The neighbours daughter is 11 and she still sleeps in the parental bed. Her Dad got sick and he moved out into the spare room. I think getting to that stage is a little odd.

SusanC_2

ella_ella_ella wrote: »

Hi

Couldnt find any discussions on this so thought i would ask.

At what age did you put your babies into their own rooms? Natasha has just gone 7 months so i realise i should be thinking about it but to be honest im really quite reluctant to do it as i will miss her so much (i really could cry just thinking about it). She is no bother at all and has slept through every night since 8 weeks.

I love having her sleep next to me in her cot and cant imagine putting her down the landing all by herself, what do you think? - what did you do?

I think the advice is to keep them with you for at least the first six months. Personally, we moved Alice into her own room after about two weeks but that was because she was so noisy when sleeping that she disturbed us. We used a monitor though so we could still hear easily when she woke up. Having said that, I would still start the next one in our room from the beginning and see how it goes (and am working on OH with the idea of co-sleeping). Obviously you are now out of the high risk period for cot death (which is the reason for advising to have them in your room) but I would suggest just staying how you are until you think it is the right time to change (whether that is because you want your own room back or whatever). There's no rule that they "should" be out by a certain age and indeed in some countries the whole family sleeps in one bed.

scruffy96uk

Ella Ellie was in her own room at 3 months, so like Becles said it really is personal preference.

I have a question ????? what toy/s if any do you allow L/O to take into their cot? If you reply could you let me know how old your L/O is. As Ellie is 8 months and I feel cruel not allowing her a toy in her cot so the past few nites I have given her one but if she wakes in the night you hear her telling it a story!!!!:rotfl: Not sure what to do for the best :rotfl:

SusanC_2

Alice was about ten or eleven months before we gave her toys in bed because I wasn't sure if it was safe so erred on the side of caution.

ella_ella_ella

Thanks for the replies everyone

Quite a big difference from just a few days to 1 year (11 years in some cases!!) but as you have all said its personal preference and i feel much better now about waiting a couple of more months as im just not ready yet.

I can imagine it being very upsetting the first few nights and i know i will cry and probably end up lugging the cot around the house at 3am!!

I have always washed, dressed, bathed Natasha in her own room, she also has a cotbed in there so i often pop her in it while putting away her clothes etc, hopefully her spending so much time in her own room will help when i decide to move her. I think putting her in her room for naps say a week before moving her will help (more me)

Oh and heather38 - sex, whats that lol

daphne_descends

ella_ella_ella wrote: »

Oh and heather38 - sex, whats that lol

:rotfl: