About how old should the baby be before she can sleep in her own room?

Question

I have a six week old babygurl. Just wondering around what age other parents started putting their baby in there own room to sleep by themselves? My fiance' tells me we should let her sleep in her own room, but I feel unsecure about it. It right beside our room and we have a baby monitor, but every time I have put her in there I seem to get up and check on her every 5 minutes. I end up rolling her basinet in our room by the bed by morning. Can I please get others opinions on this.

Answer 1

My first baby, he slept in my room for three months. (In a bassinet). I was like you, I felt like I had to check on him all of the time. My second baby slept in my room for a week. He as a noisy sleeper so we never got any sleep. If you want to keep your baby with you, that is your decision to make. Whatever helps you sleep better.

Answer 2

I believe it is best when you think it is best. However, some recommendations would be when she starts sleeping through the night, it is a good time, however of course keep a baby monitor close by just in case. Which you are doing...you may have a slight case of post pardum. You may want to look into it. It seems that you can't let go. Not that you are the only one....all mothers have been there, especially on your first child, but if you keep them in the room, and they get older, and understand, it will be VERY difficult to get them to ween themselves from you. Much more difficult then for you to do it. You don't want a five year old sleeping in the bed with you and your husband every night do you? I don't think so, not if you want the marriage to last. I would sit down with your husband and decide, are you keeping her in there, because you want her close, just to be close? Or because you are afraid she can't make it through the night. It seems like she is making it through the night just fine, and it is right next door to you, you have the baby monitor, and she seems to be just fine in there by herself. I would let her be in there.

Answer 3

At about 6 months old, baby can start manipulating your attention. For example, she would realize that you'll come every time she cries. Before that, she needs as much attention as you can give her.

I'd personally put my baby in my own room till he's 6 months. Especially if you're insecure. When my son was 6 weeks I found it more convenient to have him by my side so I don't have to get up for feeding. That way I can get enough sleep. Also, his sleeping pattern was a little bit weird that it's better for him to sleep with me so I'll know right away when he's awake.

So, just do whatever is the most convenient for you and get you the most sleep.

Answer 4

I have a 3 year old and we still have in our room I think that a child needs to have a sense of security that his mom is with him. It just helps the child to be more confident. My baby was sleeping in our bed till about 8 months ago and then we put his own bed when he started moving around a lot. It is a very personal thing, but I believe that the more warmth and security a child can feel, the better his mental growth is.

Answer 5

I have 2 children and with my first we had him in his own room the 3rd night after we brought him home from the hospital. We couldn't sleep because everytime the baby moved or made a noise we would wake up. We were in an apartment at the time and his room was right next to ours. Now with our second child, she was in our room until she was 3 to 4 months old for 2 reasons: our room was downstairs where hers was upstairs and our son was sleeping in the room next to her and did not want to disturb him with during the night feedings. I think that a good rule of thumb would be when the baby starts sleeping around 6 to 8 hours continuously that it is beneficial to move them to their own room. Hope that helps you.

Answer 6

it really depends on the parent/ parents and the child, I have 3 children and all three of them slept in my room till they were 6 months old and there was no issue when I moved them to there own room. I took the advice from my parents who had 13 children, becouse we sometimes get up at night and turn lights on or we read so a light may be on that helps the baby get used to noice and lights . Expecail if you have more kids you want them used to noice change light change so that when they are sleeping in the day like most babies do you dont have to worry about every lil change waking them up. And my children slept through the night
very early, And really as a new mother I am sure you are still getting out of bed several times to check on your lil joy weather in your room or their own several times anight.

Answer 7

I just had twins 1 mo ago, and I'm about to put them in the room next to me, but the doors will stay open and i have a really good monitoring box, that picks up ever little sound. after a while u will feel better about it, i think mine will sleep better in the baby beds then those bassinets.

Answer 8

I didn't put mine in her own room until she was 4 months old. This is because they are only this small for a while and I wanted to keep that moment as long as possible. She went to sleep fine after the switch.

Answer 9

I have two kids, 27 months and 10 months old. With both of them I put them in their own cribs from Day 1 home from the hospital. I couldn't sleep with them in the room with me. With my first, I discovered that every little movement, coo or sigh of his woke me up, and I was a zombie after a few days in the hospital with him in the room, so we decided to put him in his crib right away when we got home. I think the earlier the better, because then you don't have to deal with any transition issues for the baby.

However, if you are really uncomfortable with it, then that's not a good solution. Why does your fiance feel your baby needs to sleep in her own room? Figure out if her sleeping in your room is really creating a problem for him, and then decide if you can or can't live with it.

Answer 10

A baby can go in their own room anywhere from day one to year forty-five! Seriously though--it's up to you when you feel comfortable letting her sleep in her own room. Personally my son slept in my room until he was four months--his dad was deployed and it made me feel better with him right there. If my husband is here for our next child--we'll probably put him or her in the room night one. My son didn't have any difficulty sleeping in his own room at four months. It was harder for me then for him. I got a really great (and inexpensive) baby monitor--I can even hear him breath! That makes me feel more at ease. But in the end it's up to you and your fiance. Best of Luck.