when did you child start sleeping in his own room?

Question

my son is 3 months. and he NEVER sleeps in the bed with us. but we have his pack in play in our room. i'm just not ready for him to sleep in his crib yet. i'm sure he wouldnt care, but i do, even tho i do have monitors...anyway....when did you put your child in his own room?

Answer 1

Both of my kids one who is 4 almost 5 and a 3 mo. old slept with us when they were babies. My little guy still does. It's okay and normal for babies to want to be close to the parents when sleeping and it's actually healthy for them. Babies who sleep in the beds with their parents tend to sleep better and be more well adjusted to thing later on in life. I know there are going to be many people wh disagree with me but there are just as many who will. Do what you think is right and what your ready for.

Answer 2

My daughter went into her own room after about 2 days in ours. She was sleeping in a cradle that every child in my family has slept in (at least once) for about 3 or so generations. I have horrible insomnia and have trouble getting to sleep, staying asleep, and returning to sleep if woken up. I couldn't sleep a wink with her breathing in the room...I know that sounds horrible but I stayed up all night the first two nights either just listening to her breathe or panicking because all the sudden I couldn't hear her breathe. We moved her into her crib and have the monitors on so you can't hear her unless she's crying ie no obsessing over breathing.

Answer 3

My kids slept in their rooms the day they came home from the hospital but only during the day. I just wanted to make sure they would be used to the crib before the big moving day came. When my first son was 3 months old, I moved him to his crib. I was really upset and sad about it too. When my second son was born, he was out of my room by one week old. He was a very loud sleeper and I didn't get any rest.

Good luck with the big move. It is really hard to do. Just know that you aren't alone in this.

Answer 4

we kept our little one in a cradle by our bed for the first 3 months and then for 3 more months in her crib on the opposite side of our room. When she was 6 months old she started sleeping in her own room

Answer 5

my son was 5 months when he was moved to a room of his own. Prior to that he slept in a crib at the other end of our bedroom. We decided that it was time for him to have his own room when we were waking each other up for now reason. Make sure the move is right for everyone involved.

Answer 6

when he was 3 months old, although thats only because we only had a one bedroom apartment before that and when we moved into our house now he has his own room. He would have been in his own room right away if it was possible, because he was in our room for the first 3 months I didn't want him to move into his own room either, I don't know what I was afraid of, but once I did it I felt so much better because now I know that it's not something that I'll have to deal with down the road when he is old enough to understand and get upset when he is moved to his own room.

Answer 7

around six months is the best time to start putting them in their own room. I started putting my son in his own room at age six months. It was hard at first but I bought a video monitor and put it right beside my bed so I could still see him and that made it so much easier. I would recommend getting a video monitor for your room. Good Luck!

Answer 8

My daughter slept in a baby bassinet, so when she outgrew that I moved her from my room into the crib in her own room. She was small, so it wasn't until around 5 or 6 months, when she was starting to learn how to roll over.

Answer 9

My son went into his own bed within 3-4 days of coming home. He also started sleeping through the night in his own bed. Don't worry...you may not think you will hear him, but a mother is very attuned to her child. The longer you wait the harder it will be.

Answer 10

My son started sleeping in his own room when he was about 2 months old. You are going to get your kid in the habit of not falling asleep unless you are there and that's not a good thing for either you, your husband and your son.