My son is 2 mo old. He sleeps in a bassinet in our bedroom. When should he go into his own room with crib??

Question

Currently he sleeps in his bassinet in our bedroom. However he is quickly out growing his bassinet. I dont want to put him in his own room yet, but i dont want to run into problems with him sleeping on his own down the road. Should we move his crib to our room and if so for how long??

Answer 1

When both of our daughters were about 6 weeks old we moved them out of their bassinets and into their own rooms. To help ease the transition for me we had a monitor right next to their crib, and the reciever in our room, or whatever room we were in. They work great and I actually found that I could hear their breathing and movements better with the monitor than when they were in room with us. A Safety 1st monitor is around $15 at Wal-Mart or like-store, and they work great! They also started sleeping thru the night around the time we moved them into their own rooms, I think that not having us around to wake them up helps them sleep longer (and having bigger tummies ;) ) I also know that it is easier for couples to have private time when baby isn't sleeping in the room anymore. Good Luck, and don't feel bad for wanting a little independence from baby, it's okay for them to have their own space.

Answer 2

My son is 4mo old, we also tried the bassinet in our room but it only lasted a couple of weeks then we moved the crib in our room. If he's not sleeping through the night move the crib in your room. They should only be in thier own rooms when they are sleeping through the night because that way they don't need your assistance that much. We ended up puting our son in his own room at 3 and a half months, even though he was sleeping through the night at 2 months, I just felt I wasn't ready and that he was too small. It was hard to do but once we got through the first night without him, it showed us that everything was ok and fine. It just depends on when you're ready too but if he's sleeping through the night he should be ok......Hope this helped. Good luck!

Answer 3

When I was in a similar situation I was advised to move my son to his own room in his own crib. Doctor said all involved would sleep better and it sure worked out that way. Whatever you end up doing, don't keep him in the bassinet too long. That could be dangerous, since they aren't made for older babies.

Answer 4

My babies crib is in our room. When she wakes up at 6 am for a bottle I feed her and she sleeps in my bed until 10 am. I will not want her to sleep in her own room until she is about six months. But If I find a problem with her sleeping in our room it will be easy to wean her. Simply I will prepare myself for a few nights unsettled sleep. I will put her in her own room first. IF that doesnt work and she cries...I will let her sleep in my bed until she is dead esleep...and then transfer her when shes not going to wake up. Then if she cries in the middle of the night I will go into her room pick her up and put her in my bed and then transfer her again. She will get used to the idea of waking up in her own crib in her own room but will feel secure that if she is feeling lonely or scared that I will be there to help her. Eventually (probably only a few days) she will have no problem sleeping in her own room because she will feel secure..it will just take a bit more work on my part which is fine by me.

Answer 5

this is a very personal subject and its entirely your own choice. although my son out grew hi bassinet at 2 mnth and we put him into his own room and had a baby monitor so we can hear everything as i was upset about it (they grow up way too fast!!!). he started to sleep the whole night pretty much as soon as we put him in there, and we have no probs with sleeping?

but if your not yet ready then give it a few more weeks.

Answer 6

It's now recommended to keep baby in the room until they are 6 months, because when a baby sleeps in the same room as it's parents, the risk of SIDS is greatly reduced (for a variety of reasons). Do NOT however, let him sleep in your bed, it's a SIDS risk and could lead to sleeping problems (not wanting to sleep in his own space for instance). Your best bet is to move the crib into your room, or even use a playpen if it fits better.

Answer 7

I don't want to sound like I'm telling you what to do but he is old to be in his own room. It's not only beneficial for him but also for yourself and your partner. You should try him in his crib for a night or two and see how it goes.

Within the next month he should be taking more notice to his surroundings and it will make it very hard for you to move him to his own room. So it's probably best to start the transition now.

Good luck and best wishes.

Answer 8

Let him sleep in the crib. When my son out grew his bassinet he slept on his own.

Answer 9

my son is 6 months old and we put his crib in our room and boy do i wish we would have put him in his own room a loooooong time ago!!!! now that he's 6 months and undestands quite a bit he wakes up at 3-4 am and yells untill i start talking to him and then he just giggles and wants to play then its impossible to put him back to sleep untill he's worn out and by that time i'm wide a wake and its 5 am!!! so to answer your Q, i say the sooner the better just put those moneters in his room so u could still hear him just in case! thats what we're gonna do as soon as we're done rmodeling his room (hopefully real soon!!!)

Answer 10

In my opinion you should have started him sleeping in his own crib in his own room the night he came home frmo the hospital That's what all 7 of my babies have done; never had any sleep issues and they all slept through the night early. Get him out and into his own crib and room now while he's still little.