Does a newborn have to sleep in the parent's room???

Question

In a moses basket or a cot, should the baby be in with myself & my husband or is it ok for her to be in the nursery in her cot straight away?

Answer 1

My sister and I were put in our own rooms from day one. Now I have my own baby, I wanted to have him in his own room right away aswell, becuase every sound he makes I wake to. Though my partner thinks this is cruel and some other jibberish and now our baby sleeps in our room (my partner sleeps through the noices, I do not). Either one is fine, it's personal preference.

Answer 2

All my kids slept in our room for the first 3-4 weeks then I moved them to there own room but kept them in the moses basket in the cot for a couple for a couple more weeks so it wasn't a big change for them . Hope this helps ( just do what ever you feel best , you will know when the time is right every baby and set of new mums and dads are different )

Answer 3

At the end of the day it is up to you, monitors are amazing these days. However, when we were in hospital we were told that the sounds you and you partner make (breathing, snoring, moving etc!!) will help prevent cot death and it is advisable to have them with you for the first 6 months. They particually advised us to do this as our baby was a prem.
Its also easier too - no wondering down halls to feed etc.
Our baby has been in our room for 5 months now (in her own little cot) and has slept through for ages. Its lovely to know that she is there and to check on her by just reaching out. Some people find it disturbs them, I can hear if she moves about but to be honest I don't mind and would wake if I heard it on the monitor and a bomb wouldn't wake my partner up so he doesn't mind either lol!

Answer 4

Hi

You should do what feels right for you. The baby can sleep in either its cot or a moses basket in either your room or its own.

It is recommended that the baby sleep with you for the first six months by the cot death people (cant remember the societies name).

My baby slep with us in a moses basket and then his cot until he was eight months as that was what I felt the most comfortable with but my friend who has four kids has always put her babies straight into their cot in their own room and they were fine.

Do waht feels best for you, you are the Mum and will know what is right for your child

Answer 5

Hiya, both of my boys spent the first 2 months in a moses basket on a stand next to our bed, its easier for night feeds that way and re-assures you that your baby is ok as he/she is so close by. After this time I put the moses basket into the cot and put baby monitors close to the cot and close to me in my room, and at about 5 months put them directly into the cot. Its a natural progression and works well as your baby will feel secure in a more confined space of a cot whilst so small.

Hope this helps, it worked well for me.

Answer 6

Have not read all the answers but i would have to say that you would be daft to put the baby in beside you and your husband. A moses basket or pram beside your cot for three- six weeks and then in a cot in their own room, but be sure to put a monitor in there with you.and one with your baby. The quicker they get used to sleeping in a room on their own then the easier it will be for them to settle on their own as a toddler....


My reasoning for this is i have 8 children and the youngest is one and hera nd the rest have all had their own place other than my room...And i have never had any problems when it comes to bed time as they are well used to it by then......

Never put a baby in with you as you could smother the baby while you sleep...Be wise...

Answer 7

It is up to you. If it is your first baby you may feel that you would prefer baby in your room so that you will hear her cry during the night. but if the nursery is close by and you can leave the doors open you could put her there.
What ever you do - do NOT ever let her sleep in your bed with you. It would be too easy to turn over in your sleep and suffocate her.
Remember - if you are bottle feeding, Daddy could get up in the night to feed her occasionally - or even more frequently than that!!!!!

Answer 8

I have heard that keeping the baby in your room for the first 6 months decreases the risk of SIDS. I would keep baby near you in a basket or cot but not in your bed. Adult beds are not a safe place for babies. I put my baby in his own room for naps so that it would be a familiar environment went he moved there for the night too. It worked great and we never had any problems when we moved him there at the age of 6 months.

Answer 9

Most first time parents put the newborn baby in the same room with themselves, and get almost no sleep. Every time the baby even shifts in its sleep, you will both wake up frantic.

Then, they have a second child later, and they put that baby in the crib right off the bat.

She can go into her crib right away, but you'll probaby need a baby monitor to alert you to her waking up. Our kid has some lungs on her, so my wife needed the monitor, and I just woke up, even though the baby was upstairs. Needless to say, daddy ended up with a lot of late night bottles and diaper changes. lol

Answer 10

Seriously, a baby needs to sleep in the same room as its parents for the first 6 months - no exceptions. The latest research into S.I.D.S (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) has found that babies are at reduced risk of cot death if they spend the first 6 months of life in the same bedroom as their parents. Any other advice is contrary to current evidence.

Answer 11

No they don't have to sleep in your room, it is just easier to have them in your room. You can hear them when they cry or need something. It is a good idea to keep an close eye on them at least for a little while after they come home from the hospital. You need to learn their behavior first hand on how the sleep and what makes them upset or happy. Using a monitor will not show you this and you may not hear your child soon enough when they need you. It is up to you though.