my 7 months old still sleep beside me everynight, what should I do?

Question

My baby was sleep beside me everynight from birth until now ( 7 months old ) I'm thinking about move him to his own room or crib, any suggestion? or sleep routine? it seem like getting hard for me now , serious answer only please. I'm a first time mom . Thank you.

Answer 1

If you have the room in your room get a portable crib and put him to bed in it. Once you both are use to that then move him to his own room with a crib and a baby monitor. if you don't have the room then just skip to putting him in his own room. It will be trying the first few nights but it will work out.
good luck.

Answer 2

My 8 month old still sleeps with me. While it's cozy and sweet, he fidgets so I don't sleep well. I'm in the process of trying to get him to sleep in his crib. I moved his crib into my room, right next to my bed. If he falls asleep while feeding or rocking, I put him in the crib and make every effort to be right there in my bed when he wakes up so he can see me and understand that it's ok to sleep in his crib since I'm still there. He's getting a lot better with it, and once he's sleeping fine in his crib full time, I'll move it back to my room. I think it would be too hard on a baby to not only stop sleeping with you, but to be in a seperate room all by themselves.
Keep in mind too that you're not hurting your baby in anyway but letting him sleep with you. He's probably a very content, stress-free baby due to it. I asked my pediatrician if it was fine when I first started putting him in my bed, and he said while he recommends the crib, it was fine. He also said that in Japan (I'm pretty sure that's the country), most children sleep with their moms until they are 5 yrs old. I don't know about you though, but I don't want to wait over 4 years for a good nights' sleep.
Good luck!

Answer 3

I would definitely move him to his own crib/bed in his own room. My only daughter slept in my room for only a few months in a bassinet, never in my bed. I have had so many of my friends tell me that they wished they had done the same. I have a friend right now trying to break her 7 year old from sleeping in the same bed with her and her hubby. The child has to lay there with her mom every night to go to sleep, therefore it is cutting into quality time between the husband and wife. They are regretting not putting an end to this sooner. Your son is still so young and so it shouldn't be a problem to change his routine. Good luck.

Answer 4

Start by moving him out of your bed and into a cot/crib next to your bed. Then, move the crib out into the next room.
Keep moving it further away until he is in his own bed.
Use his bed in his room now for afternoon or day sleeps. When he goes to bed for the day naps sit beside him and either rub his back or tummy or pat his bottom until he falls asleep. Don't look him in the eye or talk to him at this stage. Otherwise he will think it's a game.

Answer 5

I am also a first time Mom. My son is 13 months old and still sleeps with me, that is because the thought of putting in his own room scares me, I'm afraid I will not be able to get to him quick enough if I have to. I'm trying really hard to get over that and put him in his own room, so I'm also interested in what people think you should do and the best way to go about doing it. Good luck!!

Answer 6

I think it's great that you're co-sleeping! Good for you. Now that it's time to put baby in the crib, read the No-Cry Sleep Solution. It's wonderful. It's work, and it is a gradual progression, but it does work, and you don't have the agonizing weeks of crying. Here is our bedtime routine: Clean up toys, bath, jammies, snack/nurse, brush teeth, stories, bedtime. Before I start the routine, I dim the lights and close the blinds. Good luck. It will happen in time.

Answer 7

hi, my son slept with me till he was almost 7 months, and i would let him fall asleep on my chest (his fav place) and then place him in his crib. slowly, about 2 weeks to a month of this, since my hubby was coming home from iraq, i weaned him out of the bed. ONce he got used to waking up in the crib, then i would rock him to sleep beside it, then lay him in it. LOVE the rocker chairs. Finally, he had so much energy at 12 months, he would crash,lol, we would pick him up where every he 'fell ' asleep, and put him down in his crib. he slept 12 hrs. straight. I loved it@@ HOpe this helps. my boy is over 4yrs old now!!

Answer 8

Try starting with a bassinet or the like beside you bed,then move the bassinet to the babys room.its going to be hard for the both of you but it will be better for you later on.my 6 yr old still tries to sleep in the bed with my exhusband ,and when shes with me she wakes me up trying to get in my bed.stop it now before it gets any worse.Also try reading to him in his own bed and room that might work too.

Answer 9

If you have something you can put him in like a bassinet then start by putting him in that for naps and at night but keep it in your room. When eh cries get him so he wont think its bad but make sure to put him back in when he falls asleep or else he will always cry cause he know you will come. Then when he is comfortable with that start putting him in his own room. By then he should be used to sleeping alone. It wont work over night...it will take a while. I'm going to start doing that with my son pretty soon. He's 2 months. It worked for my nephew.

Answer 10

you should let your baby sleep on his own. it'll be very hard at first because he is used to sleeping beside you . it took me months before my daughter got the hang of it. patience is required. right now she likes to sleep in her own bed.